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Andrew Whiteman created the atmospheric post-rock/experimental sound of
Apostle of Hustle in 2001.
Whiteman returned to his native Toronto to resume writing and recording with
Broken Social Scene after a two-month stay with his godmother's family in Cuba. He learned to play the tres, a Cuban guitar, during that time. But in the midst of making the Juno Award-winning
You Forgot It in People album,
Whiteman couldn't escape the Spanish musical flavors of his time spent in El Barrio Santo Suarez. In order to make his fascination come to life, two of his fellow bandmates,
Julian Brown and
Dean Stone, joined
Whiteman for what would become the cinematic, Latin-tinged portrait of
Apostle of Hustle.
Folkloric Feel was released on Arts & Crafts in late summer 2004. Unlike for their debut, which was put together during breaks from
BSS touring, the band was able to spend more time on their follow-up, enlisting the help of percussionist
Daniel Stone as well as
Stars members
Evan Cranley and
Chris Seligman, among others. The album,
National Anthem of Nowhere, came out in the first part of 2007. ~ MacKenzie Wilson