The resulting debut album, The Gift of Wolves, was released in April, 2006 on their independent label Whiskey Lad Recordings, to great acclaim from the Winnipeg Sun and the Winnipeg Free Press who hailed the album as a "mini-masterpiece".
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Matt, coming from a background of punk, noise, pop and folk, and Kevin, coming from a background of college rock, traditional folk and especially classical music (he has a Grade X Royal Conservatory diploma for piano), had many discussions about a kind of music that they could create, containing several disparate elements.
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He also plays guitar in label-mate Tyler Shipley's political pop outfit The Consumer Goods, and is a member of chamber-folk recording project Mr. Pine.
The album features guest vocal performances from "World's Greatest Lover" singer Farrell Lennon, Reggae artist Gary 'Nesta' Pine, Steve Edwards, Ron Carroll and MZ Toni.
Born in Bluffs, Illinois, Pine graduated from a high school in Naples, Illinois in 1896 and taught school for three years while selling harvesters during the summer.
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He moved to Chanute, Kansas and was employed in the oil producing business; he moved to Oklahoma in 1904 and continued in the oil industry.
William T. Pine (1873–?), American mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts
"Running Hard" quotes a melodic phrase first used in "Mr. Pine" from the Illusion album, as well as the piece "Litanies" by French composer Jehan Alain.