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Reg Vermue (born Trenton, Ontario), who records as Gentleman Reg, is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter from Guelph, Ontario. His folk-pop style has been commonly compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, Sufjan Stevens and The Smiths.

Career

His first album, The Theoretical Girl, was released in 2000 on Three Gut Records. He released two more albums, Make Me Pretty in 2002 and Darby & Joan in 2004, on Three Gut before the label was folded in 2005.

He subsequently signed to Arts & Crafts in 2008.^[1] His first release for that label, Little Buildings in 2008, was a compilation of tracks from his Three Gut albums. The album was created for release in the United States, where his earlier albums had never secured wide distribution. At the same time, he also released "You Can't Get it Back", an advance single from his first album of new material for Arts & Crafts, Jet Black, which was released in full on February 24, 2009.^[2] Jet Black marks the first proper studio album that he will be releasing in the United States.^[3]

Members of Royal City and The Constantines have regularly appeared as Vermue's supporting band, live and on his solo recordings; Vermue was also a member of The Hidden Cameras for several years and has performed with Broken Social Scene, sung backup for Sufjan Stevens, and often guests with Final Fantasy. He also appeared on a tribute CD for The Breeders, Hellbound, performing the song "Doe".

Songs by Gentleman Reg have appeared in such films as Shortbus, Wilby Wonderful, Twist, The End of Silence, Late Fragment, and on the television show Queer as Folk.

Vermue, who is openly gay,^[4] appears in a cameo role in the 2006 John Cameron Mitchell film Shortbus. In it, his character claims to be an albino — although Vermue is fair-skinned and has very light blond hair, he is not in fact an albino^[5], although he was born without pigmentation.^[6] Songs by Gentleman Reg are featured on the soundtrack of the film.

Discography

Albums

• The Theoretical Girl (2000)
• Make Me Pretty (2002)
• Darby & Joan (2004)
• Little Buildings (2008) (U.S. only release)
• Jet Black (2009)

Compilations

• "Doe" on Hellbound: A Tribute to The Breeders (2001)
• "Over My Head (4 track)" on Friends in Bellwoods (2007)
• "For Trust" on Friends in Bellwoods II (2009)

Soundtracks

• Shortbus by John Cameron Mitchell, 2006

Guest Vocal Appearances

• "Blizzards" from Swift Feet for Troubling Times (Re-issue) by Ohbijou (2007)
• "Hotline Operator" from Tournament of Hearts by Constantines (2005)
• "Library" from Has a Good Home! by Final Fantasy (2004)
• "Bring My Father a Gift" and "Take Me Down to Yonder River" from Little Heart's Ease by Royal City (2004)
• "Reward and Respite" from Attic Salt by Kepler (2004)
• "Communication" from Morning Noon Night by Jim Guthrie (2002)
• "Flare Gun" from Heartland by Owen Pallett (2010)

As a member of The Hidden Cameras

Reg appeared on several of their albums and singles in different capacities.

• The Smell of Our Own (2003)
• The Hidden Cameras Play the CBC Sessions (2003)
• Mississauga Goddam (2004)
• I Believe in the Good of Life CD single (2004)
• Awoo (2006)

References

External links

• Gentleman Reg
• Gentleman Reg at MySpace