The World Provider sows delight and confusion, continuing to fine-tune the irresistible combination of catchy tunes, strange sonics and over-the-top theatrical performance. The superheroic alter ego of mild-mannered writer/filmmaker Malcolm Fraser, the WP got started in Toronto in 1999, born of the same scene that spawned Feist, Peaches, Gonzales and Mocky. First seen onstage as a touring keyboardist for Feist and dancer/backup vocalist/hypeman for Peaches, the WP self-released the debut The Elements of Style in 2000.

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