current_members website associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre origin name
mike samuel bigelow loel campbell mike macneill tim d'eon jon -lsb- http://www.myspace.com/contrived www.myspace.com/contrived] wintersleep holy fuck kary 2000 -- present dependent hand drawn dracula contrived
 group_or_band rock , alternative halifax , nova scotia , canada contrived
contrived

contrived is a canadian indie rock band based in halifax and montreal that formed in june 2000 .
the band consists of mike bigelow , loel campbell , mike macneill , tim d'eon and jon samuel .
they are signed to hand drawn dracula .
four of the five members are in the juno award-winning band wintersleep , and two are in juno and polaris-nominated holy fuck .
they have released three full-length albums and one ep .
