The Violet Archers

The Violet Archers formed in 2005 when Tim Vesely, a founding member of the Rheostatics, left the band in search of an alternate environment in which to express his songwriting vision. Formed with friends from the local music scene Yawd Sylvester, Cam Giroux and Scott Remilla as well as Ida Nilsen from Vancouver, they released The End Of Part One in 2005 on Northern Electric and Sunshine At Night in 2008 on Zunior.

After a substantial hiatus during which Vesely mostly worked as a recording engineer and producer rather than recording, the release of the Rheostatics reunion album Here Come the Wolves in 2019 drew Vesely back into songwriting with the release of several new standalone singles beginning in 2021, including a duet with Sarah Harmer titled "Animal Song".