Do Make Say Think came together in Toronto in 1995-96 and self-released their self-recorded, self-titled debut CD in 1997. Constellation Records re-issued this record the following year and have worked with the band ever since. Four of the founding members continue to play in the group: Ohad Benchetrit, James Payment, Justin Small and Charles Spearin. Jason MacKenzie played drums, keyboards and electronics on the first two records, and Dave Mitchell joined in 1998.
Do Make Say Think have consistently released superlative and critically acclaimed instrumental rock albums that feature highly original hybrids of psych, jazz, punk and electronica. They surpass the all-too-familiar confines of generic post-rock with every album, and are one of the few bands working today that manage to forge compelling instrumental rock with just the right balance of noise, narrative depth, compositional acumen, inventive mixing and editing, and melodic hooks. They have fostered a devoted audience in North America and Europe, and have toured extensively on both sides of the pond, as well as in Asia.
Do Make Say Think records are marked by a fiercely independent approach to recording and mixing that is re-imagined for each release, but which always remains the band’s own; Charles and Ohad have emerged as a distinctive production team, now working out of Ohad’s Toronto studio th’Schvitz. Members of DMST are involved in numerous other groups as diverse as Justin’s messy garage-soul rave-up Lullabye Arkestra; Charles’ and Ohad’s collaboration in playing and producing in Broken Social Scene.
The band’s sixth full-length album ([m183956]) was released in the autumn of 2009.
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September 28, 2025
Théâtre Rialto
Montreal, Quebec, Canada1. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
2. Say
3. Bound...
4. And Boundless
5. Do
6. 107 Reasons Why
7. Chinatown
8. Reitschule
9. Fredericia
10. The Landlord Is Dead
11. Horns of a Rabbit
12. The Universe!
1. 1978
1. Symphony for 32 Phones(Charles Spearin cover)
August 23, 2025
The Concert Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada1. Symphony for 32 Phones(Charles Spearin cover)
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
3. Say
and Tamara Williamson) (For Miles Seaton4. Bound...
>5. And Boundless
6. Do
7. 107 Reasons Why
8. Chinatown
9. Soul and Onward
10. Reitschule
11. Fredericia
12. The Landlord Is Dead
13. Horns of a Rabbit
14. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Minmin
July 14, 2025
FEVER
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan1. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
2. Reitschule
3. Bound...
4. And Boundless
5. Do
6. 107 Reasons Why
7. Chinatown
8. Herstory of Glory
9. Fredericia
10. The Landlord Is Dead
11. Horns of a Rabbit
12. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
July 13, 2025
Sendai PIT
Sendai, Miyagi, JapanJuly 11, 2025
Zepp Shinjuku (TOKYO)
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan1. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
2. Reitschule
3. Chinatown
4. Bound...
5. And Boundless
6. Horns of a Rabbit
7. The Universe!
March 25, 2023
Danforth Music Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada"In Mind!" was on the written setlist as the final song but was not played.
1. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
2. Reitschule
3. Do
4. Bound...
>5. And Boundless
6. Chinatown
Last confirmed performance on April 28, 20087. If I Only...
8. Minmin
9. 107 Reasons Why
10. Horripilation
Live debut11. Fredericia
12. The Landlord Is Dead
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Horns of a Rabbit
prefaced by acknowledgment of Brian Cram) (>3. The Universe!
4. Tennessee Waltz(Patti Page cover)
December 10, 2017
El Club
Detroit, Michigan, United States1. Bound...
2. And Boundless
3. Fredericia
4. The Landlord Is Dead
5. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
6. Reitschule
7. Her Eyes on the Horizon
8. Do
9. War on Torpor
10. Horns of a Rabbit
11. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
December 9, 2017
Agora
Cleveland, Ohio, United States1. Bound...
2. And Boundless
3. Fredericia
4. The Landlord Is Dead
5. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
6. Reitschule
7. Her Eyes on the Horizon
8. Do
9. War on Torpor
10. Horns of a Rabbit
11. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
December 8, 2017
Metro
Chicago, Illinois, United States1. Bound...
2. And Boundless
3. Fredericia
4. The Landlord Is Dead
5. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
6. Reitschule
7. Her Eyes on the Horizon
8. Do
9. War on Torpor
10. Horns of a Rabbit
11. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
December 3, 2017
The Sinclair
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States1. Bound...
2. And Boundless
3. Fredericia
4. The Landlord Is Dead
5. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
6. Reitschule
7. Her Eyes on the Horizon
8. Do
9. War on Torpor
10. Horns of a Rabbit
11. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
December 2, 2017
Murmrr Theatre
Brooklyn, New York, United States1. Bound...
2. And Boundless
3. Fredericia
4. The Landlord Is Dead
5. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
6. Reitschule
7. Her Eyes on the Horizon
8. Do
9. War on Torpor
10. Horns of a Rabbit
11. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
December 1, 2017
Rock and Roll Hotel
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States1. Bound...
2. And Boundless
3. Fredericia
4. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
5. Reitschule
6. Her Eyes on the Horizon
7. Do
8. War on Torpor
9. Horns of a Rabbit
10. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
November 11, 2017
Le National
Montreal, Quebec, Canada1. Bound...
2. And Boundless
3. Fredericia
4. The Landlord Is Dead
5. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
6. Reitschule
7. Her Eyes on the Horizon
8. Do
9. War on Torpor
10. Horns of a Rabbit
11. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
November 10, 2017
Bronson Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1. Bound...
2. And Boundless
3. Fredericia
4. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
5. Reitschule
6. Her Eyes on the Horizon
7. Do
8. War on Torpor
9. Horns of a Rabbit
10. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
June 10, 2017
Danforth Music Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada1. Bound...
>2. And Boundless
3. Fredericia
4. The Landlord Is Dead
5. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
6. Reitschule
7. Her Eyes on the Horizon
live debut8. Do
9. War on Torpor
10. Horns of a Rabbit
>11. The Universe!
1. A Tender History in Rust
>2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
August 30, 2015
Artscape Gibraltar Point
Toronto, Ontario, Canada1.
Instrumental intro2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
3. Reitschule
4. Do
5. 107 Reasons Why
6.
New song7. Fredericia
8. The Landlord Is Dead
9.
New song10.
New song1. The Universe!
April 2, 2015
Lee's Palace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada20th anniversary show
1. The Universe!
2. Bound...
live debut3. And Boundless
live debut4. Reitschule
5. If I Only...
6. Fredericia
7. White Light Of
8. The Landlord Is Dead
9. A Tender History in Rust
10. d=3.57h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
live debut11. War on Torpor
live debut1. Do
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
June 8, 2014
Historic Fort York
Toronto, Ontario, Canada1. Do
2. Fredericia
3. The Landlord Is Dead
4. Soul and Onward
5. Horns of a Rabbit
6. The Universe!
7. In Mind
May 31, 2013
Parque da Cidade do Porto
Porto, Porto, Portugal1. End of Music
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
3. Do
4. Reitschule
5. Fredericia
6. The Landlord Is Dead
7. Minmin
May 30, 2013
Atabal
Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France1. End of Music
2. Auberge Le Mouton Noir
3. Do
4. If I Only...
5. Reitschule
6. Fredericia
7. The Landlord Is Dead
8. Goodbye Enemy Airship
1. Minmin
2. The Universe!
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