Canadian
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garage rock
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Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
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Ben Rayner Ben Rayner is a music critic and writer for the ''Toronto Star'' since 1998. His commentary on artists is extensively cited across the industry. Indie88 considers him "of the most respected industry professionals around."
In 2012, he served on t ...
Toronto Star
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'', May 23, 2014. They have released three albums and toured in Canada and the United States.
History
First formed in 2006,"Cousins’ duo tone" '' The Coast'', June 6, 2013. the band has had a variety of lineups. Its constant members have been singer/songwriter and guitarist Aaron Mangle, and drummer Leigh Dotey, who are not cousins. They released their debut album, ''Out on Town'', independently in 2009, and toured around Canada in support of the album in 2010, including at Pop Montreal. They signed to Saved by Vinyl for their 2012 album ''The Palm at the End of the Mind''. In 2012 the band toured extensively across Canada and the United States, sometimes with Mangle and Dotey playing as a duo, and often as a group of three or four musicians.
Their third full-length album, ''The Halls of Wickwire'', was released May 13, 2014 on
Hand Drawn Dracula
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Holy Fuck
Holy Fuck is a Canadian electronica band from Toronto. They were a part of Dependent Music, a music label and artist collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 2004 until its closing. They were then a part of the Young Turks label and in ...