Dusted is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

indie rock band, whose core members are

Brian Borcherdt Brian Borcherdt (born August 31, 1976) is a Canadian musician who has been both a solo artist and a member of Burnt Black, Trephines, Hot Carl, By Divine Right, Holy Fuck, Lids, and Dusted. As a teenager growing up in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, ...

and Leon Taheny."Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt forms Dusted"
''

Consequence of Sound ''Consequence'' (previously ''Consequence of Sound'') is an independently owned New York-based online magazine featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television. In addition, the website also features the Festival Outlook ...

'', April 25, 2012. Their music features Borchert's songs and vocals."Live Review: A Place To Bury Strangers, This Will Destroy You and Dusted at The Crocodile"
''SSG Music'', Daniel Ahrendt / June 14, 2012

History

Dusted began following the release of Brian Borcherdt's 2008 solo EP, Coyotes. With a new set of songs Brian began producing the album in Nova Scotia and then in Toronto, checking into a renovated garage studio with engineer Leon Taheny. The final album, still under Brian Borcherdt's name, was signed to Polyvinyl for international release. Months before the release date the project name changed to Dusted to give the album a fresh start, away from the singer/ songwriter world. Leon Taheny then joined on as a drummer/ bassist to support the album, touring with Perfume Genius and playing festivals like Osheaga and SXSW. Blackout Summer, the follow up album, once again featured stripped back solo performances yet was mostly full-band arrangements, featuring Anna Edwards-Borcherdt, Anna Ruddick, Robbie Grunwald, Simone TB and Loel Campbell. Dusted's debut album ''Total Dust'', was released on

Hand Drawn Dracula Hand Drawn Dracula (HDD) is a Toronto-based independent record label. Artists who have released music on the label include Beliefs, Breeze, Brian Borcherdt, Bruce Peninsula, By Divine Right, Chastity, Dusted, Julie Fader, No Joy, Postdata, Ta ...

on July 10, 2012. The album featured low-fidelity guitar and keyboard rock music overlaid combined with Borcherdt's lyrics. That year the band performed in support of the album at various clubs, including at the El Macombo in Toronto as part of the

NXNE North by Northeast (or NXNE) is an annual music and arts festival held each June in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The festival's main focus is live music, but it also includes an eSports gaming tournament, comedy, a conversations series, a flea marke ...

festival. Six years later, in 2018, Dusted released a second album, ''Blackout Summer''. The album features Borcherdt's vocals over electronic rock sounds of guitar, keyboard and bass. Borcherdt's wife Anna Edwards, as well as Anna Ruddick and drummer Loel Campbell, performed on the album."Dusted Blackout Summer"
''Exclaim!'', Ian Gormely, Apr 05, 2018 In 2021, Dusted announced their third album, appropriately titled 'III'. It will be released in summer 2021 via AWAL.

References

{{Authority control Canadian indie rock groups Musical groups from Toronto Musical groups established in 2012 2012 establishments in Ontario