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band whose members included Julian Kado, Roman Harrison, Livingston Fagan, Aidan Koper, Steven Lappano, Jesse Foster, Michael Rozenberg, and Leon Taheny. They are signed to

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-based label

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Based in

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, the bandmembers are from various nearby

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cities:

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, Richmond Hill, and

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. Critics have noted that the music is reminiscent of 1990s indie rock, and, in their "Artist of the Day" feature, ''

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'' magazine compared the band's music to 1990s indie rock band Archers of Loaf. Taheny has cited the band Pavement as a significant influence. Most of the band members contributed to the 2006

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-winning album ''

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'' by

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, which Taheny

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. Their track "I Am the Teacher" has been in rotation at CBC Radio 3, and played on the CBC Radio 3

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. The band toured the U.S. and Canada in early 2007. Band member Aidan Koper appeared on the ''

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'', performing a "Stupid Human Trick" in which he contorted his body through a tennis racquet while juggling. No one from the band is

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, and, despite their debut album being named '' Cape Fear'', no band member has been to Cape Fear or has seen the Robert De Niro film – except for Livingston Fagan, but he had nothing to do with the naming or concept of the album.

Discography

*2007: '' Cape Fear'' *2013: ''

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References

External links

Germans
Official site
Germans
at MySpace
Germans at Arena Rock Recording Co.Germans
at CBC Radio 3 {{DEFAULTSORT:Germans Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups from Toronto Canadian indie rock groups Arena Rock Recording Company artists 1999 establishments in Ontario