Hooded Fang are a Canadian
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band, formed in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
, Ontario, Canada in 2007.
Band history
The band led by twin lyricists, bassist/vocalist April Aliermo and guitarist/vocalist Daniel Lee, formed in 2007, and named themselves after a character from the children’s book ''Jacob Two-Two and the Hooded Fang''.
Hooded fang's debut recording ''EP'' was self-released on 15 September 2008.
Their first full-length album, ''Album'', was self-released
on 6 August 2010, distributed by
Outside Music
Outside Music is a Canadian record label and distributor founded by Lloyd Nishimura in 2001. In 2007, it expanded to include an artist management division which includes Jill Barber, Matthew Barber, Aidan Knight, Justin Rutledge as management ...
. The album appeared on the !Earshot National Top 50 Chart in October. It was nominated for a
Polaris Prize
The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. The award was established in 2006 with a $20,000 cash prize; the prize was incr ...
and drew comparisons to
Thee Oh Sees
Osees are an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1997, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band currently consists of primary songwriter and core member John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), Tim Hellman (bass), Dan Rincon (d ...
,
Black Lips
Black Lips is an American garage rock band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 1999.
History
The band formed in Dunwoody, Georgia after guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley left the Renegades, and guitarist Ben Eberbaugh left the Rer ...
, and
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadians, Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Cannin ...
.
Both recordings were reviewed positively by ''
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...
''.
The band released their debut UK album, ''Tosta Mista'', in March 2012 on the UK
independent record label
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,
Full Time Hobby
Full Time Hobby is an independent record label formed in London in January 2004. Since its inception it has released records by artists such as Dana Gavanski, Timber Timbre, Tunng, Micah P. Hinson, Michael Nau, Katie Von Schleicher and Whit ...
.
Their third album, ''Gravez'' was released in April 2013.
Band members
*April Aliermo – bass guitar, lyricist
(2007–present)
*Julia Barnes – trombone, vocals
(2007–?)
*Daniel Lee – lyricist, lead vocals,
drums, guitar
(2007–present)
*Lane Halley – lead guitar, trumpet
(2008–present)
*Nicholas Hune-Brown – keyboard,
(2007–2011)
*D. Alex Meeks – drums
(2010–present)
*David Wachsmuth - lead guitar, bass guitar
(2007-2008)
*Lorna Wright – lead vocals,
guitar,
glockenspiel
The glockenspiel ( or , : bells and : set) or bells is a percussion instrument consisting of pitched aluminum or steel bars arranged in a keyboard layout. This makes the glockenspiel a type of metallophone, similar to the vibraphone.
The glo ...
(2007–2011)
Discography
EPs
Albums
See also
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List of bands from Canada
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References
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Musical groups established in 2007
Musical groups from Toronto
Canadian indie rock groups
2007 establishments in Ontario