The Social Icons are a

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indie rock band formed in 2009 in

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. Formed by Nickolai Dangeroso (formerly Nick Danger) who is the principal songwriter as well as vocalist and guitarist. The other members of the band are Terry O'Reilly on bass guitar and CHUNKK on percussion. They are one of the original artists on Ottawa based indie label,

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along with

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. After the breakup

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and departure of original bassist "Popsicle" Pete Connell, they recruited ex-Tremolo bassist Terry O'Reilly. Although they played a few more gigs as Nick Danger, they agreed that the DCR was over. The sonic direction of their music had evolved. Dangeroso's original surf/rock sound had broadened to include other influences, including O'Reilly's 90's grunge-rock inspired bass stylings and Nielson's funk-infused drum beats. In late 2008 they released their debut EP on German record label Vollwert Records Berlin. This was followed up in 2010 by their 14 track CD "I'm there...you're here". Both albums featured Mike Dubue of the Hilotrons/

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. The Social Icons songs have charted on Canadian campus radio charts and have been in rotation on CBC and international indie radio stations.

Discography

The Social Icons
(2009) Vollwert Records Berlin

(2010) The Beautiful Music

References

Pennyblack Music (2009-04-31). Retrieved on 7 May 2010.

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(2010-04-08). Retrieved on 7 May 2010.
Campus Radio Charts

CKCU-FM CKCU-FM is a Canadian community-based campus radio station, broadcasting at 93.1 FM in Ottawa, and offering live and archived on-demand audio streams from its website. The station broadcasts 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. The station's ...

(2010-04-05). Retrieved on 7 May 2010.

External links

The Social Icons
Official site
The Social Icons
- Official MySpace Site

- ''Vollwert Records Berlin'' Record Label

- ''The Beautiful Music'' Record Label
The Social Icons
- Official Fan Club Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Social Icons, The Musical groups established in 2009 Musical groups from Ottawa Canadian indie rock groups 2009 establishments in Ontario