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band based in Halifax,

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currently consisting of husband and wife team

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and Nancy Urich,"Dog Day afternoon: Halifax indie band bring a new lineup to Montreal"
. '' The Link'', October 27, 2009. joined with Casey Spidle and Meg Yoshida.

History

Smith began a solo project ''Hi-Firey'';"Dog Day"
'' Spin'', August 8, 2007. he joined with Urich and began the band as a side project from their main band, The Burdocks. The duo soon changed their name to Dog Day when another husband and wife pair, KC Spidle and Crystal Thili, joined the band. The band released its debut EP, ''Thank You'' in 2005, initially on homemade

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s and later in a rerelease on Out of Touch Records.Dog Day
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. They were subsequently signed to German label

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. They released their debut full length, ''Night Group'', in 2007 on Tomlab, and followed up with ''Concentration'' in 2009 "Dog Day focuses on new album, Concentration"
'' The Coast'', April 30, 2009. which was mixed and produced by John Agnello at Water Music Recording in

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. Spidle subsequently left the band following his divorce from Thili,"Dog Day lingers loudly after loss"
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'', October 5, 2011. and was temporarily replaced by Rob Shedden. Shedden left the band to focus on Long Long Long, and original members Urich and Smith recorded released a third album as a duo. ''Deformer'' was released on their own label, Fundog in 2011. In late 2013, the duo released a fourth album called ''Fade Out''. It was recorded at their home studio seeing Spidle, Michael Catano and Dale Fahey play as guest musicians. After the release, the duo toured joined with Mark Grundy on bass and Seamus Dalton on drums. The record held the number one position on national college charts for two months. The band went on hiatus after the release of Fade Out. On July 31, 2018, the band's hiatus ended with the announcement that they would be playing at SappyFest 2018.

Discography

Albums

*2007 - ''Night Group'' *2009 - ''Concentration'' *2011 - ''Deformer'' *2013 - ''Fade Out'' *2020 - ''Present''

EPs

*2005 - ''Thank You'' *2007 - ''Borden Sessions/See You Later'' (split release with Husband and Knife) *2009 - ''Elder Schoolhouse''

Singles

*2007 - "Oh Dead Life" *2007 - "Lydia"

References

External links

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