Hooded Fang (band)

Hooded Fang
Hooded Fang performing at the 2011 Hillside Festival
Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Indie rock, surf rock, punk rock
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Daps Records (distributor Outside), Full Time Hobby
Website	hoodedfang.com
Members	April Aliermo Daniel Lee Lane Halley D. Alex Meeks
Past members	Nicholas Hune-Brown Lorna Wright Julia Barnes

Hooded Fang are a Canadian indie rock band, formed in Toronto, 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 sandwich sold in the Portuguese quarter of their native Toronto.^[1][2]

Hooded fang's debut recording EP was self-released on 15 September 2008.^[3][4] Their first full length album, Album, was self-released^[5] on 6 August 2010,^[6] distributed by Outside Music. It was nominated for a coveted Polaris Prize nomination and drew comparisons to Thee Oh Sees, Black Lips, and Broken Social Scene.^[7][8] Both recordings have received critical acclaim from Exclaim!.^[9][10] The band released their debut UK album, Tosta Mista, in March 2012 on the UK independent record label, Full Time Hobby.^[7]

Their third album, Gravez was released in April 2013.^[11]

Band members

• April Aliermo – bass guitar, lyricist (2007–present)
• Julia Barnes – trombone, vocals (2007–?)
• Daniel Lee – lyricist, lead vocals,^[12] drums, guitar (2007–present)
• Lane Halley – lead guitar, trumpet (2007–present)
• Nicholas Hune-Brown – keyboard, (2007–2011)
• D. Alex Meeks – drums (2010–present)
• Lorna Wright – lead vocals,^[12] guitar, glockenspiel (2007–2011)

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Discography

EPs

EP

• Released: 15 September 2008
• Label: Hooded Fang (Distributed by Outside)
• Writer: Daniel Lee, April Aliermo, Nick Hune-Brown
• Tracks: "Land of Giants", "The Pageant", "Train Station", "Circles n Blocks", "Fall Leaves"

Albums

Album

• Released: 6 August 2010
• Label: DAPS RECORDS (Distributed by Outside)
• Writer: Daniel Lee, April Aliermo
• Tracks: "Younger Days", "Straight Up the Dial", "Laughing", "Mutant Bear", "Too Late Night", "Green River", "Highway Steam", "Promise Land", "Sleep Song", "Ghosts", "Almost Done", "Love Song"

Tosta Mista

• Released: 26 March 2012
• Label: DAPS RECORDS (Distributed by Outside), Full Time Hobby (UK)
• Tracks: "Big Blue i", "Clap", "ESP", "Brahma", "Tosta Mista", "Big Blue ii", "Jubb", "Vacationation", "Den of Love", "Big Blue iii"
• Singles: ESP

Gravez

• Released: 28 May 2013
• Label: DAPS RECORDS (Distributed by Outside), Full Time Hobby (UK)
• Tracks: "Dry Range In", "Graves", "Ode To Subterrania", "Bye Bye Land", "Wasteland", "Sailor Bull", "Trasher", "Neverminding", "Genes", "Dry Range Out
• Singles: ESP

See also

• List of bands from Canada

References

1. "Ain’t Nothing But a Pop Band". Crack magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
2. Moody, Paul. Q magazine. April 2012. New Albums. Hooded Fang. – Testa Mista. P.98
3. "Hooded Fang EP", www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada), OCLC 291344576, AMICUS No. 34462580, retrieved 2 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)
4. "Hooded Fang - Album". hoodedfang.com. Hooded Fang. Retrieved 2 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)
5. "Hooded Fang Album", www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada), OCLC 688165218, AMICUS No. 38601207, retrieved 2 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)
6. "Hooded Fang E.P.". hoodedfang.com. Hooded Fang. Retrieved 2 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)
7. Monger, Christopher. "Hooded Fang biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
8. "Hooded Fang Album". www.allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)
9. "Artists Page: Hooded Fang". Exclaim! (Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc.). exclaim.ca. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
10. Rajagopalan, Pras. "Hooded Fang Hooded Fang Reviews > POP & ROCK > Nov 2008". Exclaim! (Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc.). exclaim.ca. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
11. Sendra, Tim. "Gravez - Hooded Fang : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
12. Gillis, Carla (18 November 2009). "Live Review The Wooden Sky and Hooded Fang @ Lee’s Palace". Now 29 (12) (Toronto: Now Communications Inc., published 16 November 2009). nowtoronto.com. ISSN 0712-1326. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
13. "Hooded Fang Artist Page". radio3.cbc.ca. CBC Radio 3. Retrieved 2 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)

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