Cousins (band) explained

Cousins
Origin:Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genre:Garage rock
Label:Saved by Vinyl, Hand Drawn Dracula
Current Members:Aaron Mangle
Leigh Dotey

Cousins is a Canadian garage rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] They have released three albums and toured in Canada and the United States.

History

First formed in 2006,[2] the band has had a variety of lineups. Its constant members have been singer/songwriter and guitarist Aaron Mangle, and drummer Leigh Dotey, who are not cousins.[3] They released their debut album, Out on Town, independently in 2009, and toured around Canada in support of the album in 2010,[4] including at Pop Montreal.[5] They signed to Saved by Vinyl for their 2012 album The Palm at the End of the Mind. In 2012 the band toured extensively across Canada and the United States,[6] sometimes with Mangle and Dotey playing as a duo,[7] and often as a group of three or four musicians.[8]

Their third full-length album, The Halls of Wickwire, was released May 13, 2014 on Hand Drawn Dracula.[9] [10] The album was produced by Graham Walsh of Holy Fuck, and was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[11]

Albums

Notes and References

  1. [Ben Rayner]
  2. http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/cousins-duo-tone/Content?oid=3894179 "Cousins’ duo tone"
  3. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cousins_aaron_mangle_discusses_his_grandmothers_influence_on_halls_of_wickwire "Cousins' Aaron Mangle Discusses His Grandmother's Influence on 'The Halls of Wickwire'"
  4. https://nowtoronto.com/music/concert-reviews/shows-that-rocked-toronto-last-week-2010-04-29/ "Shows that rocked Toronto last week"
  5. https://www.pastemagazine.com/cousins-pop-montreal-session/breakglass-studio-december-16-2010.html "Cousins (Pop Montreal Session)"
  6. https://grayowlpoint.com/2014/05/06/review-the-halls-of-wickwire-cousins/ " Review – “The Halls of Wickwire” – Cousins"
  7. https://nowtoronto.com/music/concert-reviews/capturing-cousins/ "Capturing Cousins: Haligonian garage rock is best experienced live"
  8. https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/missin-cousins/Content?oid=3154732 "Missin’ Cousins: The beloved duo return to Halifax, and The Music Room, on Friday"
  9. http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/cousins-halls_of_wickwire_album_stream "Cousins, 'The Halls of Wickwire'"
  10. https://louderthanwar.com/cousins-the-halls-of-wickwire-album-review/ "Cousins: The Halls of Wickwire – album review"
  11. http://www.aux.tv/2014/06/polaris-music-prize-announces-2014-long-list/ "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list"