Mark Davis (Canadian musician) explained

Mark Davis is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Edmonton, Alberta.^[1] He is most noted for his 2011 album Eliminate the Toxins, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize.^[2]

Originally associated with the alternative country band Old Reliable,^[3] he released two concurrent solo albums, Mistakes I Meant to Make and Don't You Think We Should Be Closer?, in 2007.^[4] Eliminate the Toxins followed in 2011;^[1] in the same year, Davis and Lorrie Matheson collaborated on a cover of Deja Voodoo's "Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die" for the first Have Not Been the Same charity compilation.^[5]

Since the release of Eliminate the Toxins, Davis has collaborated with Sean Picard in the synthpop duo Concealer, who released their debut album feted:fetid in 2015.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mark_davis_talks_new_album_eclectic_side-projects "Mark Davis Talks New Album, Eclectic Side-Projects"
2. https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/edmontons-mark-davis-makes-polaris-prize-long-list "Edmonton's Mark Davis makes Polaris Prize long list"
3. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mark_davis-eliminate_toxins "Mark Davis: Eliminate the Toxins"
4. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mark_davis-dont_you_think_we_should_be_closer_mistakes_i "Mark Davis: Don't You Think We Should Be Closer? / Mistakes I Meant To Make"
5. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/have_not_been_same_book_spawns_covers_compilation_featuring_kevin_drew_hidden_cameras_great_lake_swimmers_bry_webb "'Have Not Been the Same' Book Spawns Covers Comp Featuring Kevin Drew, the Hidden Cameras, Great Lake Swimmers, Bry Webb"
6. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/edmontons-concealer-a-musical-odd-couple-that-clicks "Edmonton's Concealer a musical odd couple that clicks"