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Hooded Fang performing at the 2011 Hillside Festival
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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 |
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.
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.
Hooded fang's debut recording EP was self-released on 15 September 2008. Their first full length album, Album, was self-released on 6 August 2010, 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. Both recordings have received critical acclaim from Exclaim!. The band released their debut UK album, Tosta Mista, in March 2012 on the UK independent record label, Full Time Hobby.
Their third album, Gravez was released in April 2013.
EP
Album
Tosta Mista
Gravez