'Germans' is a
Canadian indie rock band whose members include Julian Kado, Neil Harrison, Livingston Fagan, Aidan Koper, Steven Lappano, Jesse Foster, Michael Rozenberg, and Leon Taheny. They are signed to
Portland, Oregon-based label
Arena Rock Recording Co. Based in
Toronto, the bandmembers are from various nearby
Ontario cities:
Mississauga,
Richmond Hill, and
Guelph.
[1]
Critics have noted that the music is reminiscent of 1990s indie rock,
[2][3] and, in their "Artist of the Day" feature, ''
Spin'' magazine compared the band's music to 1990s indie rock band
Archers of Loaf.
[4] Taheny has cited the band
Pavement as a significant influence.
[1] Most of the band members contributed to the 2006
Polaris Music Prize-winning album ''
He Poos Clouds'' by
Final Fantasy, which Taheny
produced.
Their track "I Am the Teacher" has been in rotation at
CBC Radio 3, and played on the CBC Radio 3
podcast. The band is touring the U.S. and Canada in early 2007.
Band member Aidan Koper appeared on the ''
Late Show with David Letterman'', performing a "Stupid Human Trick" in which he contorted his body through a tennis racquet while juggling.
[4]
No one from the band is
German, or has ever been to
Germany, and, despite their debut album being named ''
Cape Fear'', no band member has been to
Cape Fear or has seen the
Robert De Niro film.
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Discography
★ 2007: ''
Cape Fear''
References
1. Germans Perlich, Tim
2. Germans: ''Cape Fear'': Pitchfork Record Review Moerder, Adam
3. Germans: ''Cape Fear'' Gurney, Dave
4. Germans Lavie, Monique
5. Germans Perlich, Tim
6. Germans Lavie, Monique
7. Germans Perlich, Tim
External links
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Official site
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Germans at MySpace
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Germans at Arena Rock Recording Co.
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Germans at CBC Radio 3