Driven by small-town boredom and a severe distaste for contemporary pop, the Danks deliver a fistful of excitement with the follow-through of a wrecking ball in a Beverly Hills mansion. Recorded under sweltering circumstances in a Haligonian mini-mall, the quartet pounded out, among other things, the unflinchingly catchy ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DANKS. Recruiting Super Friendz alumni Charles Austin to man the mics and ex-Thrush Hermit bassman Ian MacGettigan to caress the faders, this anti-workaday foursome bashed out twelve no-nonsense pop blasts that barely clock in at thirty minutes. With cowboy capitalists sitting high on the Canadian bacon and the Buzzcocks approaching senior citizenry, the Danks propose an alternative economy, one that deals strictly in the currency of cool.

Brohan Moore, Alec O’Hanley, Phil MacIsaac and Andrew MacDonald have once more created a Frankenstein of sorts – ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DANKS is a powerhouse freak with a heart of gold. The Danks regularly play rock and roll concerts with Collagen Rock Records labelmates Two Hours Traffic, Mardeen, and Smothered in Hugs, and have also graced Tokyo Police Club and Immaculate Machine with their blistering onstage presence. In the past year, the quartet engaged in a national tour with Hey Rosetta! and Two Hours Traffic conquering Canada, caused widespread wowing of festival patrons at both Pop Montreal and North by Northeast, and depleted their once-bountiful stock of critically acclaimed SAMPLES EPs. On June 30th, the leathered chaps will unleash a fury of 2010 rock one year too soon.

 

 

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The Danks
Origin Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Genre(s) Indie rock
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Collagen Rock Records
Associated acts Two Hours Traffic
Website thedanks.com
Members:

Brohan Moore
Alec O'Hanley
Andrew MacDonald
Phil MacIsaac
Former members
Chris Dorion

The Danks are a Canadian indie rock band from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, founded by Brohan Moore and Alec O'Hanley. Chris Dorion originally played bass guitar, but was replaced by Andrew MacDonald, a bandmate of O'Hanley's from Two Hours Traffic. The current lineup includes lead vocalist Moore, O'Hanley on guitar and keyboards, MacDonald on bass, and drummer Phil MacIsaac. The band's style has been likened to that of The Strokes.

In 2006, The Danks independently released the EP In Alright. They played shows at the North by Northeast festival.[4] The band released the EP Samples on Collagen Rock Records in 2008. Music critic John Sakamoto of the Toronto Star wrote, "Like Two Hours Traffic, however, all the handclaps and fast tempos can't completely obscure a vague sense of anxiety lurking just beneath the surface. The result is a compelling tug of war between wanting to dance and feeling that there's something else you're supposed to be doing."

Their full-length debut, Are You Afraid of the Danks? was released on June 30, 2009. Giving the album its highest rating, Chart described it as "non-stop, hook-laden revelry from start to finish."Fast Forward Weekly, in its review, wrote, "The Danks are straight-up power pop at heart and there’s simply no denying their power."