Germans (band)

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Name = Germans


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Origin = Toronto, Ontario
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Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 1999–present
Label = Arena Rock Recording Co.
Associated_acts = Sebastien Grainger Et Les Montagnes
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URL = [http://www.naturesmouth.com/ naturesmouth.com]
Current_members = Tim Fagan
Aidan Koper
Neil Harrison
Steven Lappano
Jesse Foster
Moshe Rozenberg
Leon Taheny
Past_members = Steve Kado

Germans is a Canadian indie rock band whose members include Julian Kado, Roman 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.cite web|title=Germans|author=Perlich, Tim|date=2006-12-14|publisher="NOW"|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-12-14/music_feature.php]

Critics have noted that the music is reminiscent of 1990s indie rock,cite web|title=Germans: "Cape Fear": Pitchfork Record Review|author=Moerder, Adam|date=2007-04-20|publisher=Pitchfork Media|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42350-cape-fear] cite web|title=Germans: "Cape Fear"|author=Gurney, Dave|date=2007|publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Germans] and, in their "Artist of the Day" feature, "Spin" magazine compared the band's music to 1990s indie rock band Archers of Loaf.cite web|title=Germans|author=Lavie, Monique|date=2007-04-18|publisher="Spin"|url=http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2007/04/070418_germans/] Taheny has cited the band Pavement as a significant influence.cite web|title=Germans|author=Perlich, Tim|date=2006-12-14|publisher="NOW"|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-12-14/music_feature.php] 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.cite web|title=Germans|author=Lavie, Monique|date=2007-04-18|publisher="Spin"|url=http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2007/04/070418_germans/]

No one from the band is German, and, despite their debut album being named "Cape Fear", no band member has been to Cape Fear or has seen the Robert De Niro filmcite web|title=Germans|author=Perlich, Tim|date=2006-12-14|publisher="NOW"|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-12-14/music_feature.php] -except for Livingston Fagan, but he had nothing to do with the naming or concept of the album.

Discography

*2007: "Cape Fear"

References

External links

* [http://www.naturesmouth.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/germans Germans at MySpace]
* [http://www.arenarock.com/bands/germans/ Germans at Arena Rock Recording Co.]
* [http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/GERMANS/ Germans at CBC Radio 3]