Genres Indie rockPop Labels MintStomp Records Website duotangband.com | Years active 1995–20012014-present | |
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Albums New Occupation, Smash the Ships and Raise the Beams, The Cons & The Pros, The Bright Side | ||
Duotang is a Canadian power pop, mod rock & roll duo from Winnipeg, Manitoba composed of Rod Slaughter and Sean Allum.
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History
Slaughter and Allum began practising together in the summer of 1995. Their respective bands Zen Bungalow and Bovine shared a practice space. They began staying behind to craft their own music.
They played a show with the Smugglers which led to a signing with Mint Records in March 1996. They released a 7", entitled The Message July 16, 1996.
Their first album, Smash the Ships and Raise the Beams was recorded in Vancouver by Darryl Neudorf. It was released August 29, 1996. Their second album, The Cons & The Pros was released May 20, 1998. They then toured Canada with fellow locals, The Weakerthans.
After the tour, Duotang was inactive for a time; Slaughter joined Winnipeg mod band, Novillero in 1999, while Allum attended Creative Communications studies at Winnipeg's Red River College. The pair came back together to release a third full-length album entitled The Bright Side; it was recorded at Private Ear Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba with Cam Loeppky and released in June 2001.Gauntlet interview an interview with the UCalgary paper, Gauntlet, from 2002 Archived at the Wayback Machine
Duotang disbanded after the release of The Bright Side. They reunited briefly in 2006 for the Mint Records Christmas Party.
After a 13-year hiatus, Slaughter and Allum got together as Duotang to perform shows in Vancouver and Winnipeg in late 2014. The band returned to touring in 2015, and released an album called New Occupation on October 14, 2016 on Montreal's Stomp Records.
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Karma Needs to Come AroundNew Occupation · 2016
Broken RuleThe Cons & The Pros · 1998
Call Your SideThe Cons & The Pros · 1998