Dog Day is a Canadian indie rock band based in Halifax, Nova Scotia currently consisting of husband and wife team Seth Smith and Nancy Urich,"Dog Day afternoon: Halifax indie band bring a new lineup to Montreal" . The Link, October 27, 2009. joined with Casey Spidle and Meg Yoshida.
History
Smith began a solo project Hi-Firey;"Dog Day". Spin, August 8, 2007. he joined with Urich and began the band as a side project from their main band, The Burdocks. The duo soon changed their name to Dog Day when another husband and wife pair, KC Spidle and Crystal Thili, joined the band. The band released its debut EP, Thank You in 2005, initially on homemade CD-Rs and later in a rerelease on Out of Touch Records.Dog Day at Allmusic. They were subsequently signed to German label Tomlab.
They released their debut full length, Night Group, in 2007 on Tomlab, and followed up with Concentration in 2009 "Dog Day focuses on new album, Concentration". The Coast, April 30, 2009. which was mixed and produced by John Agnello at Water Music Recording in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Spidle subsequently left the band following his divorce from Thili,"Dog Day lingers loudly after loss". Toronto Star, October 5, 2011. and was temporarily replaced by Rob Shedden."Shows that rocked Toronto last week". NOW, November 11, 2009. Shedden left the band to focus on Long Long Long, and original members Urich and Smith recorded released a third album as a duo. Deformer was released on their own label, Fundog in 2011."Dog Day’s stripped-down sound". The Coast, July 28, 2011.
In late 2013, the duo released a fourth album called Fade Out."Dog Day Put Down". Exclaim!, December 2013. It was recorded at their home studio seeing Spidle, Michael Catano and Dale Fahey play as guest musicians. After the release, the duo toured joined with Mark Grundy on bass and Seamus Dalton on drums. The record held the number one position on national college charts for two months."Earshot Top 200" !earshot, January 2014. The band went on hiatus after the release of Fade Out.
On July 31, 2018, the band's hiatus ended with the announcement that they would be playing at SappyFest 2018.
Discography
Albums 2007 - Night Group 2009 - Concentration 2011 - Deformer 2013 - Fade Out 2020 - Present 2024 - A T-shirt With Writing on It
EPs 2005 - Thank You 2007 - Borden Sessions/See You Later (split release with Husband and Knife) 2009 - Elder Schoolhouse
Singles 2007 - "Oh Dead Life" 2007 - "Lydia"
See also
Music of Canada Canadian rock List of Canadian musicians List of bands from Canada :Category:Canadian musical groups
References
External links Dog Day Dog Day at CBC Music