Odonis Odonis

Fusing shoegaze, browse rock, garage rock and roll, industrial, and punk right into a distinctive appear and topping it with tidal waves of sound, Odonis Odonis started this year 2010 as the single task of Toronto, Ontario’s multi-instrumentalist/filmmaker Dean Tzenos. Introduced to ’80s and ’90s option rock like the Jesus and Mary String, Big Black, as well as the Pixies by his old sisters, Tzenos transformed his den right into a house studio and documented a large number of demos within a couple of months. Inspired from the name of his friend Adonis Adonis, he christened the task Odonis Odonis. IN-MAY 2011, Odonis Odonis’ debut solitary, Busted Lip, premiered being a limited-edition 7″ on We Are Busy Systems, as well as the lineup extended to add drummer/vocalist Jarod Gibson and bassist/vocalist Denholm Whale for live shows. That June, after sending some demos towards the eclectic U.K. label NOUVEAU RICHE BUSINESSMAN, Odonis Odonis agreed upon to the imprint and journeyed to Vancouver to record with Dark Mountain’s Colin Stewart; the next month, a divided one with Lotus Plaza (aka Deerhunter’s Lockett Pundt) appeared on Body fat Cat’s sister label Palmist. Hollandaze, the band’s debut record, appeared that November. The Better EP, which highlighted a cleaner sound and even more insight from Gibson and Whale, premiered in Apr of 2013. Arriving nearly exactly a calendar year afterwards, 2014’s Hard Boiled Soft Boiled highlighted abrasive, industrial-inspired music on its initial fifty percent and lush wish pop on the next half. The record was nominated for this year’s Polaris Music Award. Odonis Odonis resurfaced in 2016 with Post Plague, a stark, synth-driven established inspired by research fiction and 21st hundred years narcissism that brought the band’s commercial edge towards the forefront.