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{{for|Canadian band The Cousins formed by Kevin Hearn and Harland Williams|Kevin Hearn}}
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'''Cousins''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[garage rock]] band from [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]].<ref name=roadgig>[[Ben Rayner]], [http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2014/05/23/cousins_album_captures_essence_of_a_road_gig.html "Cousins album captures essence of a road gig"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 23, 2014.</ref>
'''Cousins''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[garage rock]] band from [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]].<ref name=roadgig>[[Ben Rayner]], [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2014/05/23/cousins_album_captures_essence_of_a_road_gig.html "Cousins album captures essence of a road gig"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 23, 2014.</ref> They have released three albums and toured in Canada and the United States.


==History==
First formed in 2006,<ref name=coast>[http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/cousins-duo-tone/Content?oid=3894179 "Cousins’ duo tone"]. ''[[The Coast]]'', June 6, 2013.</ref> the band has had a variety of lineups, with its constant members being singer and guitarist Aaron Mangle and drummer Leigh Dotey.<ref name=roadgig /> They released their debut album, ''Out on Town'', independently in 2009, and signed to Saved by Vinyl for their 2012 album ''The Palm at the End of the Mind''.<ref name=coast /> The band have toured extensively across Canada and the United States.<ref name=coast />


First formed in 2006,<ref name=coast>[http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/cousins-duo-tone/Content?oid=3894179 "Cousins’ duo tone"]. ''[[The Coast (newspaper)|The Coast]]'', June 6, 2013.</ref> the band has had a variety of lineups. Its constant members have been singer/songwriter and guitarist Aaron Mangle, and drummer Leigh Dotey, who are not cousins.<ref name=roadgig /><ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cousins_aaron_mangle_discusses_his_grandmothers_influence_on_halls_of_wickwire "Cousins' Aaron Mangle Discusses His Grandmother's Influence on 'The Halls of Wickwire'"]. ''Exclaim!'', Ian Gormely May 16, 2014</ref> They released their debut album, ''Out on Town'', independently in 2009, and toured around Canada in support of the album in 2010,<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/concert-reviews/shows-that-rocked-toronto-last-week-2010-04-29/ "Shows that rocked Toronto last week"]. ''NOW Toronto'', April 29, 2010</ref> including at Pop Montreal.<ref>[https://www.pastemagazine.com/cousins-pop-montreal-session/breakglass-studio-december-16-2010.html "Cousins (Pop Montreal Session)"]. ''Paste'', Dec 16, 2010</ref> They signed to Saved by Vinyl for their 2012 album ''The Palm at the End of the Mind''.<ref name=coast /> In 2012 the band toured extensively across Canada and the United States,<ref name=coast /><ref>[https://grayowlpoint.com/2014/05/06/review-the-halls-of-wickwire-cousins/ " Review – “The Halls of Wickwire” – Cousins"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011455/https://grayowlpoint.com/2014/05/06/review-the-halls-of-wickwire-cousins/ |date=2018-10-20 }}. ''Greyowl Point'', May 6, 2014, reviewed by Eleni Armenakis</ref> sometimes with Mangle and Dotey playing as a duo,<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/concert-reviews/capturing-cousins/ "Capturing Cousins: Haligonian garage rock is best experienced live"]. ''NOW Toronto'', by Richard Trapunski, April 30, 2012</ref> and often as a group of three or four musicians.<ref>[https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/missin-cousins/Content?oid=3154732 "Missin’ Cousins: The beloved duo return to Halifax, and The Music Room, on Friday"]. ''The Coast'', May 10, 2012, By Jaime Forsythe</ref>
Their third full-length album, ''The Halls of Wickwire'', was released May 13, 2014 on [[Hand Drawn Dracula]].<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/cousins-halls_of_wickwire_album_stream "Cousins, 'The Halls of Wickwire'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', May 6, 2014.</ref> The album was produced by Graham Walsh of [[Holy Fuck]],<ref name=coast /> and is a longlisted nominee for the [[2014 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref name=longlist>[http://www.aux.tv/2014/06/polaris-music-prize-announces-2014-long-list/ "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list"]. ''[[Aux (TV channel)|Aux]]'', June 19, 2014.</ref>

Their third full-length album, ''The Halls of Wickwire'', was released May 13, 2014 on [[Hand Drawn Dracula]].<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/cousins-halls_of_wickwire_album_stream "Cousins, 'The Halls of Wickwire'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509143248/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/cousins-halls_of_wickwire_album_stream |date=2014-05-09 }}. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', May 6, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://louderthanwar.com/cousins-the-halls-of-wickwire-album-review/ "Cousins: The Halls of Wickwire – album review"]. ''Louder than War'', by Nat Lyon, 16 May, 2014 </ref> The album was produced by Graham Walsh of [[Holy Fuck]],<ref name=coast /> and was a longlisted nominee for the [[2014 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref name=longlist>[http://www.aux.tv/2014/06/polaris-music-prize-announces-2014-long-list/ "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703214135/http://www.aux.tv/2014/06/polaris-music-prize-announces-2014-long-list/ |date=2014-07-03 }}. ''[[Aux (TV channel)|Aux]]'', June 19, 2014.</ref>


==Albums==
==Albums==
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Cousins
OriginHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
GenresGarage rock
LabelsSaved by Vinyl, Hand Drawn Dracula
MembersAaron Mangle
Leigh Dotey

Cousins is a Canadian garage rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] They have released three albums and toured in Canada and the United States.

History

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First formed in 2006,[2] the band has had a variety of lineups. Its constant members have been singer/songwriter and guitarist Aaron Mangle, and drummer Leigh Dotey, who are not cousins.[1][3] They released their debut album, Out on Town, independently in 2009, and toured around Canada in support of the album in 2010,[4] including at Pop Montreal.[5] They signed to Saved by Vinyl for their 2012 album The Palm at the End of the Mind.[2] In 2012 the band toured extensively across Canada and the United States,[2][6] sometimes with Mangle and Dotey playing as a duo,[7] and often as a group of three or four musicians.[8]

Their third full-length album, The Halls of Wickwire, was released May 13, 2014 on Hand Drawn Dracula.[9][10] The album was produced by Graham Walsh of Holy Fuck,[2] and was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[11]

Albums

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  • Out on Town (2009)
  • The Palm at the End of the Mind (2012)
  • The Halls of Wickwire (2014)

References

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