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Hooded Fang

HOODED FANG at the Drake (1150 Queen West) tonight (Thursday, December 9), doors 8 pm. $10. 416-531-5042. See listing.


When Toronto’s Hooded Fang dropped their first EP in 2008, they risked drowning in the cascade of post-Broken Social Scene indie pop collectives, many of them more exuberant than talented.

On their new debut LP, the succinctly titled Album (Daps), it’s evident that they never really belonged in that category in the first place. Though they still outnumber the Raptors’ starting lineup and aren’t averse to occasional glockenspiel flourishes, Hooded Fang are most notable for their impeccable pop songwriting.

And while they may not wholly exemplify the Toronto sound (if there even is one), Hooded Fang are still intimately connected to their home base. Look no further than their album art, painted in the familiar style of an Honest Ed’s bargain sign by the Honest Ed artist himself, Dougie Kerr.

It’s a role he’ll reprise at tonight’s record release show, collaborating with local graffiti artist Elicser to create a distinctively Torontonian visual counterpart to Hooded Fang’s music.

Read more about Hooded Fang’s album art here.

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