Moon King
Moon King | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | electronic pop, dream pop, indie rock |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Last Gang Records |
| Members | Daniel Benjamin Maddy Wilde |
Moon King is a Canadian pop music duo from Toronto, composed of Daniel Benjamin (née Daniel Woodhead) and Maddy Wilde.[1]
They have released two EPs, Obsession I and Obsession II, on Fucked Up guitarist Mike Haliechuk's label One Big Silence.[2]
On December 11, 2014 the band announced they had signed to Last Gang Records[3] and released their debut album Secret Life on April 7, 2015 [1]
The band has toured North America and Europe with artists including Alvvays, TOPS, Fucked Up, Austra, Mr Twin Sister, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Majical Cloudz [4][5] ,[6][7][5] and appeared in music publications such as Pitchfork Media, the Fader, NME, and Dazed Digital.[8][9][10][11]
Daniel and Maddy were both previously members of the band Spiral Beach.[12] Daniel has also performed with Grimes,[13] Sean Nicholas Savage and his brother Airick Woodhead's project Doldrums.[14]
Discography
Full-Length Albums
- Secret Life (Last Gang Records, 2015)
Singles & EP's
- Obsession I (One Big Silence, 2012)
- Obsession II (One Big Silence, 2013)
References
- ^ a b "The secret is out on Moon King's Secret Life". thestar.com. 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Hear Moon King's Shimmering, Sharp-Edged 'Obsession II' Record Store Day EP". Spin.
- ^ "Moon King Sign to Last Gang for New Album". exclaim.ca.
- ^ http://lastgangentertainment.com/blog/records/2014/moon-king-signs-to-last-gang-records-debut-lp-out-in-2015-announce-world-tour-w-alvvays/
- ^ a b "Moon King share UK/EU tour dates - News - The 405". The 405.
- ^ "Austra: Our Canadian tour starts this Friday with Moon... - Volumeet". Volumeet.
- ^ "Moon King played two NYC shows, going on tour with Mr. Twin Sister in July (dates)". brooklynvegan.com.
- ^ "Moon King". Pitchfork.
- ^ Larry Fitzmaurice. "Hear Moon King's Awesomely Psychedelic Debut Album". The FADER.
- ^ NME.COM. "- NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips - NME.COM". NME.COM.
- ^ Dazed. "Moon King: The weirdly wound sound duo". Dazed.
- ^ "Spiral Beach Spinoff Moon King Announce 'Obsession I' EP". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "Grimes". NOW Toronto Magazine - Think Free.
- ^ "NOW HEAR THIS: Huge new tunes from brother bands Moon King and Doldrums". Chart Attack.