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Douglas Dare | |
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 Douglas Dare in Poznań, 22 February 2015. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 6 June 1990 |
| Origin | Bridport, Dorset, England |
| Genres | Art pop,[ citation needed ] chamber pop [ citation needed ] |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Labels | Erased Tapes |
| Website | www |
Douglas Samuel Charles Dare [1] (born 6 June 1990) [2] is an English singer-songwriter and pianist based in London. [3] [4]
Dare is from Bridport in Dorset. He is the son of a piano teacher and studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, where he performed with Paul McCartney. [5] He is gay and has a drag persona under the name of Visa Reasons. [6]
Dare released his debut EP, Seven Hours on Erased Tapes in 2013 and toured Europe with label mate Ólafur Arnalds. [7] He released his debut album Whelm on May 12, 2014, on Erased Tapes, and supported label mate Nils Frahm on his North American Tour. In October 2016, he released his second album Aforger on Erased Tapes. [8] [9]
| # | EP Name | EP Info | Tracklisting |
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| 1st | Seven Hours EP |
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| 2nd | Caroline / If Only EP |
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| 1st | Whelm |
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| 2nd | Aforger |
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| 3rd | Milkteeth |
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