Ladyhawk | |
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 Ladyhawk performing in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Jagjaguwar |
| Members | Duffy Driediger Darcy Hancock Sean Hawryluk Ryan Peters |
| Website | www.ladyhawkladyhawk.com |
Ladyhawk is a Canadian indie rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1] The band released three albums and an EP, and toured across Canada several times.
Ladyhawk formed in February 2004 in Vancouver. [2] Their debut album, Ladyhawk was released on June 6, 2006 on Jagjaguwar Records. The lead single on the album was "Dugout", followed by "My Old Jacknife". Their next album Shots , was recorded in an old barn in their hometown of Kelowna, and released in 2008. [1] [3] [4] During the making of Shots, a documentary was filmed about the Ladyhawks, called "Let Me Be Fictional".
The songs "Drunk Eyes" and "The Dugout" (from Ladyhawk) can be heard in the 2009 film The Thaw .
In 2012 the band released the album No Can Do, [5] and then went on a promotional tour around Canada. [6] to promote it. [7] Soon after, the band went on hiatus, but reformed in 2014. [2]
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