Ox (band)

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Ox
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Ox performing in Sudbury, Ontario
Background information
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Alternative country
Years active2003 (2003)–2012 (2012)
Labels Weewerk, Cosmic Daves Record Factory
MembersMark Browning
Ryan Bishops
Max Myth
Shawn Dicey
Website oxtheband.com

Ox was a Canadian alternative country band active in the 2000s and 2010s, based initially in Vancouver, British Columbia, [1] and later Sudbury, Ontario. [2]

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The core of the band consisted of Mark Browning on lead vocals and guitar, Ryan Bishops on guitar and piano, Shawn Dicey on bass and Max Myth on drums. [2] Jesse Zubot, Nathan Lawr, Kevin Kane and the members of Be Good Tanyas were among the band's frequent guest collaborators.

History

Ox was formed in Vancouver in 2003 after Browning and Bishops moved there from Sudbury. [3] The band released its debut album, Dust Bowl Revival, in 2003. [4] The album was popular on Canadian campus radio where it reached No. 1 across Canada (#56 in the USA CMJ Chart), and the band toured across Canada, the United States and Europe to support the album. [5]

In 2005 the band released a joint album with American band Kid Lightning. [6]

They released their second album, American Lo-Fi, in October 2006. [7] The album reached No. 6 across Canada in !earshot . The band subsequently moved its home base back to Browning's hometown of Sudbury. [2]

Their third album, Burnout, was released in November 2009, [8] and reached No. 5 in !earshot. Videos were filmed for the tracks "Unknown Legend" and "Prom Queen" by Sudbury filmmaker John Alden Milne. [9]

In the same year Browning launched Cosmic Dave's Sound Emporium, which blended a recording studio, an independent record store, a guitar shop and a live performance venue, in the Donovan neighbourhood of Sudbury. [10]

In 2010 they released Silent Night & Other Cowboy Songs, an album of country renditions of Christmas songs, [11] and Browning and Bishops appeared as guest musicians on Examining the Fallout, the debut album by Sudbury singer-songwriter Brian Dunn. [12]

In 2011 they released the album tUco. [13] This album was intended as the soundtrack for a film project by Milne which never materialized. [14] Milne again directed a music video for the album track "Nico". [15] The album appeared on the !earshot Campus and Community National Top 50 Albums chart in January 2012, along with Silent Night & Other Cowboy Songs. [16] The album was a nominee for Album of the Year, Duo or Group at the 2012 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards, but lost to Kalle Mattson's Anchors. [17]

The band have not released any new music since tUco. Browning subsequently also opened the Beards coffee shop and bakery and the Tuco's Tacos Lounge taco restaurant in Sudbury, with his wife Jessica Nadel. [18]

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ Mike Landry, "Ox American Lo Fi". The Coast , December 6, 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 Wendy Bird, "Musician now strumming from Sudbury base". Northern Life , October 4, 2007.
  3. ↑ Steve Newton, "Ox's Browning Discards His 'Folk-Porno' Rulebook". The Georgia Straight , July 22, 2004.
  4. ↑ Alexander Côté, "Ox: Dust Bowl Revival". Pop Matters , August 16, 2005.
  5. ↑ Stuart Derdeyn, "Ox pulls CD onto charts". The Province , February 19, 2004.
  6. ↑ Travis Richey, "Ox/Kid Lightning Intercontinental Pop Exchange No.6". Exclaim! , April 1, 2005.
  7. ↑ "Ox - American Lo Fi". No Depression , December 31, 2006.
  8. ↑ Ashley Wiebe, "OX - Burnout". The Uniter , November 13, 2009.
  9. ↑ Darren MacDonald, "Anything but burned out". Sudbury Star , October 29, 2009.
  10. ↑ Jason Schneider, "Browning opts to Burnout rather than fade away". Waterloo Region Record , November 5, 2009.
  11. ↑ Jessy Brunette, "Ox put its spin on some Christmas classics". Sudbury Star , December 20, 2010.
  12. ↑ Brian Kelly, "Life on the road inspires Brian Dunn's solo CD". Sudbury Star , September 23, 2010.
  13. ↑ Greg Burliuk, "Ox bucks musical trend". Kingston Whig-Standard , October 29, 2011.
  14. ↑ Sarah Greene, "OX - tUCo". NOW , December 8, 2011.
  15. ↑ Alex Hudson, "Ox "Nico" (video)". Exclaim! , December 7, 2011.
  16. ↑ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, January 3, 2012". !earshot .
  17. ↑ Rose Marcotte, "Excitement rising over northern music, film awards". Sudbury Star , April 27, 2012.
  18. ↑ Heidi Ulrichsen, "The coolest corner in Sudbury: Kathleen overcoming its challenges". Sudbury.com , December 11, 2016.
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