Paper Lions

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Paper Lions
Paper Lions at Hillside 2011.jpg
Paper Lions performing at the 2011 Hillside Festival
Background information
Also known asThe Chucky Danger Band (2004-2008)
Origin Belfast, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Genres Indie rock
Pop
Years active2004–present
LabelsThank You Cathy
MembersJohn MacPhee
David Cyrus MacDonald
Colin Buchanan
Rob MacPhee
Website paperlions.com

Paper Lions (formerly the Chucky Danger Band) is a Canadian indie rock band, formed and based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They have toured around Canada, and have released several albums, including 2016's Full Colour.

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History

In Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in 2004, by singer and guitarist John MacPhee, drummer David Cyrus MacDonald, guitarist Colin Buchanan and bass guitarist Rob MacPhee formed the band Chuck Danger. The MacPhees are brothers, and Buchanan grew up next door to them. They met MacDonald in high school. [1]

Chucky Danger's debut full-length album, Colour, was released in 2006. The band won the 2006 East Coast Music Award for Pop Recording of the Year for their EP 6-pack.

They received three nominations at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards: Group Recording of the Year, Single of the Year ("Marching Machine"), and Rock Recording of the Year. Their third release, Chucky Danger, was released in August of that year.

They were nominated for four awards at the 2008 East Coast Music Awards. [2]

In February, 2008, the band officially changed their name to Paper Lions. They then completed several tours including a 7-show tour with the American band, Cake, and released an album Trophies, which appeared on the !Earshot National Top 50 Chart in October 2010. [3] Their song "Stay Here for a While" made them finalists in the 2010 John Lennon Songwriting Competition. [4]

Paper Lions were featured on CBC Radio, and the video for their single "Lost the War" was nominated for a 2010 CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award. [5]

The band performed on September 29, 2010, on MTV Live [6] and their track "Lost the War" was featured in several episodes of the ABC television show, Greek .

In 2010 Paper Lions were selected to perform at the 2010 World Expo in China, [7] as well as at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, BC, and at the 2010 Paralympics in Whistler, BC.

Paper Lions signed in September 2010 to the MuseBox label for the official release of their album Trophies; they then headed out on a cross-Canada tour. [8] When they had not received any royalties from record sales by February 2012, the band released Trophies independently via free digital download. Musebox later admitted an error caused by staffing changes and agreed to pay the band. [9]

The band's 2014 album My Friends was named Album of the Year at the Music Prince Edward Island awards. My Friends was produced, engineered, and mixed by Howard Redekopp, who has also produced Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers, and Mother Mother. The band also won several other local awards that year. [10]

In 2016, they posted an a cappella cover of The Tragically Hip's "Bobcaygeon" to their YouTube channel. [11] In 2016 the band released an album, Full Colour, and were once more nominated for four East Coast Music Awards. [12]

Discography

Awards

Independent Music Awards 2013: At Long Creek-EP - Best Pop EP [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Cole, Sally (2007-08-24). "The homecoming". Charlottetown Guardian . Retrieved 2007-12-24.
  2. ↑ 2008 East Coast Music Awards nominees Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, October 26, 2010". !Earshot.
  4. ↑ John Lennon Songwriting Competition
  5. ↑ CBC Radio 3 Polls Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "MTV Live: Paper Lions". Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  7. ↑ 2010 World Expo Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Paper Lions Trophies". Exclaim!, By Jessica Lewis, Oct 26, 2010
  9. ↑ http://exclaim.ca/News/paper_lions_give_away_record_for_free_after_not_getting_paid_by_label "Paper Lions Give Away Record for Free After Not Getting Paid by Label"]. Exclaim!, By Alex Hudson Mar 01, 2012
  10. ↑ "Paper Lions tapped into their childhood memories". Georgia Straight, by Mike Usinger on November 23rd, 2016
  11. ↑ "Paper Lions post a cappella cover of Tragically Hip's Bobcaygeon". CBC News, August 22, 2016.
  12. ↑ "A few of their favourite things: a look at P.E.I.'s Paper Lions — through their stuff". CBC News, Sara Fraser, Feb 04, 2017
  13. ↑ "12th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners Announced!" Independent Music Awards, 11 June 2013. Retrieved on 4 Sept. 2013.
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