In two-thousand-and-six, a perpetually leathered
Brohan Moore and a visibly weathered Alec O’Hanley birthed the Danks in
a small Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island apartment. Upon enlisting
enigmatic drum man Phil MacIsaac, a few scrappy demos soon surfaced,
but it wasn’t until 2008’s modestly titled “SAMPLES” ep that listeners
got a true glimpse at the melodic gold that forms the foundation of the
Danks. After the Peruvian departure of original bassist Chris Doiron,
the unflappable Andrew MacDonald was hauled aboard the good ship,
thereby bringing the count of mutual Two Hours Traffic/Danks members up
to an even two.
The
subversive anti-workaday message bestowed by these purveyors of
pertinent pop made for widespread wowing of festival patrons at both
Pop Montreal and North by Northeast in 2008. The Danks regularly play
rock and roll concerts with Collagen Rock Records labelmates Two Hours
Traffic, Mardeen, and Smothered in Hugs, and have also graced Tokyo
Police Club and Immaculate Machine with their blistering onstage
presence. Constantly catchy, impossibly handsome, the Danks gear up for
a month-long national tour with Two Hours Traffic and Hey Rosetta! in
November.
