Canadian
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indie rock
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band, who were briefly active in Toronto in the late 1990s before reforming with some new members in 2012.
History
Originally formed in the late 1990s by Brendan Canning and Bernard Maiezza after the dissolution of their previous bands
hHead
hHead were a Canadian alternative rock band, formed in 1991 in Ajax.
The band was originally formed by Noah Mintz and Brendan Canning as an acoustic duo,"hHead music simple, melancholy; Disc reminiscent of 'Seattle sound'". ''Ottawa Citizen'', Oc ...
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'', November 10, 2011. the band released a self-titled album in 2001 with a lineup that included Evan Cranley,
Danko Jones
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and
Ian Blurton
Ian Blurton (born 1965) is a Canadian musician and record producer.
Early life
He was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1965, and moved to Toronto in 1973.
Musical career
He has been a part of Toronto's indie music scene since the early 1980s. ...
, but subsequently went on hiatus as Canning's other project,
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the othe ...
, broke through to mass popularity.
Following Broken Social Scene's announcement in 2011 that they were going on hiatus, Canning and Maiezza revived Cookie Duster, working with a new band lineup including vocalist Jeen O'Brien, guitarist Matt Murphy and drummer Damon Richardson (
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