Erin Lang (born May 11, 1979) is a Canadian musician. She is the funder of musical group Feral & Stray, Erin Lang & The Foundlings and its earliest inversion The Tail Lights.
Early life
Lang was born in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
;
["Erin Lang Foundlings And Strays"]
. ''Drowned in Sound'', by Guy Baillie-Grohman December 11, 2008 her father is
Steve Lang
Stephen Keith Lang (March 24, 1949 – February 4, 2017) was a Canadian bassist best known for his time and work with the rock band April Wine from 1976 to 1984 during the band's most successful years.
Early life
Lang was born in Montreal, Qu ...
, bassist with 1970s Canadian rock band
April Wine
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwin since its inception, April Wine's first success came with its second album, '' On Record'' (1972), which reac ...
.
Her mother, Dale Lang, was a
puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, called a puppet, to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped like a human, animal, or legendary creature. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from ...
and make up artist. She grew up in the
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
suburb of
Mississauga
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...
. Her younger brother, Robin Lang, is a filmmaker.
Career
After high school, Lang played keyboard for local Toronto band Tuuli.
She played bass in Canadian bands Jimmy Allen's Ant Farm, and Sixty Six Kicks before starting her own project.
In the summer of 2000, she met the English musician
Roger O'Donnell
Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English keyboardist best known for his work with The Cure. O'Donnell has also performed in The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins and Berlin, as well as having an active solo career.
Background
O'Do ...
, then keyboard player with
The Cure
The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith has re ...
; the two worked together as co-writers on Lang's first album and continue to collaborate on some projects.
In 2005, Lang and O'Donnell formed their own independent record label ''99 Times out of 10'' with the intention of releasing material by previously unsigned bands. They made the debut album with
Mario Thaler at his studio in
Weilheim south of
Munich
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, Germany. Under this label Lang released an EP. ''Choose Your Own Adventure''.
Lang sang on O'Donnell's 2006 album ''The Truth in Me'' and on two tracks of his 2009 album ''Songs From The Silver Box''.
In 2011 Lang began working on her second album ''Between You And The Sea'' in the countryside of Quebec Canada in various recording spaces, churches, meeting halls and artists lofts. The album was produced by Marc Lawson (Arcade Fire, Owen Palett, Timber Timbre) and featured members of
Timber Timbre
Timber Timbre is a Canadian music group, featuring Taylor Kirk. The moniker refers to an early series of recordings made in a timber-framed cabin set in the wooded outskirts of Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
History
Timber Timbre released two albums indep ...
and Elfin Saddle. In between recording sessions Lang did some touring; she performed in the USA, South America and Canada, and made a tour of Europe, including a performance at the
Le Guess Who?
Le Guess Who? is a Dutch music festival featuring different music genres: from avant-garde, jazz, hip hop, electronic, experimental, noise rock, indie rock, world music and others. The festival, founded by Bob van Heur and Johan Gijsen, has ...
festival in
Utrecht
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. The album was finally released in Germany Austria and Switzerland in November 2013 by the Berlin-based label mikrokleinstgarten.
In 2014 Lang toured solo as Feral & Stray supporting Danish singer
Agnes Obel
Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (born 28 October 1980) is a Danish singer, songwriter, and musician based in Berlin.
Her debut album, '' Philharmonics'' (2010), was released by PIAS Recordings, and was certified gold in June 2011 by the Belgian En ...
, on her European and Canadian tours for the release of the record ''
Aventine''.
In 2018 she performed on David Georgos' second album, ''Confidence''.
"Memum: Confidence (Review)"
''MusikReviews.de'', June 8, 2018. Tobias Jehle
Discography
* ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' (EP, 2005)
* ''Foundlings And Strays'' (EP, 2008)
References
External links
Official website
*Video session in Dijon Franc
*Mikrokleinstgarte
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1979 births
Living people
Musicians from Montreal