Magneta Lane was a Canadian

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band formed in 2003 in

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. Magneta Lane disbanded in 2014."LOLAA's Sweeping Synth Pop Captures the Glamour and Drama of 80s Pop Divas"
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Biography

The all-female line-up consisted of sisters Lexi Valentine (vocals and guitar) and Nadia King (drums), and their high-school friend Francine DiBacco, a.k.a. “French” (bass)."Magneta Lane returns with Witchrock"

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, February 13, 2013."Magneta Lane - Witchrock EP"
YouTube, Jan 21, 2014. The group formed after Valentine and King, then aged 16 and 15 years old respectively, attended a concert in Toronto and met the band backstage, deciding that watching a concert was not satisfying enough. The trio came together in the fall of 2003 and spent the next year teaching themselves how to play their instruments and playing shows in and around their native Toronto. The band released its debut EP, '' The Constant Lover'', in 2004 on

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. The full-length album '' Dancing with Daggers'' followed in 2006, and then the band moved to

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for 2009's '' Gambling with God''. Following ''Gambling with God'', however, the band ran into label and management changes, and took some time off before reemerging in 2013 with the EP '' Witchrock''."Magneta Lane Return with 'Witchrock' EP"
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'', January 9, 2013. That album was released on the band's own new Splendor House label, with distribution by

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. The band also appeared in k-os' video for "The Dog Is Mine". Magneta Lane disbanded in 2014. Valentine and King later started a synth/dance pop project called LOLAA."LOLAA Fundraiser Show"
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'', November 8, 2017."Lexi talks about LOLAA line-up"
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'', March 15, 2014."Introducing LOLAA: Indie rock sisters get personal by turning to dance"
RIFF Magazine, August 15, 2017. French joined Cream Productions in 2016, where she later became supervising producer."‘Eli Roth Presents’ Producer Cream Promotes Trio (EXCLUSIVE)"
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Discography

EPs

* '' The Constant Lover (EP)'' (2004, Paper Bag Records) * '' Witchrock'' (2013, eOne Music)

Albums

* '' Dancing with Daggers'' (2006, Paper Bag Records) * '' Gambling with God'' (2009, Last Gang Records)

Singles

* "The Constant Lover" * "Ugly Socialite" * "Cheap Linguistics" * "Broken Plates" * "Wild Gardens" * "Lady Bones" * "Burn" * "Lucky"

Music videos

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magneta Lane Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups disestablished in 2014 Canadian indie rock groups Canadian all-female bands Canadian garage punk groups Paper Bag Records artists Canadian garage rock groups 2003 establishments in Ontario 2014 disestablishments in Ontario