Paper Lions (formerly the Chucky Danger Band) is a

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band, formed and based in

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. They have toured around Canada, and have released several albums, including 2016's ''Full Colour''.

History

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, 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. Chucky Danger's debut full-length album, ''Colour'', was released in 2006. The band won the 2006

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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. 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,

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, and released an album ''Trophies'', which appeared on the !Earshot National Top 50 Chart in October 2010. Their song "Stay Here for a While" made them finalists in the 2010 John Lennon Songwriting Competition. 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. The band performed on September 29, 2010, on ''

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'' and their track "Lost the War" was featured in several episodes of the ABC television show, ''

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''. In 2010 Paper Lions were selected to perform at the

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in China, as well as at the

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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. 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. 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

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, who has also produced

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, and

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. The band also won several other local awards that year. In 2016, they posted an a cappella cover of

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" to their

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channel. In 2016 the band released an album, ''Full Colour'', and were once more nominated for four East Coast Music Awards.

Discography

* ''Two Brothers, A Major, and a Minor (2003) * ''6-pack'' EP (2004) * ''Colour'' (2006) * ''Chucky Danger'' (2007) * ''Trophies'' (2010) * ''At Long Creek'' (2012) * ''My Friends'' (2013) * ''Full Colour'' (2016) * ''At Long Creek II'' (2018) * ''Stay Together'' (2019)

Awards

Independent Music Awards 2013: ''At Long Creek-EP'' - Best Pop EP"12th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners Announced!"
Independent Music Awards, 11 June 2013. Retrieved on 4 Sept. 2013.

References

External links

Paper Lions
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Paper Lions Musical groups established in 2004 Canadian indie rock groups Musical groups from Prince Edward Island Canadian power pop groups 2004 establishments in Prince Edward Island