Mark Davis is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Edmonton, Alberta.[1] He is most noted for his 2011 album Eliminate the Toxins, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize.[2]
Originally associated with the alternative country band Old Reliable,[3] he released two concurrent solo albums, Mistakes I Meant to Make and Don't You Think We Should Be Closer?, in 2007.[4] Eliminate the Toxins followed in 2011;[1] in the same year, Davis and Lorrie Matheson collaborated on a cover of Deja Voodoo's "Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die" for the first Have Not Been the Same charity compilation.[5]
Since the release of Eliminate the Toxins, Davis has collaborated with Sean Picard in the synthpop duo Concealer, who released their debut album feted:fetid in 2015.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mark Davis Talks New Album, Eclectic Side-Projects". Exclaim!, June 8, 2011.
- ^ "Edmonton's Mark Davis makes Polaris Prize long list". Edmonton Journal, June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Mark Davis: Eliminate the Toxins". Exclaim!, May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Mark Davis: Don't You Think We Should Be Closer? / Mistakes I Meant To Make". Exclaim!, June 20, 2007.
- ^ "'Have Not Been the Same' Book Spawns Covers Comp Featuring Kevin Drew, the Hidden Cameras, Great Lake Swimmers, Bry Webb". Exclaim!, November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Edmonton's Concealer a musical odd couple that clicks". Calgary Herald, September 1, 2015.
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