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Left to right: Alex Vance – Bass | Peter Kasper – Guitar | Christina Kasper – Vocals + Guitar | Nick Richer – Drums
Ottawa, ON’s female fronted alternative rockers DOLL are proud to announce they will be hitting the road for their ‘Rolling To Rock Your’ in Ontario and Quebec followed by US dates in support of their latest release ‘The Ragdoll Diaries’, the hard hitting follow up to their popular 2009 debut ‘Inside The Dollhouse’. The grunge punksters have released their third and latest music video ‘Plastic Lies’ in support of ‘The Ragdoll Diaries’ and follows their two previous music videos ‘Youth of Today, Hope For Tomorrow’ and ‘FMO’.
Music Video – Plastic Lies – http://youtu.be/8o-LiMAt5zM
Album Stream – The Ragdoll Diaries – http://doll.bandcamp.com/
Vocalist/ guitarist Christina Kasper comments:
‘We’re super excited to announce our upcoming “Rolling To Rock” tour, which will be hitting up cities across Ontario, Quebec and the USA. It’s been a great year for Doll so far, with a lot of new songs, and a bunch of surprises, you won’t want to miss the party when we hit your town!”
Doll – Rolling To Rock Tour Dates
May 24 – Kingston, ON – The Mansion
May 25 – Oshawa, ON – The Atria
May 26 – Toronto, ON – Bovine sex club
May 27 – London, On – The Apk
May 28 – Windsor, ON – Phog Lounge
may 29 – Taylor, MI- Perfect pitcher
May 30 – Belleville, ON – Belle pub
May 31 – Quebec City, QC – Bistro Le Scanner
June 1 – Sherbrooke, QC- Bar le Magog
June 21 – Watertown, NY – The Nautical Turtle
June 22 – Philadelphia, Pa – The M Room
June 24 – New York City, NY – Arlene’s Grocery
July 6 – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
Music Video – Youth of Today, Hope For Tomorrow – http://youtu.be/tTqRVzVqYGo
Music Video – FMO – http://youtu.be/K-Y-rZ5EOxs
Formed in 2005 provides the missing link between punk and rock, a sound that’s been lacking in mainstream music for quite some time. In a time of oversaturation of commercially designed and developed music to subdue the listener into a false sense of marketability, Doll’s fresh and honest songs cut through like a hot knife through butter, snapping the listener out of their daze and onboard their trip of truth and beautifully crafted angst through sound and vision. Inspired by the great bands such as Sonic Youth, Hole and L7, Paramore, Flyleaf and Die Mannequin, Doll is on its way to becoming a musical force to be reckoned with, inspiring, creative, and honest.
The Ragdoll Diaries is undoubtedly Doll’s best works to date, working alongside producer Jason Jaknunas, Christina Kasper’s lyrics and vocal performance provides a call to all, to stand and believe in yourself, take action, to never be silent. The intensity of the drum and bass, emphasized by the intricate guitar work and atmospheric solo’ing rounds out an album that has it all, creative musicianship, honest lyrics, and a truth that’s been missing in music for some time. Supported by the fearlessly rocking threesome of Pete Kasper, Nick ‘Chopz’ Richer and newcomer to the Doll family Alex Vance, this is one band that you don’t want to miss getting in on the party early and staying for days while you zone out the beautifully crafted yet fiercely hard hitting tunes.
2012 saw great advances for the band, completing several successful Eastern Canadian tours, and breaking into the US market on their first ever tour through America, their live show is evolving and becoming one of the highlights of Canadian music. With strong performances at year’s past festivals such as the Ottawa Bluesfest, IndieWeek Canada, NXNE, and D-Tox Rockfest, a strong review in many major publications such as Outburn and Revolver Magazines, sharing the stage with Protest The Hero, Lacuna Coil, Three Days Grace and tons more, to selling out over 1000 copies of both albums and 500 vinyls of the Ragdoll Diaries, video plays across MuchMusic and MusiquePlus, and ever increasing radio plays, the band has embraced DIY to its highest degree continually improving its social media reach and brand awareness.
Just recently launching their newest music video for the song “Youth of Today, Hope forTomorrow”, being their 3rd video to date. Doll was also nominated for Best Rock album of 2009 by the Ottawa Xpress, Best Hard Rock band of 2010 and of 2011 by the Ottawa Xpress and Best Album in 2012 receiving honourable mention status.
Doll was selected by the Canadian Independent Recording Artists’ Association and is now being mentored by Canadian Electronica band Austra. You can expect big things from Doll in the near future! 2013 will prove to be a game changer not only for the band, but the Canadian musical landscape, with plans to return to the US and to branch out even further into Canadian markets.
2. If I Could
3. FMO
4. Plastic Lies
5. Never Too Late
6. Guardian
7. White Wedding
8. Haunting of Sally
9. Youth of Today, Hope For Tomorrow
10. Ragdoll
11. Sleeping In The Clouds of NYC
“Gritty, Angst-Riden music that doesn’t F#@K around“ – Now Magazine
“This is serious music, dark, intense, and magnetic“ – Exclaim Magazine
“Punk’N’Roll 8/10 Doll is a raucous female fronted quartet based out of Ottawa, Canada that slings 11 hard driving tracks full of punk, metal, grunge, and rock. Frontwoman Christina Kasper could simply steal the show with her aggressive demeanor and her gritty/streetwise approach to singing, but that wouldn’t be fair to the band that surrounds her. While Kasper does add her guitar playing to the mix, Peter Kasper shreds each track with a vibrant blend of metal, punk and good ol’ rock’n’roll. The intricate guitarwork ranges from full-on-metallic onslaughts to swirling walls of atmospheric rage and contempt. Nick Richer thunders in the background on the drum kit, helping each track rumble and rock by hammering away and pummeling the tracks into an abrasive viscosity. Add to that the fact that Doll absolutely nails a cover of Billy Idol’s White Wedding and you have the makings for a viable leader in the hard punk and metal underground. ” – Outburn Magazine
“Few words from the music encyclopedia bring waves of nostalgia back stronger than the mere mention of “grunge.” Itself a semi-corrupt term for a scene nobody really understood at the time, grunge was more of a label for an era of rock philosophy – one in reaction to 80s glam and cock-rock – than it was a description of a particular sound. Ottawa band Doll clearly understand this principle, for though they proudly slap the label of grunge on their music, it is more of a badge of affiliation with the ideals of the time than the actual grunge scene. In The Ragdoll Diaries, 12 tracks of heavy rock riffs build on the wave after wave of ascending guitar sections that buoy the impressive range of lead singer Christina Kasper. ”- Ottawa Xpress
“The debut from Ottawa’s Doll caught me instantly like a fish on a hook. This is serious music. Dark, intense and magnetic, this is the kind of gritty ’90s grunge that doesn’t fuck around. Fronted by the vocally vicious Christina Kasper, Doll recall an angry and confused era of music devoid of pop but not catchiness. Kasper howls in the vein of Courtney Love and Brodi Dalle, and while the lyrics are simple and not exactly fresh, they are impacting. Songs like “Perfect” deal with trying to live up to society’s standards, while “Sally Lost Her Shoelaces” and “Daddy’s Little Girl” deal with hurt, confusion and heroin against a backdrop of chunky guitars, assaulting drums and badass attitude. Julie-Anne Madore’s backing vocals add a whispered, haunting feel to this record. If the dirty rock’n’roll alone doesn’t reel you in, nothing will. (Independent)”- Exclaim Magazine
“It’s rare nowadays that I get a record that gives me that good old screeching metal jolt that everyone (in my estimation anyway) needs from time-to-time. I certainly get that from The Ragdoll Diaries, the sophomore album from Ottawa quartet Doll. The band melt are a relentlessly hard-driving metal machine, with razor-sharp punk arms and hefty grunge legs welded onto it. The breakneck pace of “If I Could” and the take-no-shit first single “FMO” are powered by the vocals of Christina Kasper, who’s defiant and forceful style is equal parts Kat Bjelland and Kittie. If you don’t dig Doll’s absolutely vicious rendition of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding”, then you just don’t like hard music. This is not music for the tender-eared. – TO Snob
“Despite its progressive nature, punk rock is largely dominated by men; however, Ottawa’s Doll demonstrates clearly that women can hold their own as the face of a punk band. Ragdoll Diaries is the band’s second album. With dirty bar rock forming the backbone of their sound, vocalist Christina Kasper’s singing is a throwback to ’90s grunge acts such as Hole or L7. The band’s rhythm section does a great job supporting Kasper’s vocals, which are certainly the centerpiece of the band’s music. After releasing Inside the Dollhouse in 2009, Doll spent a few years touring much of Canada alongside bands such as SNFU, Danko Jones, The Creepshow, and others. It appears as though rubbing shoulders with some of the genre’s finest has rubbed off on the band, who demonstrate a more mature and confident style with their latest release than in previous work. If Doll is coming through your neck of the woods, you’d be remiss not to check them out. – Canadian Musician Magazine
The Ragdoll Diaries
Release Date: December 2011
LABEL: Grunge Never Died, You Did! Records
DISTRIBUTION: Indiepool
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UPC CODE # 625989658723
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• All songs performed by: Doll
• All songs written by: Doll, except white wedding by Billy Idol
• Produced by: Jason Jaknunas
• Mixed by: Jason Jaknunas
• Mastered by:David Cain
• Single released:
• Available on: CD, Vinyl, Digital
• CD Cover, Album Artwork
• Track Listing of Album:
1. City That Fun Forgot
2. If I Could
3. FMO
4. Plastic Lies
5. Never Too late
6. Guardian
7. White Wedding
8. Haunting of Sally
9. Youth of Today, Hope For Tomorrow
10. Ragdoll
11. Sleeping in the clouds of NYC
Discography
2009 – Doll – Inside the Dollhouse – Full length
2011- Doll – The Ragdoll Diaries – Full length
Shared stage with:
Protest The Hero, Lacuna Coil, Three Days Grace, Halestorm, Spinnertte, Monster Truck, Anvil, the Creepshow, Nashville Pussy, Civet, the Set, New Medicine, Danko Jones, SNFU, Jucifer, Hanzel Und Gretyl, Band of Skulls, Genitorturers, Die Mannequin, the Cliks, the Agonist, Diemonds, Bam Margera, Crucified Barbara, CrashDiet, Dearly Beloved, and tons more
Tours and Festivals
2012/11/10 – Amnesia Rockfest (Ottawa)
2011 – Indie Week (Toronto)
2011 – Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
2010 – NXNE (Toronto)
2010 – Amnesia Rockfest
2010 – Much Music SnoCore
2009 – Ladyfest