Reuben and the Dark are a Canadian indie folk band from Calgary."BTW with Reuben And The Dark, Roger Roger, Justus Profitt, Federal Lights, Merival, Jerry Leger and The Del-Fi's" . Cashbox, January 20, 2016. Led by singer and songwriter Reuben Bullock,"Calgary band Reuben and the Dark see the light with release of Arts & Crafts debut Funeral Sky" . Calgary Herald, May 26, 2014. the band also currently includes Sam Harrison (guitar/keys/vocals), Brock Geiger (guitar/keys/vocals), Nathan da Silva (bass/vocals), and Brendan 'Dino' Soares (drums).
History Bullock released the solo albums Pulling Up Arrows in 2010 and Man Made Lakes in 2012"Calgary's Reuben Bullock and the drummer from Florence and the Machine: A match made in Mexico" . Metro, February 27, 2013. before deciding to adopt a band name. The band signed to Arts & Crafts Productions in 2013."Reuben and the Dark Sign to Arts & Crafts". Exclaim!, May 31, 2013.
The full band's debut album, Funeral Sky, produced by Christopher Hayden of Florence and the Machine and Stephen Kozmeniuk, was released on Arts & Crafts in 2014."Reuben and the Dark Reveal Arts & Crafts Debut 'Funeral Sky'". Exclaim!, March 4, 2014. The album was supported by a concert tour of both Canada and the United States, as well as a smaller follow-up tour of Western Canada."Reuben and the Dark Close 2014 with Western Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, October 30, 2014.
In 2016, they released the single "Heart in Two",Reuben and the Dark: "Heart in Two". Exclaim!, January 12, 2016. and toured North America as an opening act for Vance Joy. "Heart in Two" reached #1 on CBC Radio 2's Radio 2 Top 20 chart the week of February 12, 2016.
In 2018, the band released their second album Arms of a Dream,"Reuben and the Dark: Arms of a Dream". Exclaim!, May 3, 2018. as well as a cover of The Tragically Hip's "Bobcaygeon" as a charity single to benefit the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund."Reuben and The Dark Cover The Hip's Bobcaygeon to Raise Money for Downie-Wenjack Fund" . Samaritan Magazine, August 2, 2018. During the tour for the Arms of a Dream album across Canada, the band's tour bus crashed on the Trans-Canada Highway near to Banff National Park. Whilst the vehicles were written off, the band members only suffered slight injuries and were able to continue their tour, even though some of their instruments were damaged beyond repair.
In February 2019, the band released a stand-alone digital single "Hold Me Like A Fire" along with a collaboration video produced by the National Music Centre during their artist in residence program. On October 25, 2019, the band released their third album un love. Also in 2019, their song Black Water, from the album Funeral Sky, was featured in the trailer for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. The band also contributed a cover of What a Wonderful World for the soundtrack of the 2020 film Dolittle.
Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers In 2024, the band collaborated with Bullhorn Singers, a Kainai band led by Iskotoah'ka William (Billy) Wadsworth, to release "Powerful", a song about reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians that was credited to Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers."Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers on what happens after truth and reconciliation". Q, October 15, 2024. The song was longlisted for the Polaris SOCAN Song Prize at the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2025 SOCAN Polaris Song Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 24, 2025.
In March 2025, Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers announced the release of the EP All These Roads.Allie Gregory, "Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers Announce Debut EP, Map Out Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, March 25, 2025. Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers also recorded music for the preview trailer to Martin Scorsese's 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon.Jade Markus, "Alberta musicians underscore trailer for new Scorsese flick Killers of the Flower Moon". CBC News Calgary, October 21, 2023.
Discography Reuben Bullock Pulling Up Arrows (2010) Man Made Lakes (2012)
Reuben and the Dark Funeral Sky (2014) Arms of a Dream (2018) un love (stylised as unlove) (2019) In Lieu of Light (2022)
Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers All These Roads (2025)
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