Odonis Odonis are a Canadian industrial and electronic music group from Toronto, Ontario."Odonis Odonis Talk Their New Old Album 'Hard Boiled Soft Boiled'". Exclaim!, April 10, 2014.
History
Odonis Odonis was formed by Dean Tzenos after he left Ten Kens,"Odonis Odonis: Everything New Is Old". Exclaim!, April 22, 2014. and also included Jarod Gibson and Denholm Whale."We did a virtual reality interview with Toronto's Odonis Odonis". Now, June 21, 2016. In 2009 the trio recorded a group of tracks that would become their album Hard Boiled Soft Boiled, but then released a different set of material as their debut album Hollandaze in 2011. That album appeared on the !earshot Campus and Community National Top 50 Albums chart in January 2012."The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, January 3, 2012". !earshot.
Hard Boiled Soft Boiled, was eventually released in 2014. The album was marked by a dichotomy between the first half of the album, which comprised aggressive and hard-edged industrial music, and the second half, which softened into shoegaze-influenced electronic dream pop."Odonis Odonis – ‘Hard Boiled Soft Boiled’". NME, April 11, 2014. In addition to the album's Polaris nomination, the band received a Prism Prize nomination in 2015 for their video "Order in the Court", directed by Lee Stringle."Prism Prize announces Top 10 best Canadian music videos of 2014" . Vancouver Sun, February 12, 2015.
In 2016, the band followed up with their third album, Post Plague. The compact disc version was released by felte, the vinyl version by felte and Telephone Explosion Records and the compact cassette tape version by Geertruida.
In 2017, the band released their fourth album, No Pop.Daniel Sylvester, "Odonis Odonis: No Pop". Exclaim!, October 16, 2017. The record received an 8.1 rating from Pitchfork
Their fifth album, Spectrums, was released on October 15, 2021.Matt Bobkin, "Odonis Odonis Announce New Album 'Spectrums'". Exclaim!, March 9, 2021. The album was nominated for the 2023 Juno for Electronic Album of The Year.Paul Grein,"The Weeknd Tops 2023 Juno Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard, January 31, 2023.
Discography Studio albums TitleDetailsHollandaze Released: October 27, 2011 Label: FatCat Records Format: Cassette, CD, Digital download, LPHard Boiled Soft Boiled Released: April 25, 2014 Label: Buzz Records Format: Cassette, CD, Digital download, LPPost Plague Released: June 27, 2016 Label: Felte Records/Geertruida/Telephone Explosion Records Format: Cassette, CD, Digital download, LPNo Pop Released: October 20, 2017 Label: Felte Records Format: CD, Digital download, LPSpectrums Released: October 25, 2021 Label: Felte Records Format: Digital download, LPOdonis Odonis Released: November 14, 2025 Label: Royal Mountain Records Format: CD, Digital download, LP
Extended plays TitleDetailsLotus Plaza/Odonis Odonis Released: July 18, 2011 Label: Palmist (FatCat) Format: CD, Digital download, LPBetter Released: April 16, 2013 Label: Buzz Records Format: Digital download, LPReaction Released: April 12, 2019 Label: Felte Records Format: Digital Download, LPICON Released: June 19, 2023 Label: Felte Records Format: Digital Download, LP
Awards and nominations
| 2023 | Juno Awards | Electronic Album of the Year | Spectrums
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