current_members website associated_acts years_active label article_title background alt genre image origin name
rodney doddridge darius doddridge skytone nick icons danger and the danger city rebels the social 2003 -- present the beautiful music skytone
 group_or_band skytone indie pop skytoneband.jpg ottawa , ontario , canada skytone
skytone

skytone are a canadian indie pop duo from ottawa consisting of brothers rodney and darius doddridge .
their sound is generally considered indie/folk/pop alternative with rodney and darius singing and playing a variety of instruments on their albums .
rodney plays guitar , bass , drums , keyboard and percussion .
darius plays guitar , bass , keyboard , percussion , mandolin , accordion and some drums .
skytone have so far released four albums : `` echoes in all directions '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- `` shining over you '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- `` beachball and the silver frog '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- and `` live at loon cove '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
recording and mixing is done at their home studios and albums are produced by rodney .
although they record to computer they favor using older `` vintage '' equipment during the recording and mixing process , for example a multivox multiecho tape delay machine was used on every song on the album `` shining over you '' .
skytone incorporates an eclectic range of influences and styles in their music such as folk , indie , britpop , fuzz pop , reggae , jangle pop , new wave , blue-eyed soul , post punk , garage rock , surf and acoustic folk .
album tracks `` lindbergh '' , `` the new york song '' and `` just a little attention '' have proven popular on campus radio charts .
they have also appeared on cbc radio 3 .
in the spring of 2008 , skytone won the regional final of the canadian radio star national songwriting competition for the song `` string of pearls '' .
both albums have been released on the ottawa-based label the beautiful music .
as of late , skytone are favouring a more acoustical `` live in studio '' sound for a series of covers and originals featured on their youtube channel .
