Lost Dakotas was a Canadian alternative country band in the 1990s. The band originally consisted of vocalist Paul Dakota and bassist Greg McConnell (formerly of Absolute Whores), who began in 1989 as a busking duo at the corner of Yonge and Dundas Streets in Toronto, Ontario.
Dakota and McConnell added guitarist Adam Faux and drummer Ron Duffy for their 1990 debut, Love to Play. The band's visuals, including posters, album art and animated video clips, were created by artist Erella Vent.
In 1992, Faux left to focus work on his previous band Pig Farm and was replaced by Rick O'Brien The album included a cover of Ned Sublette's "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other", For their 1994 tour to support that album, the band was also joined by J.C. Orr, formerly of King Apparatus, as a second guitarist.
McConnell went on to form Stratochief, but died in 1999. Erella Vent, now Erella Ganon, continues as an illustrator and writer. Adam Faux currently leads two bands with drummer Topher Stott, Hot Fo Gandhi and The Tiny Specks.
Discography
Albums
- Love to Play (1990)
- Last Train to Kipling (1991)
- Sun Machine (1993)
Other appearances
- Kumbaya Album Nineteen Ninety Four (1994) - includes a live recording of "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly"
- Poetreason: The Songs of Bob Snider (1996) - includes a live recording of "You"