26

26 is an Australian group from Brisbane, active since 2005. Its line-up centres on Doc Corbin Dart, with the act also associated with folk rock and indie rock.

History

The name 26 is used by several different acts, including an Australian musical outfit founded in Brisbane in 2004 by Nick O'Donnell and Drew Fellows. O'Donnell handles lead vocals and guitar, while Fellows plays keyboard and vocals. The group later adds Ross Duckworth on bass and vocals, and Iain Wilson on drums and vocals.

The band’s first album, The King Must Die, is released in Australia through Floodboy Records in 2005. Its second album, Births, Deaths & Marriages, follows in 2008.

Members and related work

Doc Corbin Dart is also known as “26” and is previously known under his own name. He is the lead singer, founder and lyricist of the punk rock band The Crucifucks, which forms in 1981 and signs to Alternative Tentacles. The band releases two albums that are later compiled on the Our Will Be Done CD. Dart also records two solo albums: Patricia in 1990, issued by Alternative Tentacles as an LP/cassette-only release, and the cassette-only self-released Black Tuesday in 1991. A third Crucifucks album, L.D. Eye, is released by Alternative Tentacles in 1996.

Later activity

Dart remains a well-known figure in Lansing, Michigan, and continues to appear in local press.