{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dat'r | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = Portland, Oregon, {{nowrap|United States}} | genre = Funk, Electronica, Indie rock | years_active = 2007?–present | label = Hush | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Matt Dabrowiak<br/>Paul Alcott | past_members = }}
'''Dat'r''' is an Electronic music band consisting of Matt Dabrowiak and Paul Alcott, from Portland, Oregon.
==History== Dat'r was originally formed as a side project of the Portland-based Rock band Binary Dolls. Alcott and Dabrowiak began pursuing Dat'r when Binary Dolls' singer Nick Jaina decided to focus on writing and performing Folk music.<ref name=ww>{{Cite web |url=http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/04/25/bnbdatr/ |title=Byrne, Michael. Local Cut: Best New Band: Extended Q&A with Dat'r. [[Willamette Week]], April 25, 2007. |access-date=August 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709144255/http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/04/25/bnbdatr/ |archive-date=July 9, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Shortly after the release of their Hush Records debut ''Turn Up the Ghosts'', Dat'r was voted #6 on the "Top Ten Best New Bands in Portland" by the Willamette Week, a local newspaper.<ref name=ww/> The album was praised by PopMatters, calling it "well-executed" and, "fun-as-hell".<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/32150/datr-turn-up-the-ghosts/ Matthew Fiander. PopMatters: Dat'R: Turn Up the Ghosts]</ref>
Dat'r incorporates many different types of electronic instruments (game console joysticks, laptops, keyboards) and percussive instruments (shakers, cymbals, tambourines) into their energetic live performances.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tsweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1582&Itemid=71 |title=The Source Weekly |access-date=2007-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927214100/http://www.tsweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1582&Itemid=71 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The duo performed at the 2007 annual PDX Pop Now! Festival in Portland.
The band has currently been recording a new album since October 2008 with no anticipated release date at this time.
==Discography== * ''Turn Up the Ghosts'' (2007) * ''Blowout''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://myspace.com/datr Official page] on Myspace
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Datr}} Category:Musical groups from Portland, Oregon Category:Hush Records artists Category:2007 establishments in Oregon Category:Musical groups established in 2007
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