The Sheepdogs
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The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock band known for their retro, guitar-driven sound and for being the first unsigned act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sheepdogs canonical | 2 |
| The Sheepdogs (album) | 2 |
| The Sheepdogs – Future Nostalgia | 1 |
| The Sheepdogs – The Sheepdogs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8483787 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sheepdogs Context triple: [Dine Alone Records, hasArtist, The Sheepdogs]
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A.
Mogwai
Mogwai is a Scottish post-rock band known for its atmospheric, guitar-driven instrumentals and dynamic shifts between quiet melodies and intense noise.
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B.
RatDog
RatDog is a rock band led by Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, known for blending rock, blues, and improvisational jam music.
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C.
The Gowfers
The Gowfers is the traditional nickname of Carnoustie Panmure F.C., a Scottish junior football club based in Carnoustie, Angus.
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D.
The Menzingers
The Menzingers are an American punk rock band known for their melodic, emotionally charged songs and storytelling lyrics.
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E.
The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons were a songwriting and production team, best known for crafting pop and R&B hits with Bruno Mars and other major artists in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sheepdogs Target entity description: The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock band known for their retro, guitar-driven sound and for being the first unsigned act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
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A.
Mogwai
Mogwai is a Scottish post-rock band known for its atmospheric, guitar-driven instrumentals and dynamic shifts between quiet melodies and intense noise.
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B.
RatDog
RatDog is a rock band led by Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, known for blending rock, blues, and improvisational jam music.
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C.
The Gowfers
The Gowfers is the traditional nickname of Carnoustie Panmure F.C., a Scottish junior football club based in Carnoustie, Angus.
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D.
The Menzingers
The Menzingers are an American punk rock band known for their melodic, emotionally charged songs and storytelling lyrics.
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E.
The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons were a songwriting and production team, best known for crafting pop and R&B hits with Bruno Mars and other major artists in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Juno Award for New Group of the Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Juno Award for Group of the Year
Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Saskatoon
|
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
ⓘ
boogie rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ southern rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
guitar-driven sound
ⓘ
retro sound ⓘ |
| hasDiscographyEntry |
Changing Colours
ⓘ
Future Nostalgia ⓘ Learn & Burn ⓘ Outta Sight ⓘ The Sheepdogs (album) ⓘ
linked to:
The Sheepdogs
|
| hasInfluence |
Creedence Clearwater Revival
ⓘ
Led Zeppelin ⓘ The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ The Guess Who ⓘ The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ewan Currie
ⓘ
Jimmy Bowskill ⓘ Ryan Gullen ⓘ Sam Corbett ⓘ Shamus Currie ⓘ |
| hasPart |
backing vocals
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ lead vocals by Ewan Currie ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://thesheepdogs.com ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine as an unsigned band ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first unsigned band to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
ⓘ
classic rock revival style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Changing Colours
ⓘ
Future Nostalgia ⓘ Learn & Burn ⓘ Outta Sight ⓘ The Sheepdogs (album) ⓘ
linked to:
The Sheepdogs
|
| occupation | musician ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Warner Music Canada ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sheepdogs Description of subject: The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock band known for their retro, guitar-driven sound and for being the first unsigned act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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