Mounties are a Canadian indie rock supergroup consisting of singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman, Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat, and Ryan Dahle of the Age of Electric/Limblifter.[1]
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.jpg) Mounties performing in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Light Organ |
| Members | |
History edit
Workman, Bays, and Dahle first discussed the possibility of a collaboration while socializing during the 2009 Juno Awards.[2][3] They began jamming and writing songs together in 2012,[4] and the trio released its debut single, "Headphones", in January 2013.[2] The song's video consists of a clip from the 1980s Canadian children's television series Téléfrançais.[2]
Their debut full-length album, Thrash Rock Legacy, was released on March 4, 2014, on Light Organ Records.[5][6] Soon after, Mounties performed at Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.[7][8]
An eclectic mix of pop, rock, and electronica,[3] Thrash Rock Legacy was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[9] The group was named SIRIUSXM Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2014 SIRIUSXM Indie Awards.[10]
In March 2018, they released a new single called "Burning Money".[11] It was followed in February 2019 by their second album, Heavy Meta.
Band members edit
Discography edit
Studio albums
- Thrash Rock Legacy (2014)
- Heavy Meta (2019)
Singles
- "Headphones"
- "Burning Money"
- "Canoe Song”
- "De-Evolve Again”
References edit
- ^ "Hawksley Workman starts new band with Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays and Limblifter's Ryan Dahle". CBC Music, January 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c "A new band for Hawksley Workman". The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "The Mounties' Ryan Dahle talks Thrash Rock Legacy and the band's songwriting style". Calgary Herald, December 11, 2014.
- ^ "Mounties: Hook-hunting supergroup have chemistry and melody in spades". NOW Magazine, by Joshua Kloke. October 30, 2014
- ^ "Mounties, 'Thrash Rock Legacy'" Archived June 22, 2014, at archive.today. Exclaim!, February 25, 2014.
- ^ "Review Of Mounties – Tokyo Summer". The Odyssey. June 2, 2016. Gina Campanelli.
- ^ "Mounties' Vancouver debut delivers dialled-in dynamics". Georgia Straight, by Gregory Adams on March 22, 2014
- ^ "MOUNTIES: COMMODORE BALLROOM, MARCH 21, 2014". BeatRoute, 3rd, April 2014. Kristina Charania
- ^ "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list" Archived July 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Aux, June 19, 2014.
- ^ "2014 SIRIUSXM Indie Awards". May 10, 2014.
- ^ "Mounties "Burning Money". Exclaim!, Alex Hudson March 3, 2018