Mounties | |
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![]() Mounties performing in 2016 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Toronto, Canada |
Genres | Indie rock |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Light Organ |
Members |
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]
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] Soon after, Mounties performed at Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. [6] [7]
An eclectic mix of pop, rock, and electronica, [3] Thrash Rock Legacy was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. [8] The group was named SIRIUSXM Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2014 SIRIUSXM Indie Awards. [9]
In March 2018, they released a new single called "Burning Money". [10] It was followed in February 2019 by their second album, Heavy Meta.
Studio albums
Singles
Mounties | |
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![]() Mounties performing in 2016 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Toronto, Canada |
Genres | Indie rock |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Light Organ |
Members |
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]
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] Soon after, Mounties performed at Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. [6] [7]
An eclectic mix of pop, rock, and electronica, [3] Thrash Rock Legacy was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. [8] The group was named SIRIUSXM Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2014 SIRIUSXM Indie Awards. [9]
In March 2018, they released a new single called "Burning Money". [10] It was followed in February 2019 by their second album, Heavy Meta.
Studio albums
Singles