Mounties (band)

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]

Mounties
Mounties at Big Winter Classic 2016
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genresindie rock
Years active2013–present
LabelsLight Organ Records
Associated actsHot Hot Heat, Limblifter
Websitewww.mountiesband.com
MembersHawksley Workman
Steve Bays
Ryan Dahle

History

Workman, Bays and Dahle first discussed the possibility of a collaboration while socializing during the Juno Awards of 2009 event.[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 March 4, 2014 on Light Organ Records.[5][6] Soon after, the Mounties performed at the 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.

Singles
  • "Headphones"
  • "Burning Money"
  • "Canoe Song”
  • "De-Evolve Again”

Albums
  • Thrash Rock Legacy (2014)
  • Heavy Meta (2019)

References
  1. "Hawksley Workman starts new band with Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays and Limblifter's Ryan Dahle". CBC Music, January 25, 2013.
  2. "A new band for Hawksley Workman". The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2013.
  3. "The Mounties' Ryan Dahle talks Thrash Rock Legacy and the band's songwriting style". Calgary Herald, December 11, 2014.
  4. "Mounties: Hook-hunting supergroup have chemistry and melody in spades". NOW Magazine, by Joshua Kloke. October 30, 2014
  5. "Mounties, 'Thrash Rock Legacy'" Archived 2014-06-22 at Archive.today. Exclaim!, February 25, 2014.
  6. "Review Of Mounties - Tokyo Summer". The Odyssey. June 2, 2016. Gina Campanelli.
  7. "Mounties' Vancouver debut delivers dialled-in dynamics". Georgia Straight, by Gregory Adams on March 22nd, 2014
  8. "MOUNTIES: COMMODORE BALLROOM, MARCH 21, 2014". BeatRoute, 3rd, April 2014. Kristina Charania
  9. "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list" Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Aux, June 19, 2014.
  10. "2014 SIRIUSXM Indie Awards". May 10, 2014.
  11. "Mounties "Burning Money". Exclaim!, Alex Hudson Mar 03, 2018
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