Mounties | |
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 Mounties at Big Winter Classic 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | indie rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Light Organ Records |
| Associated acts | Hot Hot Heat, Limblifter |
| Website | www |
| Members | Hawksley Workman Steve Bays Ryan Dahle |
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 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.
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