Mounties (band)

Mounties
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.mountiesband.com
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 Limblifter.[1]

First proposed by Workman when the three socialized during the Juno Awards of 2009,[2] 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.[3] The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[4] The group was named SIRIUSXM Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2014 SIRIUSXM Indie Awards.[5]

On February 23, 2018, they posted a short teaser video on their website teasing a new single to come out on March 2. On March 2, they released a new single called "Burning Money".

Albums

  • Thrash Rock Legacy (2014)

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. 1 2 3 "A new band for Hawksley Workman". The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mounties, 'Thrash Rock Legacy'". Exclaim!, February 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list" Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine.. Aux, June 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 SIRIUSXM Indie Awards". May 10, 2014.


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