Human Highway is a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. It is composed of singer-songwriter Jim Guthrie and Nicholas Thorburn of the band Islands."Human Highway (Nick Thorburn and Jim Guthrie) Moody Motorcycle". Tiny Mixtapes, 2008 By Josh Constine Their style is influenced by 1960s and 1970s AM radio pop music."Human Highway Moody Motorcycle". Wilson McBee, Slant, August 27, 2008"Human Highway Moody Motorcycle". Pop Matters, Matthew Fiander 9 September 2008

History The band started in the early 2000s; the pair had previously worked together in the band Islands, and Thorburn asked Guthrie for help with a song called "My Beach"., chartattack.com, April 23, 2008. The band's name is a reference to the Neil Young song "Human Highway".10 Questions w/ Human Highway's Jim Guthrie (18 August 2008). Greg Meister. Retrieved on 27 December 2008."Human Highway" . AllMusic, Biography by Margaret Reges

The duo's debut album, Moody Motorcycle,Whibbs, Chris."Human Highway Detour", Exclaim!, September 2008 . was released in August 2008 on Secret City Records in Canada and Suicide Squeeze Records in the United States."The Music Box". North Adams Transcript via Newspaper Archives. September 26, 2008 - Page 12 Islands members Evan Gordon, Geordie Gordon, and Aaron Harris were recruited to fill out the band. Reviews of the album were fairly positive."Pick of the Week Human Highway" Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Rayner, Ben, Aug 19, 2008 Page L.10

Up to that time Human Highway was strictly a recording project; the band began playing live support of the album, performing in New York" Human Highway Play First-Ever Live Show". Spin, Larry Fitzmaurice // September 16, 2008 as well as four live shows in Ontario and Quebec. Chart Attack - Jan 7, 2009 and took part in Canada Music Week in March."CMW 2009: Friday night round-up - Dreamy Scream, fab Furs". The Buzz, CBC, March 14, 2009, by Sarah Liss They released a video to accompany their song "The Sound" before going on tour."New Video: Human Highway Get Deconstructed". Spin, William Goodman // February 26, 2009

See also

Music of Canada Canadian rock List of Canadian musicians List of bands from Canada :Category:Canadian musical groups

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