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."Hawksley Workman starts new band with Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays and Limblifter's Ryan Dahle". CBC Music, January 25, 2013.
History Workman, Bays, and Dahle first discussed the possibility of a collaboration while socializing during the 2009 Juno Awards."A new band for Hawksley Workman". The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2013."The Mounties' Ryan Dahle talks Thrash Rock Legacy and the band's songwriting style". Calgary Herald, December 11, 2014. They began jamming and writing songs together in 2012,"Mounties: Hook-hunting supergroup have chemistry and melody in spades". NOW Magazine, by Joshua Kloke. October 30, 2014 and the trio released its debut single, "Headphones", in January 2013. The song's video consists of a clip from the 1980s Canadian children's television series Téléfrançais.
Their debut full-length album, Thrash Rock Legacy, was released on March 4, 2014, on Light Organ Records."Mounties, 'Thrash Rock Legacy'" . Exclaim!, February 25, 2014. Soon after, Mounties performed at Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver."Mounties' Vancouver debut delivers dialled-in dynamics". Georgia Straight, by Gregory Adams on March 22, 2014"MOUNTIES: COMMODORE BALLROOM, MARCH 21, 2014". BeatRoute, 3rd, April 2014. Kristina Charania
An eclectic mix of pop, rock, and electronica, Thrash Rock Legacy was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize."Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list" . Aux, June 19, 2014. The group was named SIRIUSXM Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2014 SIRIUSXM Indie Awards."2014 SIRIUSXM Indie Awards". May 10, 2014.
In March 2018, they released a new single called "Burning Money"."Mounties "Burning Money". Exclaim!, Alex Hudson March 3, 2018 It was followed in February 2019 by their second album, Heavy Meta.
Band members Hawksley Workman Steve Bays Ryan Dahle
Discography Studio albums Thrash Rock Legacy (2014) Heavy Meta (2019)
Singles "Headphones" "Burning Money" "Canoe Song” "De-Evolve Again”
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