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Human Highway @ CMW 2009

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) March 14, 2009 1:32 pm
Background / Composition: Human Highway are fronted by Islands' Nick Thorburn and Jim Guthrie, who both sing and play guitar. The group are rounded out by a bassist, drummer and keyboardist. The band's Moody Motorcycle debut came out last year. Grade: 78 Comment: They opened with a dull instrumental and the second song was pretty lacklustre, too...
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Human Highway — Moody Motorcycle

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) August 20, 2008 10:03 am
The best way to approach Moody Motorcycle is to check your expectations at the door. Yes, Jim Guthrie and Nick Thorburn are great songwriters, and the material here is melodic, light and fun. But that's about all. There's not much depth on Human Highway's debut — just insanely memorable choruses and delicately constructed harmonies. By no stretch...
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CMW 2009: Friday Night At The Horseshoe

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By CHARTattack Staff May 21, 2009 4:55 pm
Relive the memories or check out what you missed during the second night of CHARTattack's Canadian Music Week lineup at the Horseshoe Tavern in March. Featuring performances by: Dinosaur Bones, Daniel Wesley, The Bicycles (their last show ever!), Human Highway, Handsome Furs and Hot Panda. Check out the video from Thursday night (with headliner...
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Human Highway At CMW '09 Chart Showcase

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Photographer: 
Edward Skira
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Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 13, 2009
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Human Highway At CMW '09 Chart Showcase

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Photographer: 
Edward Skira
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 13, 2009
Human Highway

Human Highway At CMW '09 Chart Showcase

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Photographer: 
Edward Skira
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 13, 2009
Human Highway

Human Highway At CMW '09 Chart Showcase

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Photographer: 
Edward Skira
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 13, 2009
Human Highway

Human Highway At CMW '09 Chart Showcase

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Photographer: 
Edward Skira
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 13, 2009
Human Highway

Human Highway At CMW '09 Chart Showcase

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Photographer: 
Edward Skira
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 13, 2009
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Human Highway's Trippy Video

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 25, 2009 4:43 pm
Human Highway have unveiled the video for "The Sound" from last year's Moody Motorcycle. The clip was directed by Olivier Groulx (Arcade Fire) and features computer animated versions of Islands frontman Nick Thorburn and Jim Guthrie's faces floating amongst various coloured shapes. It gives the song quite a creepy spin and explains...
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Islands Recording Third Album

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 28, 2009 3:34 pm
Islands' Nick Thorburn has begun work on the band's third album in New York City. Thorburn, who's posting Twitter updates about the record, recently told Stereogum that the new Islands disc will be "electronic-based, with plenty of drum machine and programming." He's spending 18 days recording the album in New York City's Stratosphere...
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Human Highway Plot North American Tour

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 7, 2009 1:31 pm
Human Highway had never played any Canadian shows until December, when Jim Guthrie and Nick Thorburn did four gigs in Ontario and Quebec. They'll gain more experience playing live when they hit the road again in March. Most of the dates in support of last year's Moody Motorcycle will take place south of the border with Cotton Jones and The Magic...
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Islands' Nick Thorburn Gets Charitable

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 25, 2008 3:06 pm
Islands' Nick Thorburn has organized a benefit show for New York volunteer organization New York Cares. The event takes place on Dec. 8 at the soon-to-close Knitting Factory and will feature appearances from David Cross, Marnie Stern, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead's Conrad Keely, Leona Naess, Despot and Thorburn, who will appear...
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Human Highway Announce First Canadian Shows

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 13, 2008 1:34 pm
There was a lot of buzz surrounding the release of Human Highway's Moody Motorcycle earlier this year even though the dynamic duo of Islands' Nick Thorburn and Jim Guthrie hadn't played any Canadian shows. That'll change come Dec. 14 when Human Highway play four dates in support of Moody Motorcycle in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Guelph, Ont....
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Human Highway Get Moody

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) October 27, 2008 4:34 pm
Before the August release of Human Highway's Moody Motorcycle, it's likely more than a few people wondered if Jim Guthrie would ever return to the music scene. It had been five years since the release of his last solo record, Now, More Than Ever, and it had been another couple since his last live outing with Islands. "Yeah, it's been a...
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Guthrie Talks Human Highway

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) October 9, 2008 10:53 am
Canada is no stranger to the "supergroup." Broken Social Scene and The New Pornographers made the expression ubiquitous, and others are popping up all around the country. But two of the country's best songwriters recently came together to form something new... a super-duo. Human Highway are Jim Guthrie and Islands frontman Nick...
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Moody Motorcycle Rides Along Human Highway

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By Deidra Lunardon (CHARTattack) April 23, 2008 4:00 pm
Moody Motorcycle will be the title of the debut album from Jim Guthrie and Nick Thorburn's collaborative project, Human Highway. Montreal's Secret City Records will release the album in Canada on Aug. 19. It will be simultaneously issued by the Seattle-based Suicide Squeeze label in the U.S. Guthrie — best known for his releases on Three Gut...
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