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Glam and sleaze, desert grit and subway rats, scum-bags and fakers, hot messes and cold shoulders: welcome to the world of Whitehorse, a rock duo from Toronto. Whitehorses brazen sonic breadth encompasses psychedelic surf, arid border rock, lo-fi ingenuity and icy 80s sparseness. Luke Doucets Gretsch White Falcon and impeccable tone, combined with Melissa McClellands blazing vocals and badass P- Bass playing, have made the duos sound is unmistakably, inventively Whitehorse. The duos songwriting is distinguished by its cinematic fiction, full of flawed characters, foiled plans and anti-fairytales that transform real life into sleek, stylized collages of neo-noir drama and high-gloss. Whitehorse began as something of a folk duo, moved into space cowboy twang territory on the debut apocalyptic full-length The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, a fitting title lifted from a Wonder Woman comic. From there, Whitehorse expanded the intergalactic atmospherics with Leave No Bridge Unburned, a chase-scene-velocity acceleration into rock n roll, with lethal riffs and near indecent vocal heat. Most recently, the duo rebuilt early electric blues The Northern South Vol. 1, which showcased the duos adventurousness and enviable guitar collection. Last year, Whitehorse won a Juno Award and performed on the awards live television broadcast to millions.
Whitehorse won the Juno Award for AAA Album of the Year with their 2015 release, Leave No Bridge Unburned. The album also made the long list for the Polaris Prize. Leave No Bridge Unburned debuted at #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart. Past press coverage includes NPR Morning Edition, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, Paste & more. Press to date for Panther in the Dollhouse includes Noisey the new single Boys Like You, Whitehorse once again mixes things up, adding hip-hop producers and processed beats, and expanding their studio sound with samplers, vintage drum-machines and more. The result is a song that is an irresistible fusion of 90s guitar rock riffs and Brit pop-inspired swells with futuristic, cinematic production
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