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"Live they are completely mind blowing, one of the most fantastic local bands Ive seen,...take any opportunity to check out them live, they remain one of the most impressive live acts Ive seen to date."
Jay MacDougall, AWMusic.ca
Arctheline was formed a few summers ago in Hamilton, Ontario. We came from diverse musical backgrounds jazz, rock and classical groups, local theatre, the band that plays all your friends keggers and decided we were maybe (maybe) just cool enough to play in a rock band, too. We ran the local band gauntlet, mostly playing weeknight 4-hour cover shows with a new lineup every time the season changed. Then, in late 2007, armed with a common love of moderately acceptable recording equipment and playing to empty rooms for free, we decided to become an original band.
We spent last winter recording and mixing our first record, which we called Trespasser. Like so many albums, its basically a big amalgamation of most of the noises we thought were awesome at the time. Some of it sounds like a midnight jam in your friends basement; some of it sounds like a Motown era dance floor; some of it sounds like our own 90s childhood nostalgia; and some of it sounds like all those things at once.
As a band, our music is influenced by every song written before we were born, and our live show is influenced by the intense and overwhelming joy that comes from not being at our day jobs. We like big vocal harmonies, multiple pianos on stage, electric guitar riffs that stick in your head and make you go da-na-naaaaa-na na at really inopportune times, sing-alongs, dance-alongs, and 4-minute songs that last at least twice as long on stage.
Age
28
Country
Canada