Robert Haughey - Vox, Keys, Bass, Guitar............
Justin Myler - Vox, Keys, Bass, Guitar..............
Adam Peterson - Vox, Keys, Bass, Guitar........
Bryan David Ward - Guitar, Percussion, Other.....
David Molinaro - Drums....
Influences
Birth,
Death,
Heaven,
Purgatory,
and Brotherhood.
Sounds Like
A fist fight between a bear and Jesus.
"Simply put, all of the songs are great. Again and again, the band shows that they know how to balance the build-up and the pay-off, weaving together spacy intros with explosive verses and even more cathartic choruses." -- iheartmusic.net
"Somewhere between Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Wolf Parade is the synth-driven, eclectic indie rock of quintet Black Hat Brigade, who delivered their faux marching rhythms, disco stomps and swirly instrumental numbers with skill." -- Now Magazine
"-- a band with all the talent in the world and a couple of amazing songs, who show every sign of being ready to explode into primetime. New bands this great don't come along very often, so go -- right now, at this very moment -- and check Black Hat Brigade out. You won't be disappointed." -- iheartmusic.net
"Despite their slightly offputting too-cool-for-everything posturing, they had energy and stage presence and the chops to pull off relatively complex songs that were high on percussion, with lots of additional drumming by members who doubled on floor tom duty while the frantic lead guitar added to the music’s urgency." -- Now Magazine
"Pictorial History is a nice mix of sounds that blends the robotic (like the effects and synths) with rapid fire drums and a nice bass line. It evolves into a song you’d hear in some apocalyptic sci-fi movie (yes,that is a compliment)." -- Herohill.com
The Brigade started as project between four friends, Robert Haughey, Justin Myler, Adam Peterson, and Dave Molinaro. In the summer of 2007 the Brigade added a fifth member, Bryan Ward, who added a whole new dimension to the group, and helped complete the sound the Brigade was aiming for. They have prided themselves on a live performance that might just be the aural and visual equivalent to that final scene from the dystopian classic Soylent Green, when Charlton Heston’s character finally realizes that they’ve been eating each other all along.
Although the Brigade’s inspiration comes from an eclectic mix of
many artists and so many different types of music, their muse is more
abstract. It could be said that the drug induced children’s
programming of the early 1980’s, overexposure to video game
soundtracks, and the years spent partying in the bowels of dead end
suburban cul-de-sacs might have had an influence on their song writing.
The final result are songs that range from drunken art-rock sea
shanties, to juxtaposing moments of quiet contemplation with percussive
assaults akin to the sound of a small army of wild animals taking back
land that was rightfully theirs.
In December of 2007, the band gathered in the East end of Toronto to record their first EP with Ryan Mills at Sleepytown Sound (Born Ruffians, The Most Serene Republic, Fox Jaws) and was mastered by Ryan at Joao Carvalho Mastering. In their short time together BHB have played along side such international acts as Snowden (U.S), Forward Russia (U.K.), Ungdomskulen (Norway), and Land of Talk (Montreal). They have also played, and will be playing, such popular Toronto music series as "Canadian Music Week", "Pop With Brains", "Pitter Patter Nights", and "Two Way Monologues" music series.
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Black Hat Brigade EP
Whale Falls
On Leave
Limbo
Pictorial History
Swords
Available at the following retail locales:
Criminal Records - 493 Queen Street West, Toronto http://www.crimedoesntpay.ca
Ukula - 492 College Street, Toronto http://www.ukula.com
Soundscapes - 572 College Street, Toronto http://www.soundscapesmusic.com/
Nice review of the CD in this issue of Now Magazine 'They combine the airy instrumentation of Radiohead with the gritty vocals of Apologies-era Wolf Parade'
Sneaky Dee's will be a challenge I'll try my best to make it after work. I'll be @ the Supermarket for sure. My slide show wall of fame definitely needs an upgrade.
Thanks so much! Yeah, we covered Nude - most of it was pretty different from the original, but the end of the song was more faithful. I'm going to try to make it to one of the two shows you've got coming up...perhaps we can do a CD trade?
Hey – just a reminder to listen in FRIDAY afternoon at 4:30-6 pm CST to hear BLACK HAT BRIGADE on “This Great White North” an ALL CANADIAN music show from Austin, Texas It’s on www.koop.org 91.7 KOOP-FM
Hey Boys, Looking forward to seeing you out. I hope it rocks and it rolls. Cider? hmm..I don't believe so, let me see what I can do for ya. Interested to know.
yes indeed! thank you a bunch, i received them a couple of days ago. sounds great! i'm real happy with how it looks too. hope you're doing well and shifting MASS units!
That was a great set at The Silver Dollar, a call-to-arms, combining elements of sparkling indie-rock with a soaring UK-esque swagger, throwing daring twists at you, pummeling percussion, ringing guitar-riff echoes, to infectious avant-garde folk-elements. This is a dynamic yet quirky concoction of high-energy blasts of sound and style. A successful EP release.
Great set at the Rancho. The CD you gave me did have music on it (excellent music!), so I owe you. Hope to take in another show soon and pick up a proper EP. Thanks. -vince
small world indeed, i love it! currently we have no shows lined up, just waiting for kasey to finish school for the year so we actually have time to maybe make music together...haha. how about you guys, when do you plan on releasing your ep?
