Put The Rifle Down is an electronic band from toronto, canada. We've done shows with The Teenagers, Crystal Castles, Duchess Says, We Are Wolves, New Young Pony Club, VHS or Beta, Shit La Merde, VNDLSM, Tokyo Police Club, nu-ravers on the block, and Stop Die Resuscitate.
Our debut record 'Selector' is coming out on summer lovers unlimited.
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For information/bookings/management, contact jordanbimm@gmail.com
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Put The Rifle Down are a band who could, in theory, be referred to as synth-pop, or dance-rock, or maybe synth-rock, if only such descriptors hadn't been bled so utterly dry of meaning by indie market researchers repping the last ten 'club-rawk' bands you can't possibly remember. Better, then, to err on the side of hyperbole and just say that these dudes are your new New Order. RLY.
Through scarily pinpoint awareness of both context and texture, the Toronto foursome retain the spare, wiry instrumental elegance of their sleeve-worn new-wave forbears, while bringing their own completely uncynical new pop maximalism. The result is an intensely urgent, modern sound, shot through with flashes of ungraspable familiarity. These boys have done their homework and they execute with style: it's not uncommon, nor unnatural, to hear flawless motorik beats, crystalline 90s synthlines, and the rough-hewn fragile vocals of indierock's golden years - all in one PTRD song. If there's anything pure left in our generation's collective musical nostalgia that hasn't yet been defiled by a million shitty ironic misappropriations, leave it to Put The Rifle Down to put the record out.
Put The Rifle Down have recently played with Duchess Says, We Are Wolves, and Crystal Castles, and everyone sang along. You're supposed to sing along.
Hey, Thanks for the add!! Really like the song My Industrial Park. IF you have any spare time, we'd definitely appreciate it if you checked out some of our tunes! Thanks again, Jessica & Vega
hey jordan and company, how was playing with duchess says, there one of my favs. we got a new hilarious video on our page for my friends can beat up your friends, check it out, and let us know when the next dance party is going down, later, craig vk
Hi, thanks for the add! We just wanted to tell you that we loved your show at Laval with Duchess Says and it sucks that there was like 15 people..anyway 3 of us were there we were the 5 guys close to the stage from the begining to the end. The last 5 minutes were insane!!! hahaha anyway Have a nice day a see you the next show in Laval or Montreal
That was a great set at Sneaky Dee's, dramatic jolts of electro-rock adrenaline, a high-octane dance-a-thon fusing rock axemanship, techno beats, driving rhythms with supercharged lead-singer. A raw and spellbinding live-show.
Thank you so much for playing the party last night. I truly enjoyed all of your performance and would love to play with you again in the fall. Talk soon. Matthew
That was a great set at The Neutral, electro-shock-rock therapy, a rhythmic-whiplash sound, brisk and supercharged, a rapid fire attack that soars above the transonic dance-punk barrier. These rock mercenaries are always ready to lock and load.
