Whitehorse (band)

Whitehorse

Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet
Background information
Origin Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genres folk rock
Years active 2011 (2011)–present
Labels Six Shooter
Website whitehorsemusic.ca
Members Luke Doucet
Melissa McClelland

Whitehorse is a Canadian folk rock band composed of husband-and-wife duo Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland.[1] Based in Hamilton, Ontario,[2] Doucet and McClelland were both established singer-songwriters before opting to put their solo careers on hold to work together as Whitehorse.[1]

Bio

Doucet and McClelland toured in each other’s bands for years before forming Whitehorse in 2010.[3] They have since released three albums and two EPs on Six Shooter Records.[4]

In July 2013, their second album The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss was shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.[5] That year, they also played their first show at Massey Hall, one of Canada's most storied music venues; to mark the occasion, they released The Road to Massey Hall, an EP comprising cover versions of songs written and performed by other artists who had previously performed there.

In 2014, they released Éphémère sans repère, an EP of French language versions of several of their songs.[6] Lyric translations for the EP were provided by Pierre Marchand.[6]

Their third full-length album, Leave No Bridge Unburned, was released on February 17, 2015[7] and won the Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2016.[8]

Live performance

Whitehorse performs live as a duo. While both Doucet and McClelland play guitar as their primary instruments as singer-songwriters, as Whitehorse each performs on a number of instruments.

The band makes extensive use of live looping; most commonly by opening many songs by creating layered drum and percussion loops to serve as a drum track. They also loop instrumental portions and vocal phrases in some songs.

Doucet generally plays the drum kit parts with McClelland adding other percussion elements. McClelland plays bass guitar and keyboards along with acoustic (and occasionally electric) guitar. Other than drums, Doucet generally plays electric (or acoustic outfitted to sound as an electric) guitar, with occasional keyboards. The duo also often uses several different vocal mics to achieve different sounds.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Awards

2012 Hamilton Music Awards

2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland Find Their Sound as Whitehorse. Exclaim!, August 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton in the midst of a grassroots cultural revival". Toronto Star, December 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ . March 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Whitehorse: Numbering two, with a bullet". The Globe and Mail, February 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Polaris Prize shortlists Tegan and Sara, A Tribe Called Red". CBC News, July 16, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "Whitehorse, 'Éphémère sans repère'". Exclaim!, March 25, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Whitehorse Announce Sophomore Set 'Leave No Bridge Unburned,' Premiere New Video". Exclaim!, November 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Junos 2016: complete list of winners (so far)". CBC Music, April 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ Six Shooter Records released The Road To Massey Hall January, 2013. Six Shooter Records
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