The critically acclaimed High Dials have confirmed 16 shows in major Canadian and U.S. cities in anticipation of the release of their new album Moon Country (Fontana Distribution), in stores next week September 23. The band will play shows for fortunate fans, friends and newcomers coast-to-coast in New York, L.A., Toronto, Vancouver and their hometown of Montreal, as well as 11 other cites acro...
There's something immediately familiar about Montreal's The High Dials. When you first listen to their new album, Moon Country , you'd be forgiven for mistaking the album as a long lost 60s psychedelic pop treasure. The High Dials do retro without any irony; they've tapped into a groove and energy that is honest and driven by solid playing and songwriting. That's not to say that there are n...
The best thing about my 'job' as a blogger (I say that with air quotes), are the presents I get in my inbox from new artists and record labels promoting their goods. It's like a treasure hunt, sometimes the hunt leaves you empty handed but other times you hit jackpot. That's the way I felt [...]
Now, from time to time, I will hear a song and say to myself, "Ooo, Spike (or Deadman or Bartleby or Cody, etc.) would really dig this." When I heard this song, I thought immediately of dermahrk. Does anyone else suffer from this?
It takes a very talented band to remain fresh and original without repeating themselves. This is what makes me love Montreal's The High Dials so much. In their original incarnation as The Datsuns, they were another above average Nuggets-inspired garage band, which was cool. Other bands of that ilk have proved beyond any measure of doubt that this sound is all that they can do and although the...
The critically acclaimed High Dials have confirmed 16 shows in major Canadian and U.S. cities in anticipation of the release of their new album Moon Country (Fontana Distribution), in stores next week September 23. The band will play shows for fortunate fans, friends and newcomers coast-to-coast in New York, L.A., Toronto, Vancouver and their hometown of Montreal, as well as 11 other cites acro...
Montreal's The High Dials are the newest addition to the neo-psychedelic movement. They've recently supported Brian Jonestown Massacre. You can catch them at the Hotel Utah next Saturday.