| Human Highway | |
| Origin: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Years Active: | 2008 - present |
| Label: | Secret City, Suicide Squeeze |
| Associated Acts: | Islands |
| Website: | www.myspace.com/humanhighway |
| Current Members: | Jim Guthrie Nicholas Thorburn Evan Gordon Geordie Gordon Aaron Harris |
Human Highway is a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. It is composed of singer-songwriter Jim Guthrie and Nicholas Thorburn of the band Islands.[1] Their style is influenced by 1960s and 1970s AM radio pop music.[2] [3]
The band started in the early 2000s; the pair had previously worked together in the band Islands, and Thorburn asked Guthrie for help with a song called "My Beach".[4] The band's name is a reference to the Neil Young song "Human Highway".[5] [6]
The duo's debut album, Moody Motorcycle,[7] was released in August, 2008 on Secret City Records in Canada and Suicide Squeeze Records in the United States.[8] Islands members Evan Gordon, Geordie Gordon and Aaron Harris were recruited to fill out the band. Reviews of the album were fairly positive.[9]
Up to that time Human Highway was strictly a recording project; the band began playing live support of the album, performing in New York[10] as well as four live shows in Ontario and Quebec[11] and took part in Canada Music Week in March.[12] They released a video to accompany their song "The Sound". before going on tour.[13]