Made up of Mike Wright (bass, vocals), Caleb Langille (guitar,
vocals), Brad Lahead (guitar, vocals) and Noah Dalton (on drums; Dalton
replaced his older brother Seamus after he left Halifax for school),
York Redoubt may play with clock radios on stage, but no one can accuse
them of wasting time.
Currently touring across Canada and into the States, the band
recently produced a short run of cassettes to tide fans over until
their anticipated debut record comes out on vinyl (as a split release
on Noyes and Hot Money Records).
Lo-fi, melodic and mathy, with a penchant for adding unusual noises
to recordings, York Redoubt sound like Built to Spill and Deerhoof, had
both those bands spent time in Halifax in the early ’90s.
“We love Halifax and we love The Beatles,” says Lahead. “New bands
around Halifax probably influence us the most.” (SJ)
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This article appears in Jun 11-17, 2009.
