valentine's day Human Highway Unveil First Single: "The Sound"

valentine's day Feeling a little down on this rainy Friday? STOP RIGHT THERE. Firstly, it's Friday, it's really not that bad, okay? Secondly, just listen to "The Sound" from Human Highway - the duo comprised of Islands' Nick Thorburn and former Royal City/Islands member Jim Guthrie - and marvel as the gloom just melts away.

It's a beautiful song. With little more than some doubled acoustic guitars, bass, spare electronic percussion, and a xylophone interlude (or is it glockenspiel?), a simple foundation is laid for Thorburn and Guthrie's wonderfully melodic harmonies to nestle firmly within your "obsessive hummability/sing-along cortex" (just made that up) and refuse to let go. It's catchy, uplifting, built for summer, and for some odd reason makes me picture them playing it together like Nuno and Gary in the "More Than Words" video, not sure why.

Human Highway's debut album Moody Motorcycle comes out on August 19th in the U.S. on Suicide Squeeze Records. Now, will you do us a favor and just listen to the sound?

Listen: "The Sound" (removed by request - listen to the song on Human Highway's MySpace page)

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