Balanced between a life in the nation’s capital and a busy touring schedule, this is the year indie pop band The Love Machine make their mark in Canadian music.
The Love Machine – consisting of Allan Gauthier, Sean Prescott, Jordan David and Mike Laing – blossomed as a band back in 2004, stemming from the coming together of two past bands that had befriended one another.
Their chemistry as a group came naturally, as did their collective agreement upon collaborative creation, with each member contributing to the songwriting process. Each member takes his turn on the microphone, thus proving that four songwriters, plus four vocalists adds up to the collective sound that is The Love Machine.
Sweater Weather, the band’s third release into the arena (and their vinyl debut), will be officially released on November 15, 2011 at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto and the band is also competing in Live 88.5’s Big Money Shot competition.
But you can catch them before November 15th since they are playing on October 17th at The Casbah in Hamilton!
With an energetic and dynamic show filled with crowd interaction, The Love Machine engages and intrigues onstage. The band has extensively toured the East Coast three times, along with playing numerous shows in Ontario. The Love Machine has played sets at Ottawa Bluesfest, Pop Montreal, Halifax Pop, NXNE and CMW and has shared the stage with acts such as Metric, Moneen, Passion Pit, and many others.
A highly anticipated release for The Love Machine, Sweater Weather has garnered the attention of fans across the country since its pre-release earlier this year. They were named best band in 2011 by I(Heart)Music.net and graced the cover of Ottawa Xpress a few months ago.
Building a dedicated fan base in a staggeringly short period of time, the Sweater Weather LP is a range of mosaic pop tunes with feverish and elevated hooks, and weaves through a collective artistry that’s uniquely their own. In full swing, The Love Machine operates with smooth, focused and explosive stage execution, an exposé of talent four hearts deep, through their journey where no musician is left behind.
Produced by fellow Ottawa native Jonathan Chandler (Amos The Transparent) the vinyl release of Sweater Weather adds the detailed, rock-infused and homegrown touch the project needed. Capturing the band’s perfectly reckless approach to songwriting, Chandler’s effort is the organic sweep of artistic integrity that pumps through the eight fists waltzing into every heart fluttering battle.
In a fast-paced world filled with chaos and uncertainty, stands The Love Machine – a band consisting of four hopefuls. Dreamers, some may call them, or optimists, as others may say. But in all reality, The Love Machine are a group of believers; genuine believers in love and a collective positivity.
The Love Machine has one simple message for their fans, current and future… Love is on your side!
Upcoming Tour Dates:
Oct. 17 @ The Casbah, HAMILTON
Oct. 18 @ The Red Dog, PETERBOROUGH
Oct. 19 @ Merchant Tap House, KINGSTON
Oct. 26 @ Maxwell’s Music House, KITCHENER
Nov. 11 @ The Cellar, FREDERICTON
Nov. 12 @ Seahorse Tavern, HALIFAX (w/ Paper Lions)
Nov. 15 @ Horseshoe Tavern, TORONTO (*Release party, FREE SHOW)
