The band toured Canada in March/April 2014 with Hedley and Classified .
In April 2014, Gontier and Staind guitarist Mike Mushok began writing songs together, without the intention of creating a band.
In February 2014, it was announced on the band’s official Facebook fan page that guitarist John Ricci had decided to leave the band, departing Exciter and leaving the band with no original members. In April 2014, Ricci began claiming that the retirement statement was false, however the former band members…
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While continuing to tour in 2014, it was announced on the official Loverboy home page on June 19, 2014, that the band’s newest album of all-original material, Unfinished Business , was expected to be released on July 15, 2014. The first single was already available for purchase on iTunes and…
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At the 2014 Juno Awards , Reflektor won Album of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year.
Fucked Up’s fourth LP, named Glass Boys , was released by Matador Records on June 3, 2014. Avatars of the band and their songs “Paper the House” and “Queen of Hearts” were featured in the 2016 video game Loud on Planet X .
USS released Advanced Basics in Canada on February 11, 2014. The album was funded through crowdsourcing site PledgeMusic, with the project titled “#Letsgetweirdtogether”. To promote it, the band played pop-up shows across Toronto, which were filmed and released on YouTube. The song “Yin Yang” was later used to promote the…
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On July 18, 2014, USS headlined This Is the Fest at Echo Beach in Toronto. The show was part of the Edgefest Concert Series, presented by 102.1 The Edge. They were given the opportunity to handpick the lineup, which included artists such as MS MR , Said the Whale ,…
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In 2014, the band recorded eleven tracks at The Sonic Temple studio in Halifax. That year, they also performed on a moving streetcar at the North by Northeast festival in Toronto.
On December 10, 2014, Hawk Nelson released the first single off an upcoming album, “Drops In the Ocean” via YouTube and made available on iTunes January 13. The album, Diamonds was announced on January 21. Diamonds is Jonathan Steingard’s second album as lead vocalist for the band and first for…
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