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The OBGMs timeline (EN)

2025
Shortlisted for 2025 Polaris Music Prize

Their third studio album, Sorry, It’s Over , was shortlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize , and was shortlisted for the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026 .

2021
Launched Band Practice podcast

In March 2021, the band also launched the Band Practice podcast.

2020
Released album The Ends

The Ends , produced by Dave Schiffman and recorded at Dreamhouse Studios in Toronto, was released on October 30, 2020. Around the same time, they were selected alongside JJ Wilde , SonReal and Northcote as one of four musical acts to be promoted by Collective Arts Brewing ‘s Audio/Visual Lager,…
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2014
Selected for Budweiser ad campaign

Because McFarlane and Humphrey are Black Canadians , in their early years the band was often booked on urban music bills, and struggled to break through in the punk scene. This began to change in 2014 after the band was selected for a Budweiser ad campaign, in which they were…
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2007
Formed as hip hop production duo

The band was formed in 2007, initially as a hip hop production duo consisting of McFarlane and Humphrey. Their music became more punk-oriented after they were arrested in a racial profiling incident, which interfered with McFarlane’s plans to attend university in the United States. They released their debut EP, Interchorus…
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