Human Highway is a

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band from

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. It is composed of singer-songwriter Jim Guthrie and Nicholas Thorburn of the band

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."Human Highway (Nick Thorburn and Jim Guthrie) Moody Motorcycle"
''Tiny Mixtapes'', 2008 By Josh Constine Their style is influenced by 1960s and 1970s

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pop music.

History

The band started in the early 2000s; the pair had previously worked together in the band Islands, and Thorburn asked Guthrie for help with a song called "My Beach"."Moody Motorcycle Rides Along Human Highway"

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, April 23, 2008. The band's name is a reference to the

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song "Human Highway"."Human Highway"
. ''AllMusic'', Biography by Margaret Reges The duo's debut album, ''

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'', was released in August, 2008 on

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in Canada and

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in the

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."The Music Box"
''North Adams Transcript'' via Newspaper Archives. September 26, 2008 - Page 12 Islands members Evan Gordon,

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and Aaron Harris were recruited to fill out the band. Reviews of the album were fairly positive. Up to that time Human Highway was strictly a recording project; the band began playing live support of the album, performing in New York as well as four live shows in Ontario and Quebec and took part in Canada Music Week in March. They released a video to accompany their song "The Sound". before going on tour."New Video: Human Highway Get Deconstructed"
''Spin'', William Goodman // February 26, 2009

References

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History

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