Hinterland (band)

Hinterland is a band from Vancouver, Canada. Hinterland's music is best described as dreampop/shoegaze/New Wave with soaring, ethereal vocals, and is currently released by Submerged Records. Hinterland's second album "The Picture Plane" (released February 2006) spent three months in the Canadian college radio top 50. Hinterland's debut album "Under the Waterline" won the band several [http://www.straight.com Georgia Straight] Music Awards, including best local album, best vocalist, and most underrated band. Hinterland has been featured on MuchMusic and CBC Television's "ZeD".

Hinterland has shared the stage with artists such as Monade, the Album Leaf, Brendan Benson, Silversun Pickups, The Hermit, Paper Moon, and A Northern Chorus, and has performed across Canada, hitting cities such as Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, and Toronto.

Two of the members who played on "The Picture Plane" are no longer with the band. Kyle Fogden left before the album was released, to be replaced by Greg Williams. Cameron McLellan left the band in the summer of 2006; his spot has been filled by Robb Johannes.

Hinterland's third album "Pan Pan Medico" was released in February 2008.

Members

*Michaela Galloway: vocals, flute, oboe, keys, percussion
*Robb Johannes: bass, guitar
*John Lucas: guitar, baritone guitar, bass
*Gregg Steffensen: drums, percussion, noise
*Greg Williams: guitar, keys

Former Members

*John Bews: bass
*Kyle Fogden: guitar, keyboards, bass
*Cameron McLellan: bass, guitar

Discography

* (2003) "masstransfer issue 6" ( [http://www.masstransfer.net/ masstransfer] ) - Magazine with compilation CD featuring the song "Tiger Tiger"
* (2003) "Under the Waterline" ( [http://www.discogs.com/label/Hybrid+Electric HybridElectric Records] )
* (2005) "Never Lose That Feeling" ( [http://www.clubac30.com/home/index.php Club AC30 Records] ) - Compilation featuring Hinterland cover of Lush's "For Love"
* (2006) "The Picture Plane" ( [http://www.submergedrecords.ca Submerged Records] )
* (2006) "One Cool Word issue 2" ( [http://www.onecoolword.com One Cool Word] ) - Magazine with compilation CD featuring the song "Exit Signs"
* (2008) "Pan Pan Medico" ( [http://www.submergedrecords.ca Submerged Records] )

External links

* [http://www.hinterland.bc.ca Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/hinterland Hinterland on Myspace]
* [http://hinterlandbc.blogspot.com Hinterland on Blogger]
* [http://www.submergedrecords.ca Submerged Records]
* [http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=21945 Hinterland at Sonicbids]
* [http://www.zunior.com/index.php?cPath=192_102&osCsid=28086547f8c862d3bfe184d40a9c5433 Hinterland at Zunior]
* [http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=5884 Hinterland at New Music Canada]