Jim Guthrie

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Origin = Guelph, Ontario
Genre = Indie rock, Experimental
Years_active = 1995 - present
Label = Three Gut Records
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:"This article is about the singer-songwriter, for the racecar driver, see Jim Guthrie (driver)."

Jim Guthrie is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded both as a solo artist and as a member of the bands Islands, Royal City and Human Highway.

He was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario, and currently lives in Toronto.

Guthrie first made a name for himself by releasing a series of self-produced cassettes, and subsequently released albums on Three Gut Records. He was nominated for a Juno Award for his album "Now, More Than Ever".

Discography

olo

* "Home is Where the Rock Is" (1995)
* "Victim of Lo-Fi" (1996)
* "Documenting Perks Part 1" (1997)
* "Some Things You Should Know About Sound and Hearing" (1998)
* "A Thousand Songs" (1999)
* "Population Me" (2001)
* "Morning Noon Night" (2002)
* "Now, More Than Ever" (2003)
* "Jim Guthrie Vs. Haymakers" (2003)

In Human Highway

* "Moody Motorcycle" (2008)

In Royal City

* "At Rush Hour the Cars" (2004)
* "Alone at the Microphone" (2004)
* "Little Heart's Ease" (2004)

With Islands

* "Return to the Sea" (2006)

Other

"Jim Guthrie Vs. The Haymakers" was a limited release split EP released in 2003, featuring four songs by each artist. Jim Guthrie contributed four instrumentals, created using the Sony Playstation MTV Music Generator, while "Haymakers" contributed three songs which would eventually be released on their album "II", and one song ("Gravy") which was exclusive to the "Jim Guthrie Vs. The Haymakers" release.

His song “Who Needs What”, from the 1999 album "A Thousand Songs", was covered by the indie pop band Tullycraft on their 2002 album "Beat, Surf, Fun".

External links

* [http://jimguthrie.org/index.php Jim Guthrie]