LEN'S HAULAGE

LEN'S HAULAGE: FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN
It is an old fact that the bold are always challenged by the meek. Len's Haulage, as a rock band and as an example of this, are a reminder that those who overcome adversity with wisdom, experience and passion really do deserve their time in the light.
Born out of the ashes of highschool bands and friendships gone awry, the four members of Len's Haulage came together in order to reestablish their love of writing and playing music after other projects got ugly and broke down. According to front man Mike Sbrocchi "sometimes we have to love and lose in order to learn how to love right, that is, in essence, Len's Haulage. We were all in other bands that broke up because of the members not being able to stay friends while receiving some level of indie success. It was hard to lose your first love (that is, the guys and the band who you started playing music with) but those experiences to make you stronger, and better able to see what it is really going to take in the long term".
Lead guitarist Michael Novalski: "[Len's Haulage] was built on a foundation of respect and durability. Before we started playing or jamming, we made sure we really understood where everyone was coming from personally. It was important for all of us to respect each other and do this as friends. The industry is too hard to tackle if you have to protect yourself from both the shady lawyers and from your friends stabbing you in the back".
This philosophy of friendship resonates through the band's music as well. Although the sound is firmly based in solid upbeat indie rock (a la, waking eyes, blur, the strokes, the killers), the sentiment is more self reflective and serene. Lyrics about trying, losing, and letting go when it is the hardest, are uttered soulfully by Sbrocchi's Raine Maida / Mick Jagger-esque singing style. The music on the other hand represents a harsher reality. The raw tele guitar and penetrating drum & bass backbone harken the torn and angry elements of loss. Both together, they emblem the intimate human struggle between the passions and the intellect when faced with tragedy.
Although only together for 9 months, Len's Haulage have already begun to grow from the labours of their strong root. With touring dates set throughout southern Ontario this winter/spring (including edge 102s numusic night at the Horseshoe, and dates in London, Peterborough, Windsor, etc.) and the recording of their first EP 'The Hope Museum' with producer Damon de Szegheo (3 Days Grace, Serena Ryder, Money Money) the band members have healed themselves from their former wounds through passion and hard work.
In all of its elements, Len's Haulage are a band for this generation. Driven but self reflecting; sensitive but aggressive. Len's Haulage are the voice crying out in the indie wilderness. A band that has firmly planted its root in collective wisdom in order to shock the shallow listener out of the spell of the industry of 'cool'.