The White Wires
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Garage rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Going Gaga Ugly Pop Trouble in Mind Douchemaster P. Trash Dirtnap |
| Associated acts | The Cryptomaniacs Million Dollar Marxists Peach Kelli Pop Sedatives Street Meat |
| Website | www |
| Members | Allie Hanlon Ian Manhire Luke Martin |
The White Wires are a Canadian garage rock band formed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 2007. The band is in rotation on CBC Radio. The Ottawa Citizen calls the band "energetic and entertaining" with a clear sense of mission, while the Ottawa Sun identifies them as one of the city’s "favourite bands".
The White Wires first 2008 independent release Girly Girly Girly was reissued in 2009 on Douchemaster as a self-titled The White Wires. The band's second album WWII was released in 2010 on Dirtnap. The band's third album WWIII was released in summer 2012.
In July 2007 Manhire (formerly of the Cryptomaniacs) moved to Ottawa from Calgary. Manhire is the founder of Going Gaga Records, the founder of an Ottawa's music festival Going Gaga Weekend, and co-founder of the "Rock N’ Roll Pizza Party" (RRPP) events. The White Wires members are Luke Martin (also of Street Meat, Million Dollar Marxists), Allie Hanlon (also of Peach Kelli Pop), and Ian Manhire (also of the Sedatives).
The White Wires were formed in September 2007 in Ottawa at one of the city's RRPP events. The band's name is taken from a song written by primary lyricist Manhire. The band first played under this moniker at their performance 28 December 2007 at the Cafe Dekcuf.
The band's first full-length album Girly Girly Girly was released independently in 2008 on Manhire's label Going Gaga. The vinyl album had a limited pressing of 325 copies. It was reissued as a self-titled album The White Wires 3 November 2009 on Atlanta's Douchemaster Records and was made available on Apple's iTunes service 14 September 2009. Also in 2009, the band contributed the single "Let It Go" to Ottawa Gaga Volume One released on Going Gaga.
In August 2009, the band signed for a new album with Portland, Oregon's punk rock music label Dirtnap Records. Also, the band finished recording two complete 45's. The first 45 rpm single was "Pretty Girl". It was released 11 September 2009 on Chicago's Trouble In Mind Records. The second 45 rpm single was "Pogo Til I Puke Tonight". This recording was released March 2010 on Toronto's Ugly Pop Records.
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