Formed in early 2015, Humanities are a four-piece band that combine musical ferocity with thoughtful lyrics resulting in angry, poetic dirges. Created out of a desire to collectively make loud music, Humanities set out to write and record a few short months after their inception, resulting in a summer weekend spent with Matt Connell at Northwood Studios. The songs captured weave dissonant melodies with heavy hitting riffs, and lyrics musing on the world itself in crisis.

Exploring some of the strange terrain in this world of techno-alienation, their debut EP focuses on our all too familiar, yet strange relationships with things like social media and communicative labour, and our dependence on various technologies and institutions in sharing our experiences with others in the world. The imagery and themes are related to our collective efforts — and failures — at communication and community.

It opens with the driving post-hardcore sound of “Century of the Selfie,” a bitter meditation on the false promises of social media and connectivity, and then moves through the claustrophobia of “Come Outside” formed from varying strands of punk and hardcore. The dystopic visions of work and leisure in “Belly Full of Fear” combine with noisy, dense guitars that shine with a dissonant melody. The EP concludes with the somewhat more optimistic, yet crushing dirge rock of “Your Dreams are My Dreams,” a song that finds a certain communicative and creative possibility in that apparently most solitary, and unproductive, activity: dreaming. Through dreams we find a shared energy that runs deeply into the individual, seeping into it and pushing out beyond it, into others and to the world.

What’s Your Why? 
I know, I know, you’ve heard this before. It’s not a NEW question, but the answer IS always evolving…so WE can’t. stop. asking!

This show explores the human experience by way of our natural and diverse DNA through story telling. 
We bring to life the 4 pillars of humanity: Culture, Faith, Community and History. 

Our purpose is to expand your vision of the world, educate you with the practical wisdom needed to apply to your own journey and create more connectivity and significance within the human experience. 
With nationally and internationally renowned humanists - authors, journalists, philosophers, artists and scientists - we adventure into conversations about where they’ve been, how are they wired, what makes them tick and how their history relates to the greater world and you. Get inspired, gain perspective and reflect - on what’s your Why?

First, but Last? introduces you to the creative, intrepid and influential women all across the state of Wyoming asking them about wisdom, work and adventure in the “equality” state. This special series celebrates Wyoming as the first state to give women the right to vote! 

ThinkWY | Wyoming Humanities podcasts are created to capture the stories in and outside of Wyoming to share ideas, perspectives, and insights about the human experience.

Two recovering punks and an indie rocker walk into a bar and get wings.

We were a couple political science graduate students at the University of Western Ontario who, before our inevitable ascent into unemployment upon graduation, took some time to write and record some music. Although our musical backgrounds largely differed (emo revival / funk / Swedish death metal) we were able to come together and write some pop-punk (ish?) jams - and we are pretty dang stoked to share 'em with ya'll.

Toronto-based indie-folky-pop music maker.

We're an indie record label from London, Ontario. We release small runs of vinyl, tapes, CD, and swag. Punk, indie, whatever!  'Bullying The Jukebox' is our Spotify playlist!

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