The Mohawk Lodge

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“Mesh the grunge fried sound of Neil Young and Crazy Horse with Nick Cave at his most feral and temestuous, and you have an indication of the sonic territory this Vancouver-based group alights on. Prepare for scorch marks on the soul at every listen of this, their fourth album.” – UK’s Daily Mirror
“Group choruses/hollerbacks to a slow ‘n’ grooved-up swing, set for your local indie blues joint.” – Stereogum
“What Bazan (Pedro The Lion) would sound like if catchiness was a priority.” – The Glorious Hum

What started alone in a cabin with an acoustic guitar and an album’s worth of songs, morphed into a big slow-tempo indie rock try at Fleetwood Mac, and then purged a whole lot of bad blood, has now arrived in The Mohawk Lodge’s take on punk, Damaged Goods. At 30 minutes even, it’s their rawest, shortest, and most lively recording to date. Ryder Havdale has taken both himself and his ever-changing companions in The Mohawk Lodge on wild and sometimes unexpected musical rides, and the story leading up to the record he’s presently finishing under The Mohawk Lodge moniker, Damaged Goods, is no exception.

Press Releases

MSN Music Streams New Mohawk Lodge Album
Diffuser.fm Premieres New Single “1000 Violins”; Frontman Ryder Havdale Explores Mortality, Redemption & Hope
New Single “Hard Love” Channels Classic Springsteen
Veteran Canadian Indie Rockers Release Fourth Album Damaged Goods And Prepare For Canadian & US Tour