Stream The Motorleague's New Album "Holding Patterns" and Scream to Yourself

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Sometimes, amidst pop star dongs and rap feuds, you need to get back to something with minimal bullshit and some sick guitar riffs. Moncton, New Brunswick's The Motorleague are here to bring you that unapologetic, fist-in-the-air arena-rawk energy with their new album Holding Patterns. The quartet's brand of neo-grunge hearkens back to the radio-alt of a decade prior, filled with soaring choruses and half-step-down power chords. However, The Motorleague's commitment to faster tempos prevents them from falling into generic sludge, giving them an occasional punk feel. Makes sense, given that they've opened for Alexisonfire and Protest the Hero in the past.

"It’s not that it’s much easier, but I think it’s actually impossible to make the record you hear in your head when you’re doing it in your hometown," says vocalist/guitarist Don Levandier on the album's recording process. "You need to get away from everything you’re accustomed to and just live the recording process. We all lived in the same little apartment and for five weeks we ate, breathed, and slept these songs…”

Stream Holding Patterns below.

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10.09 - Sydney, NS @ Ember’s
10.11 - Fredericton, NB @ Capital Bar
10.15 - Miramichi, NB @ Dooly’s
10.16 - Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre*
10.17 - Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum Complex*
10.19 - Ottawa, ON @ The Arena at TD Place*
10.22 - Peterborough, ON @ The Red Dog
10.23 - Oshawa, ON @ The Moustache Club**
10.24 - Barrie, ON @ The Foxx**
10.25 - St. Catharines, ON @ Merchant Ale House**
10.28 - Toronto, ON @ The Horseshoe
10.29 - Guelph, ON @ DSTRCT**
10.30 - London, ON @ Rum Runners**
10.31 - Windsor, ON @ Dominion House**
11.03 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid**
11.04 - Saskatoon, SK @ Capitol Music Hall**
11.06 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret**
11.08 - Kelowna, BC @ Doc Willoughby’s**
11.10 - Kamloops, BC @ Dirty Jersey**
11.11 - Edmonton, AB @ The Buckingham**
11.12 - Calgary, AB @ Ship & Anchor**
11.14 - Regina, SK @ The Club**
11.19 - Montreal, QC @ Turbo Haus**
11.21 - Vankleek Hill, ON @ Windsor Tavern**

* w/ Godsmack & Sevendust
** w/ The Dying Arts

Phil Witmer is a writer living in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter.