Huron

Huron is a Canadian rock group from Hamilton, Ontario. Aaron Goldstein is the named member, and the band forms in early 2008.

Formation and style

The group develops a sound that draws on hard rock, classic rock and psychedelic rock, with references to heavy riffing, melodic songwriting and more expansive, spaced-out passages. Their music is described as moving between heavy southern rock-influenced guitar work, Neil Young- and Beatles-like songcraft, and elements associated with Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead.

Members and background

Goldstein is known for playing guitar and vocals, and for work as a sideman on pedal steel and guitar with a number of Southern Ontario songwriters. He also performs with Dan Griffin's Regrets and has played steel on many recordings in the region.

The group also includes Cam Malcolm on guitar and vocals, Adam Melnick on bass and vocals, and Pete Hall on drums and vocals. Malcolm previously fronts Peterborough band Sweet Homewreckers. Melnick also plays bass and keyboards and has performed with Kilhiminzu and Terra Lightfoot. Hall spends much of the previous decade co-fronting A Northern Chorus, which releases four records on Sonic Unyon and tours Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Recordings

Huron releases a self-titled debut album in late 2009, produced by Ian Blurton. Before that, the band issues one full-length record followed by this debut release.

The wider name also appears in connection with earlier releases such as Session One EP, Session Two EP and Rotown Live, all on Como Park Music, though the Hamilton group is the Canadian act identified here.