Two Hours Traffic

Two Hours Traffic is a Canadian indie-rock band, based in Charlottetown. Their self-titled album was recognized with the group’s first nomination at the 2006 East Coast Music Awards, for Rock Recording of the Year. The group then released a six-song EP entitled Isolator in 2006, produced by Joel Plaskett. It was nominated for Alternative Recording of the Year at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards. The band was nominated as well for the Polaris Music Prize in 2008 for the album Little Jabs, also produced by Plaskett.

The group has performed and toured with various East Coast artists such as Plaskett himself, In-Flight Safety, and Wintersleep. Their videos “Better Sorry than Safe”, “Stuck for the Summer” and “Jezebel” have been in rotation on MuchMusic.

Little Jabs has led to the band’s most chart success to date, reaching the top ten of Chart magazine’s Canadian College Radio Top 50 Chart.

The group’s songs have been featured in Gossip Girl, The O.C., The Secret Life of the American Teenager, One Tree Hill and Castle. Most recently their songs were featured on 18 to Life.

The band’s 2009 album, Territory was produced by Plaskett as well, and mixed by Howard Redekopp.

Two Hours Traffic were also winners of the 8th annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote for best Poster (artwork by Rebecca Ford).

The band’s fourth full-length album, Foolish Blood, was released in 2013 to positive reviews. Blurt Magazine praised the album saying, “Like a reincarnated Big Star, complete with sweet melodies that last for days and hooks sharp enough to piece flesh, the band’s latest Foolish Blood (their seventh if you loop in EPs), is one of their strongest efforts to date”.

Exclaim! gave the album 8/10 and declared “Foolish Blood‘s low-end textures and diverse layers guarantee that the Maritime icons will remain relevant for years to come.”

NOW Magazine gave the album 4 stars and noted the band’s “stunning pop chops”.