Here comes the resurrection: 90s rockers Moist reunite

David Usher led Moist to stardom in ’94 and is ready to do it again.

Moist, the alternative rockers who reigned the 90s, have regrouped and plan to reclaim their place among Canadian music royalty.

“We never really broke up,” frontman David Usher says, getting literal. “We’ve been calling it an extended hiatus.”

Whatever Moist’s absence is labeled, it was a well-deserved break from their intense rule.

Made in Vancouver back in 1992, the band found international success immediately after “Push,” the lead single off their 1994 multi-platinum debut album, Silver, hit the airwaves.

While “Push” was getting massive radio play, MuchMusic plugged the video in on high rotation, and that’s when David got his first taste of fame.

“I remember it happened in Montreal. I was walking down the street and a group of kids passed by. We locked eyes and they screamed so loud. I’ll never forget it because they scared the hell out of me,” he laughs.

Moist’s roaring entrance into the Canadian music scene was awarded the 1995 Juno Award for Best New Group, and within a year, David and his band mates were chasing that success with their follow-up album, Creature.

The hit singles “Leave it Alone,” “Resurrection,” “Tangerine,” and “Gasoline” helped the record achieve triple platinum status and set up a solid podium from which David launched his solo career.

Out on his own, David has recorded 8 studio albums, sold over 1 million units, toured the world and won four Juno Awards here at home.

“I didn’t see this coming, the success with Moist or my solo work,” David says. “I had no grand scheme. It all just started out as five guys in a little band called Moist.”

Now the rockers are making a full blown comeback armed with Glory Under Dangerous Skies, their first album in 15 years, and the itinerary for a nationwide tour. But don’t expect the band to pick up exactly where they left off. This is Moist version 2.0 and naturally, the music has evolved some.

“My music was darker and I was purely writing from an internal place. It’s not all doom and gloom anymore,” David compares. “These days, I tend to write about the world around me. I’ve become concerned with the way the world is working and going to work. I want to have a worldview. I want to be interesting.”

Glory Under Dangerous Skies is available on on iTunes now.

Moist plays Quebec City’s Imperial on Friday, November 14, Montreal’s Metropolis on Saturday, November 15 and Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall on Saturday, November 22. Click here for more tour dates and VIP ticket info.

Rediscover Moist through facebook and twitter.

Posted by Marc Andrew on Nov 1 2014. Filed under Interviews. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.