{"id":36681,"date":"2021-04-29T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36681"},"modified":"2023-04-06T22:52:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T02:52:05","slug":"high-wasted-share-video-single-for-germ-free-high-fives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36681","title":{"rendered":"High Wasted share video + single for \u2018Germ Free High Fives\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>High Wasted have shared the single and video for <em>Germ Free High Fives<\/em>. Paul Shepherd and Owen Marchildon have spent the last twenty years in the Toronto music scene, playing in various different projects, sometimes together and sometimes separately. While thinking on a new project, Val Calam was invited to join and collaborate with the pair. Calam was just the lift Shepherd and Marchildon needed. After several dinner parties with endless music listening, they discussed their strengths and aspirations and High Wasted came to fruition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, they blend simple punk tones and exploratory lyrics that push towards a velvet induced frame of mind, approaching the recording process with an energetic, transcending mentality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High Wasted\u2019s debut single, <em>Germ Free High Fives<\/em>, showcases the band\u2019s sonic capabilities and musical lyricism. It\u2019s energy is peddled by a tattered charm, a feeling of pleasant dizziness, that may leave the listener to encompass decades of past classics.&nbsp;Watch the video clip for <em>Germ Free High Fives<\/em> via YouTube below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F4wfg2CdPsk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>High Wasted have shared the single and video for Germ Free High Fives. 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