Toronto’s Kiwi Jr are back with their first new music in three years, “Hard Drive, Ontario.” With its changing tempos and time signatures, this single might take a second to get your head around but it’s also a total earworm. Viva la quirk!
“The idea for the lyric came when I saw a wifi password on the side of a barn off a dirt road somewhere,” says Jeremy Gaudet. “It’s about how you can’t quit and restart somewhere else anymore, and how locked in we all are by the internet, even way out in the country. It tells the story of some young people trying to live a fantasy old country life, sort of city slickers cosplaying as hillbillies, but then it turns into a horror movie at the end when they run out of gas and meet some bad people out on the road.”
Listen and watch a commercial for a fictional Hard Drive Ontario company below.
Kiwi Jr have a few Canadian dates this month, including an appearance at the M for Montreal festival. All dates are below.
KIWI JR – 2025 TOUR DATES
Nov 14 Fri – The Underground @ 7:00 PM – w/ Nap Eyes – Hamilton, ON, Canada
Nov 15 Sat – Expo Vintage @ 7:00 PM – Nap Eyes, PACKS – Toronto, ON, Canada
Nov 22 Sat – M for Montreal 2025 – Montreal, QC, Canada