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The four-member rock band had been working on an EP with a record label out of the Netherlands. They had three songs recorded and ready to go, but were being pushed to come up with a fourth.

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About seven months ago now, they were struggled to come up with just the right song, when Meehan took inspiration from his regular visits to the hockey rink with his son, who is developing as a high-performance player.

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Noticing the same seven or eight song playing at every game, Meehan suggested they try creating a tune appropriate for that playlist. Six writers, months of brainstorming, and multiple rewrites later, and Barnburner is now ready for release.

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The video, shot in early September at Sportsplex in Walnut Grove, is already out on , and the EP comes out online next Wednesday, Dec. 20.

Meehan describes it as a hard driving hockey anthem.

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So while they害羞草研究所檝e shopped it out to some of the area hockey teams to play, in the new year Trigger Mafia is going to start targeting a lot of big hockey markets in Canada, hoping it will become one of those quintessential hockey songs of the ages, played at every game across the continent 害羞草研究所� be that a midgets scrimmage or an NHL battle.

Cam Moon, radio announcer for the Edmonton Oilers 害羞草研究所� who does a voice over on the track 害羞草研究所� said: 害羞草研究所淏arnburner intertwines hockey and music with magical precision. As Dickie Dunn said in 害羞草研究所楽lapshot害羞草研究所�, it captures the spirit of the thing.害羞草研究所�

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They害羞草研究所檙e getting a lot of interest and play already, and Meehan 害羞草研究所� who is not a hockey player 害羞草研究所� is excited by the fervor building around the song.

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In addition to releasing this latest Trigger Mafia EP and its title track, Meehan has been busy with a few other major music projects in recent months.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e got three heavy-duty projects all doing well,害羞草研究所� he shared.

Meehan is currently working with producer Brian Howes and will be shopping in the U.S. for a record label for his southern country-rock band, West Coast Slackers 害羞草研究所� which consists of many of the same performers that make up Trigger Mafia.

In addition to Meehan, who plays guitar and is lead vocalist with Trigger Mafia, he害羞草研究所檚 accompanied by Jay Wittur on bass guitar and vocals, Rod Senft on drums, Karl Oystensen on keyboards and vocals, and Chandra Russell providing back up vocals.

Meehan is also working with his second cousin from Coquitlam, developing the 15-year-old jazz-pop artist and 害羞草研究所済oing for that sort of Michael Buble type market.害羞草研究所�

Started giving her guitar lessons, and she asked to sing for him one day, about a year and a half ago.

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She too has just released a four-song EP that害羞草研究所檚 being shopped around to music labels.

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