{{Short description|Canadian music group formed in 2009}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:Freak Heat Waves}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Freak Heat Waves | image = Freak Heat Waves live at Lucky Bar.png | caption = Freak Heat Waves performing at Lucky Bar (Victoria, British Columbia) in July 2023 on their tour with Cindy Lee. | origin = Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | genre = Electronic, ambient, synth-pop, dub, house, psychedelic, post-punk | years_active = 2009–present | current_members = {{UBL| Thomas Di Ninno | Steven Lind }} }}
'''Freak Heat Waves''' is a Canadian music group (formed in 2009), currently consisting of Thomas Di Ninno and Steven Lind. Having garnered their reputation in Canada's underground music scene,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Freak Heat Waves - Mondo Tempo · Album Review ⟋ RA|url=https://ra.co/reviews/35599|access-date=4 March 2026|website=Resident Advisor|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> they originated from Medicine Hat, Alberta, and are now based across Montreal, Quebec and Victoria, British Columbia. Their music has been described as eclectic, meditative and introspective,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Colin |date=September 30, 2018 |title=Freak Heat Waves |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/freak_heat_waves-pop_montreal_montreal_qc_sept_30 |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2026 |website=Exclaim}}</ref> traversing electronic, ambient, dub, house, synth-pop, psychedelic and post-punk genres.
== Collaborations == Freak Heat Waves has collaborated with several musicians, including Cindy Lee on their 2023 single "In a Moment Divine",<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=|date=June 21, 2023|title=Freak Heat Waves x Cindy Lee – In a Moment Divine|url=https://www.gorillavsbear.net/freak-heat-waves-x-cindy-lee-in-a-moment-divine/|access-date=27 February 2026|website=GORILLA VS. BEAR|language=en}}</ref> which was featured in Hermès' Men's Summer 2026 runway show at Palais d'Iéna, in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2026 |title=Legal issues from the hermes.com site |url=https://www.hermes.com/ca/en/legal/6421-legal-issues/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 27, 2026 |website=Hermès}}</ref> Band member Steven Lind is also known for his work with Cindy Lee on the 2024 Polaris Music Prize shortlisted album Diamond Jubilee,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brophy|first=Aaron|date=July 11, 2024|title=The 2024 Polaris Music Prize Short List Is Here|url=https://polarismusicprize.ca/blog/the-2024-polaris-music-prize-short-list-is-here/|access-date=27 February 2026|website=Polaris Music Prize|language=en}}</ref> co-writing the song "Baby Blue" as well as producing, mixing and performing instrumentation on several tracks across the record.
== Discography ==
=== Albums === * ''Mondo Tempo (Mood Hut, 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherburne |first=Philip |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Freak Heat Waves: Mondo Tempo |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/freak-heat-waves-mondo-tempo/ |access-date=27 February 2026 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>'' * ''Zap the Planet (Telephone Explosion Records, 2020)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach |date=September 4, 2020 |title=Freak Heat Waves: Zap the Planet |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/freak-heat-waves-zap-the-planet/ |access-date=27 February 2026 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>'' * ''Beyond XXXL (Telephone Explosion Records, 2018)'' * ''Bonnie's State of Mind (Hockey Dad Records, 2015)'' * ''Freak Heat Waves'' (Self-released debut, 2012)
=== Singles and EPs === * ''What It Feels Like'' (with Grand Eugène) (2025) * ''Bottomed Out'' (with New Orthodox) (Joyful Noise Recordings, 2024) * ''In a Moment Divine'' (with Cindy Lee) (Mood Hut, 2023)<ref name=":02" /> * ''Birth of Venus'' (Mother Image Records, 2014) * ''Mission Bay'' (Fan Club Music Club, 2010)
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