13 Engines

13 Engines were a Canadian alternative rock band in the 1990s.

Formed in 1985 as The Ikons, the band consisted of four York University students -- vocalist John Critchley, guitarist Mike Robbins, bassist Jim Hughes

13 Engines were a Canadian alternative rock band in the 1990s.

Formed in 1985 as The Ikons, the band consisted of four York University students -- vocalist John Critchley, guitarist Mike Robbins, bassist Jim Hughes and drummer Grant Ethier. They released a self-titled independent cassette in 1986 before changing their name to 13 Engines. This name was a reference to the automobile industry in Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, which were ironically the first two markets to embrace the band.