Artist · chart history
The Age of Electric
Band Lanigan Canada Active 1989–1999
The Age of Electric formed in 1989 in Lanigan, Canada and was active until 1999. The Age of Electric has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1999–2010. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Remote Control”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #147. The station that charted The Age of Electric most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 3 appearances.
The Age of Electric came roaring out of Saskatchewan in 1989, with members drawn from Lanigan and Regina: Todd Kerns on vocals and guitar, Ryan Dahle on guitar and backing vocals, John Kerns on bass and Kurt Dahle on drums and backing vocals. Two guitarists, a rhythm section that could swing a sledgehammer, and three voices ready to stack up on the choruses: they built alternative rock for people who liked their hooks sharpened.
Make a Pest a Pet, from 1996, is where it all came together, and "Remote Control" is its crunching, wiry calling card, a song that snaps back and forth between tension and release like someone channel-surfing with the volume all the way up. They called it a day in 1999, a decade after they started, leaving behind a sound that still jolts the speakers.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Age of Electric on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remote Control | 3 | #147 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 168 | Remote Control | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) |
| 2009 | 147 | Remote Control | The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge |
| 1999 | 978 | Remote Control | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
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