When Hello Operator recorded their debut EP “The Breaks” in 2008 they intended it as an exercise in producing and recording their own music. The plan was to record a few songs they had been working on, spend a few months on the road, then get back in the studio to record a full-length album. Two years later, after over 200 shows spanning the U.S and Canada, and a #1 video on Much Music’s “Much On Demand,” they realized their plan had not unfolded the way they intended. The EP had generated a buzz and taken on a life of its own.

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