Liam Corcoran

Liam Corcoran (born July 3, 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He is also the lead singer and co-founder of the indie-pop group Two Hours Traffic.

Career

Two Hours Traffic Two Hours Traffic is a Canadian indie rock band. Originally active from 2000 to 2013, they reunited in 2018 and continue to record and perform. Hailing from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the group are performers of power-pop songs. Core members included Liam Corcoran (lead vocals, guitar), Alec O’Hanley (lead guitar, vocals, keyboards), Andrew MacDonald (bass, lead guitar), and Derek Ellis (drums), with Nathan Gill (bass) replacing O’Hanley in 2011. In the reunited version of the band, Nick Doneff has taken over on lead guitar, with MacDonald returning to bass guitar. Their fourth album, Little Jabs, was short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize. The band held a farewell tour before disbanding in 2013. Beginning in 2010, the duo began as an outlet for the artists to explore their songwriting. During this time, Corcoran developed a different compositional voice while Dowling started songwriting. The album explores transitions, honesty, youth, new relationships, and experiences, while Corcoran's acoustic guitar and Dowling's violin and viola (even plucked like a mandolin in her track "Sharpshooter") serve as bedrocks. The self-titled album was described by the Graypoint Owl as "one part Two Hours Traffic catchiness, one part Hey Rosetta! sensitivity and one part Cuff the Duke earthiness", receiving the rating of "Proud Hoot (Really Good) + *swoop*". but as of February 2020 the group has reconnected and performed. His first two releases also feature extra-musical themes: Rom-Drom explores separation from a distance, and Nevahland tells the story of three couples fleeing an oncoming disaster. In the summer of 2023, Corcoran released his latest full-length album, Hints and Traces.

Personal life Liam Corcoran works as the Program Manager for Holland College’s School of Performing Arts (SOPA). He has also worked in other branches of education, notably co-writing a song with students from Prince Street Elementary School. In recent years, Corcoran has become a father and husband; this is encapsulated in his album Giving Tree and Other Songs which reflects ideas of domesticity and fatherhood. Corcoran is a cousin of songwriter and former Hey Rosetta! member Kinley Dowling.

Discography

Two Hours Traffic

2003: The April Storm (EP) 2005: Two Hours Traffic 2006: Isolator (EP) 2007: Little Jabs 2009: Territory 2012: Siren Spell (EP) 2013: Foolish Blood 2025: I Never See You Anymore (EP)

The Express

2011: The Express

Solo releases

2015: Rom-Drom (EP) 2017: Nevahland 2020: Giving Tree and Other Songs 2023: Hints and Traces