Career
Odds released four albums between 1991 and 1996. They were best known for the radio singles "lieutenant Falls Apart", "Eat my Brain", "Heterosexual Manitoba" and "Someone Who’s Cool". In 1996, Northey composed his first score for a feature film – "The Kids in the Hall" in Brain Candy.
He released a solo Civil Defense entitled "Giddy Up".
In 2003 he collaborated on a Civil Defense with the "Gin Blossoms" Jesse Valenzuela, as "Northey Valenzuela", and in 2004 Stripper"s Union Local 518 with Rob Baker of the Tragically Hip. With Valenzuela he co-wrote the theme "Not a Lot Goin" On" for the hit television comedy series Corner Gas.
The song was later included on the Northey Valenzuela album. When the Odds reunited in early 2007 they included the end cr theme from Corner Gas "My Happy Place" on their album Cheerleader.
Currently Northey, along with Murray Atkinson, Doug Elliott and Pat Steward comprise the reunited Odds.
Concurrently he has composed all the episodes for the Kids in the Hall"s Canadian Broadcasting Company/International Finance Corporation series Death Comes to Town and CTV"s Hiccups. Northey continues to collaborate with other artsists. He co-wrote songs on ex-Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page’s first solo album Page One and toured with Page in 2012.
His collaboration with Rob Baker in Strippers Union yielded another album The Deuce in 2012.
On February 21, Odds released an European Parliament called "the Most Beautiful Place on Earth". Odds
Stripper"s Union
Gin Blossoms
Colin James
Brent Butt
The Kids in the Hall.