Skydiggers - Northern Shore [2012]@VBR[0]

Titres:

01. Skydiggers - Waves (2:51)
02. Skydiggers - Fire Engine (Red Explosion) (4:28)
03. Skydiggers - You've Been Gone So Long (4:19)
04. Skydiggers - Northern Shore (4:12)
05. Skydiggers - Barely Made It Through (2:31)
06. Skydiggers - You Sparkle Silver (3:36)
07. Skydiggers - The Herd (2:38)
08. Skydiggers - Liar Liar (3:20)
09. Skydiggers - You'll Come Around (3:23)
10. Skydiggers - Wake Up Little Darling (5:21)
11. Skydiggers - I'll Be There (4:03)
12. Skydiggers - Deep Water (31 Mile Lake) (3:42)
13. Skydiggers - Why You've Been Gone So Long (4:32)
14. Skydiggers - Falling With The Stars (2:52)
15. Skydiggers - Track 15 (3:32)
Durée: 55 minutes 20 secondes
Genre: Rock,folk rock,

Plus d'infos:
http://www.myspace.com/theskydiggers
http://www.skydiggers.com/

"Northern Shore is the title of the current album by Andy Maize (lead vocals), Josh Finlayson (guitars, piano, lead vocals), Michael Johnston (keyboards), Ron Macey (bass) and Noel Webb (drums, piano, organ). It features 15 versatile, ambitious and exciting tracks, recorded in three sessions in various locations,
using different recording techniques. The Skydiggers are exploring new territory with the use of samples and pre programmed beats but always find their way back to the analog, melodious folk pop/country rock sound that earned them the moniker "the Jayhawks of CanAmericana". Part of the material was recorded at Josh Finlayson's home studio with a Spartan approach of guitar/vocal/drum machine basic tracks that were embellished with various instruments, samples and
loops. A second session took place at Blue Rodeo's Woodshed Studio, all live without a safety net and part three of the album was recorded in a less experimental manner. Arrangements were all worked out and carefully orchestrated in Tragically Hip's studio The Bathouse. It is no small feat of engineer/producer Saam Hashemi to make a beautifully cohesive album out of three such different recording sessions. Northern Shore ranges stylistically from the melodramatic piano ballad of "Liar, Liar" to a fresh neo-honky tonk take on Mickey Newbury's "Why You Been Gone So Long?", from the unwieldy, beat-driven "Fire Engine (Red Explosion)" to the atmospheric "Waves" featuring accordion by Cowboy Junkies-sideman Jaro Czerwinec, from the breezy, Lindsay-Buckinghamesque pop of "The Herd" (in which Maize shows what a clssy vocalist he is) to "Deep Water (31 Mile Lake)", a Finlayson-Tom Wilson (of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings) co-write sung by Jessy Bell Smith. "Barely Made It Through" makes the hearts of longtime Skydiggers fans jump for joy: co-founder Pater Cash is back on lead vocal & guitar for this Cash Brothers number. And that's not the only Cash Brothers reference on the album. Any Maize sings Peter's ballad "Without Me" and Andrew - who is a member of the Canadian parliament these days - has contributed two songs. "You've Been Gone So Long" with its countrified, jingle-jangle arrangement sounds particularly Byrdsy. While "You'll Come Around" shows a kinship to Blue Rodeo. The album's title track "Northern Shore" is simply gorgeous, a dramatic vocal performance by Andy Maize accompanied only on piano. One cannot help but be bowled over. A band that's been around the block, has had to deal with label bankruptcy, personnel changes, and one or two bad choices is back in top form. Northern Shore is a powerful, timely album and a great addition to the CanAmericana canon."

Ce bel album sort en même temps qu'une superbe compil récapitulative de ce groupe canadien largement sous-estimé.

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