“Draw A Distance. Draw A Border” is the debut full length from Winnipeg’s The Details. The Details are Jon Plett (vocals/guitars/keyboards), Keli Martin (bass/keyboards), Sean Vidal (guitars/keyboards/vocals) and Shaun Gibson (drums, percussion, vocals). Since forming at the end of 2005 they have hardly gone a day without seeing each other and have quickly established themselves as one of western Canada’s hardest working bands. Produced in Winnipeg by Jack Shapira the album is the follow up to 06’s Marching Sound EP. “Draw A Distance. Draw A Border” also features Stephen Carroll (The Weakerthans), Allison Shevernoha (Paper Moon, The Hermit), Jay Churko (Chords Of Canada), Ashley Roch (The Western States) as well as Jonathan Bauch on cello, Kristjanna Oleson on viola, Raegan Elizabeth and Jeremy Pillipow
From the beautiful scene setting opener “Always, Always, Always Never” to the irony laden and rocking “Reunion Souvenirs” this is an album about regret and celebration. With the slow building trumpet and banjo laden “Underground”, the small town trappings of “Height Of Land” it becomes apparent that “Draw A Distance. Draw A Border.” is a set of songs about looking back at choices and changes made and how they have lead one to the here and now. During the album you will hear a lamenting lap steel, the tinkling of a piano, the aforementioned trumpet and banjo as well the sound of a respirator and a heart monitor. With the final bittersweet goodbye of the album closer “Far Off Places”, the story closes but like any great story its song keeps playing in your head long after the music has stopped.
Having traveled the snowy highways of Canada on two winter tours, The Details spent July traveling from Vancouver to Halifax, and are now looking forward to doing it all again in October.
Tour Dates
April 25 Thunder Bay, ON - The Apollo
April 27 Toronto, ON - The Boat
April 28 Toronto, ON - The Boat
April 29 Ottawa, ON - The Babylon
April 30 Quebec City, QC – Dagobert
May 1 Drummondville, QC – Looba
May 2 Rimouski, QC - Bar Le Rhino
May 3 Halifax, NS - Gus's Pub
May 4 Fredericton, NB - The Capital
May 6 Sherbrooke, QC - Telephone Rouge
May 8 Trois Riviers, QC - Nord Ouest Café
May 9 Montreal, QC - Le Divian Orange
May 10 Toronto, ON - The Drake
May 12 Hamilton, ON - The Casbah
May 21 Regina, SK - The Club
May 22 Saskatoon, SK - Lydia's Pub
May 23 Canmore, AB - Canmore Hotel
May 27 Cranbrook, BC - Misty's
May 29 Edmonton, AB - The Artery
May 30 Calgary, AB - Stetson
May 31 Calgary, AB - Palomino
