DONOVAN WOODS SHARES STREAM OF UPCOMING ALBUM 'HARD SETTLE, AIN'T TROUBLED' AHEAD OF FEBRUARY 26 RELEASE DATE

February 19, 2016

DONOVAN WOODS SHARES ALBUM STREAM OF HARD SETTLE, AIN’T TROUBLED AHEAD OF FEBRUARY 26 RELEASE DATE

ACCLAIMED SONGWRITER ON TOUR ACROSS CANADA NOW WITH MATT ANDERSEN

“a penchant for penning some of the most heartbreaking songs you’ll ever hear, but his self-deprecating humour, candid stories and razor-sharp wit create an oddly endearing balance” The Winnipeg Free Press

“The songs on Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled demonstrate Woods’ ability to tell his story with finesse and yet maintain the sensibility to not linger around in self-gratification. …bittersweet and soulful” Beatroute

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With Donovan Woods now on a nationwide tour in support his upcoming album Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled, the acclaimed songwriter is sharing the album in its entirety ahead of a February 26 release date.

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Produced by James Bunton (Evening Hymns, The Wooden Sky), Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled follows up the previous JUNO Award nominated album, Don’t Get Too Grand. After receiving international attention for his song “Portland Maine,” as recorded by Tim McGraw, album track “Leaving Nashville” has recently found its way on to the debut solo album from Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley. Rolling Stone called the song “a stark, stunning ballad..." while Billboard described it as “an emotional wallop.”

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Fans who pre-order Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled from Woods’ online store will have the opportunity to choose from variety of packages including a limited number of autographed CDs and vinyl.

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DONOVAN WOODS TOUR DATES WITH MATT ANDERSEN

Feb 16 - Duncan, BC - Cowichan Performing Arts Centre
Feb 17 - Victoria, BC - University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium
Feb 18 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
Feb 19 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Theatre
Feb 20 - Banff, AB - The Banff Centre
Feb 21 - Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Feb 22 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Feb 24 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre
Feb 25 - Regina, SK - University of Regina Darke Hall
Feb 26 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
Feb 27 - Guelph, ON - River Run Centre
Feb 28 - London, ON - Centennial Hall
Mar 1 - Kitchener, ON - Centre In The Square
Mar 2 - St. Catharines, ON - St. Catharines Performing Arts Centre
Mar 3 - Owen Sound, ON - Roxy Theatre
Mar 4 - Burlington, ON - Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Mar 5 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Mar 6 - Orillia, ON - Orillia Opera House
Mar 8 - Port Hope, ON - Cameco Capitol Arts Centre
Mar 9 - Markham, ON - Flato Markham Theatre
Mar 10 - Kingston, ON - Grand Theatre
Mar 23 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial Bell
Mar 24 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre
Mar 25 - Montreal, QC - L’Astral
April 11 - Fredericton, NB - The Playhouse
April 12 - Fredericton, NB - The Playhouse
April 13 - Moncton, NB - Capitol Theatre
April 14 - Saint John, NB - Imperial Theatre
April 15 - Halifax, NS - Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
April 16 - Halifax, NS - Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

HARD SETTLE, AIN’T TROUBLED TRACKLIST

01 What Kind Of Love Is That?

02 On The Nights You Stay Home

03 The First Time

04 My Good Friends

05 They Don't Make Anything In That Town

06 We Never Met

07 Do I Know Your Name

08 Between Cities

09 May 21, 2012

10 Leaving Nashville

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JENNY BERKEL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, PALE MOON KID

February 18, 2016

MONTREAL BASED SONGWRITER’S DANIEL ROMANO- PRODUCED ALBUM PALE MOON KID SET FOR RELEASE ON APRIL 15 VIA PHEROMONE RECORDINGS

LISTEN AND SHARE ALBUM TRACK “HALF DREAM” HERE

PRE-ORDER PALE MOON KID HERE VIA iTUNES

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Jenny Berkel’s writing is at once gentle and hard-hitting. Her lush and low voice ornaments her poetry with melodies that soar high and clear before spilling back down again. Set for release on April 15 via Pheromone Recordings, her forthcoming sophomore album, Pale Moon Kid, was recorded with gifted producer Daniel Romano. Steeped in sparkling guitars, sparse piano, pulsing bass, and percussion, this glowing new collection reveals writing that has grown even sharper and more lyrical.

The album’s opening track, “Half Dream”, brings the listener straight into the heart of the album. “I wrote it on a frigid November day from an attic room in Toronto, where I lived for a short three months,” says Berkel. “I love being in between sleeping and waking, when dreams can be so real that they feel like lived memories.”

Born in the heart of Ontario’s lush forests and fields, Berkel’s music has drawn her across the country, experiencing dramatic changes in landscape. This constant shifting finds its rest in her songs; her lyrics are dreamy and piercing, shimmering with memories, and glittering with the quiet solitude of a night sky.

“The songs on this album come from different homes across Canada,” says Berkel. “The quiet of rural Ontario, the open prairies, the rush of Toronto, and a small apartment in Montreal's Parc Extension. My life and the stories surrounding me were constantly and quickly changing. This shifting landscape of geography and people finds its home on Pale Moon Kid.”

Recorded with Romano at the peak of summer in Welland, ON, they were joined in studio by Berkel’s sister, Kay Berkel, who was an important part of making Pale Moon Kid. “The three of us spent eight days in the studio, building the songs layer by layer, coming up for breaths of fresh air and slices of Welland's famed Rex' pizza,” says Berkel. “I couldn't be happier with the work we did together.”

Since releasing her debut album, Here on a Wire, Berkel has been intoxicating listeners with her evocative songs and voice. Both on her own and as part of Daniel Romano's Trilliums band, her consistent touring has garnered fans across the country and ocean. Currently in Kansas City for Folk Alliance International, Berkel will be playing a few pre-release shows in Toronto and Montreal. More news on future tour dates to be announced shortly.

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TOUR DATES
Feb 26 - Toronto, ON - The Dakota Tavern
Feb 27 - Montreal, QC - Le Festival D'hiver Passovah (Bar le Ritz PDB)

PALE MOON KID TRACKLISTING

01 Half Dream
02 St. Denis
03 Wealth In The Country
04 Blue Lit Air
05 Lilac, Lily
06 Winnipeg
07 All That You Do
08 Tall Tales
09 Green Coat
10 I Wrote A Disguise (For You)
11 Pale Moon

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RAE SPOON REVEALS VIDEO FOR "WRITTEN ACROSS THE SKY" SHARES FULL ALBUM STREAM OF 'ARMOUR' AHEAD OF FEBRUARY 19 RELEASE DATE

February 17, 2016

RAE SPOON REVEALS VIDEO FOR “WRITTEN ACROSS THE SKY”
SHARES FULL ALBUM STREAM OF ARMOUR AHEAD OF FEBRUARY 19 RELEASE DATE
ON TOUR IN CANADA NOW

“another stellar electro-based offering of dreamy, rounded and sweetly pleasing pop with, as always, an aftertaste of pretty melancholia” Calgary Herald

“one of the best storytellers now working in Canada” Exclaim! 9/10

“perfectly blends the dark and light into something that is honest and hopeful” Saskatoon Star Phoenix

“holds the same mature soul the singer has continuously demonstrated over their career through carefully crafted lyrics and an enchanting voice” The Concordian

“deeply evocative, rich lyrics alongside cascading synths, contrasting guitar, clacking drums, the gentle coo of Spoon’s soft, sweet voice, and the occasional cello accompaniment” Beatroute

WATCH ‘WRITTEN ACROSS THE SKY” VIA SILENT SHOUT HERE
LISTEN TO ARMOUR AND READ A TRACK BY TRACK GUIDE VIA CBC MUSIC HERE

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Only a few short days remain before the eighth Rae Spoon album Armour is officially out. Set for release on February 19 via Coax Records, the ten new songs hold all of the lyrical depth indicative of Rae Spoon’s compositions while showcasing their distinctive voice. Rae Spoon has been called one of Canada’s best songwriters and their new album Armour does not disappoint. With a Canadian tour that started on February 16 in their hometown of Calgary, Rae Spoon will be heading all the way to the east coast before hitting the western shores of Canada. In celebration the acclaimed songwriter and performer has revealed a video for album track “Written Across The Sky” and is sharing a full album stream of Armour along with a track by track guide. All tour dates are listed below.

WATCH ‘WRITTEN ACROSS THE SKY” VIA SILENT SHOUT HERE
LISTEN TO ARMOUR AND READ A TRACK BY TRACK GUIDE VIA CBC MUSIC HERE

Armour’s self-produced enigmatic soundscapes blur the lines between organic and electronic instruments. Recorded at Calgary’s Arch Audio Studio, Rae Spoon claims, “there was a lot of experimentation with analog synths and electronic music programming along with my usual guitar and vocals. I took my tracks to long-time collaborators Alexandre Decoupigny and Lorrie Matheson and it became an album. I think the production shows a level of sophistication I have been working towards for years."

Armour is the highly anticipated follow-up to the Polaris Music Prize nominated My Prairie Home, a musical about Spoon’s fraught childhood in Alberta. As much as My Prairie Home was about Spoon’s upbringing as a queer youth in a Pentecostal household, Armour is about their view of the future. Moments of reckoning with trauma and self-preservation mingle with messages of hope and survival. Armour explores the idea that there is no instruction manual for healthy adulthood, asserting that the attempt to construct meaning is itself the point of life. Armour is a tribute to the intimate space where both hope and despair have space to share the same voice.

PRE-ORDER ARMOUR HERE VIA COAX RECORDS
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CANADIAN TOUR DATES

Feb 16 - Calgary @ The Ironwood w/ Ethan Cole

Feb 17- Edmonton @ the Mercury Room w/ Sherry-Lee Heschel

Feb 18 - Saskatoon @ La Relais w/ Ursa, respectfulchild and Homo Monstrous

Feb 19 Saskatoon @ Out Saskatoon (talk)

Feb 20 - Winnipeg @ The Good Will w/ LAL and Joanne Pollock

Feb 25 - Montreal @ Casa Del Popolo w/ Glenn Nuotio

Feb 26 - Ottawa @ Pressed Cafe w/ Glenn Nuotio

Feb 27 - Kingston @ the Artel w/ Kris and Dee

Feb 28 - Toronto @ Holy Oak w/ Party Time

Feb 29 - Toronto @ Holy Oak w/ Glenn Nuotio

Mar 3 - St John’s @ The Ship w/ Neil Conway

Mar 4 - Halifax @ The Company House w/ Lee-Ann Poole

Mar 5 - Sault Ste. Marie at Gore Street Cafe

Mar 12 - Galiano Island @ Grand Central Emporium
Mar 13 - Vancouver @ Skinny Fat Jacks

Mar 17 - Victoria @ Victoria Event Center w/Corwin Fox

ARMOUR TRACKLIST

01 Armour
02 I Hear Them Calling
03 Written Across The Sky
04 Can’t Go Right
05 Wrestles With Death
06 Stolen Song
07 The Beast Is Me
08 Flood
09 Go For The Kill
10 Try Again At Everything

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