PONDERCAST EPISODE 43 : SUMMER

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Pondercast Episode 43 is built for a summer’s night. So instead of recording inside, Laurie Brown took the microphone to the backyard on a beautiful night and pressed record. Then Joshua Van Tassel took his recording gear outside and filled this with warm summer music. So imagine we are all sitting outside in a backyard together, soaking up the summer night vibes. If you are heading in to the fridge will you grab me something?

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Be sure to see Laurie and music director Joshua perform live this summer! Having just wrapped their first show last weekend at the Mariposa Folk Festival, this weekend (July 13) they perform at the Halifax Jazz Festival.

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Recently, Killbeat Music partnered with the team at Pondercast to bring you Ponderbeat, a series of special episodes featuring selections curated by Brown from some of Killbeat’s latest releases. The third episode of Ponderbeat is live now, featuring music from Broken Social Scene, Foxwarren, Daniel Romano, Charlotte Cornfield, and more.

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RAE SPOON DUET W/ NORTHCOTE FROM UPCOMING LP

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MENTAL HEALTH DUE OUT AUGUST 16 VIA COAX RECORDS

TOUR DATES BEGIN AUGUST 14

"Mental Health is just eight songs long, but it promises to trace Spoon's personal journey with their own mental health, covering everything from insomnia to intergenerational trauma in the best way possible: incredible indie pop from one of the country's
most underrated artists." - CBC Music

“Rae Spoon is one of the most important musicians working in Canada today.” – Now Magazine

“The mark of a gifted songwriter is the ability to create the most emotion with the fewest notes. Rae Spoon is a master of restraint, conveying both hope and hurt at once through
simple melodies.” – Exclaim!

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Today, non-binary musician Rae Spoon is sharing another new track from their upcoming LP, Mental Health. “Blaring” is a beautiful duet with co-writer Northcote. The song talks about the distance that happens in relationships when communication fails. The combination of the two singer’s voices is something remarkable and together they create the feeling of being lonely even though you're with the person you love.

"Blaring” was “one of those wonderful surprises that come out of co-writing a song,” says Spoon. “Northcote and I sat down for an hour or so and this song felt like it came out of nowhere in an easy way. I loved singing with him on the record as well."

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Mental Health is the tenth full-length album from Rae Spoon and is the culmination of eighteen years of releasing records and touring internationally. Rae is known for giving a voice to perspectives that are not as often heard. Due out August 16 on Coax Records, the album traces their personal journey with mental health through eight indie-pop songs. From inter-generational trauma to losing people to suicide the issues raised are more than surface deep and ask hard questions about how to cope with mental pain. The album was recorded at the Noise Floor on Gabriola Island with members of the Pack AD and fuses rock drums and guitar with Rae’s enigmatic voice.

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This summer Rae, will take to the road to support Mental Health with a run of tour dates throughout Canada. Full tour dates can be found below.

TOUR DATES
Aug 9 - 11 Regina, SK - Regina Folk Festival 
Aug 14 Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret w/Kimmortal and LAL
Aug 15 Victoria, BC - Victoria Event Centre w/Kimmortal and LAL
Aug 16 Seattle, WA - Woodland Theatre w/LAL
Sep 5 Halifax, NS - Rad Storm w/Kimmortal  
Sep 6 Ottawa, ON - Pressed w/Kimmortal
Sep 7 Toronto, ON - Gladstone Ballroom w/Kimmortal  
Sep 10 Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo w/Kimmortal  
Sep 11 New Westminster, BC - House Concert 
Sep 12 Vancouver, BC - Fringe Bar
Sep 13 Edmonton, AB - Aviary w/Wares
Sep 14 Calgary, AB - The Eddy w/Wares
Sep 25 Montreal, QC - Pop Montreal w/Gigi French

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MENTAL HEALTH TRACKLIST
01 Go Away
02 Shame
03 I Can’t Sleep (Feat. Becky Black)
04 Blaring (Feat. Northcote)
05 Again
06 Money
07 Inheritance
08 There’s No End

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GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS ANNOUNCE MORE SUMMER TOUR DATES

TOUR DATES BEGIN AUGUST 29 - TICKETS ON SALE JULY 12

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THE WAVES, THE WAKE OUT NOW VIA NETTWERK

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Having just completed a run of dates throughout Canada in June, the JUNO Award nominated and Polaris Music Prize shortlisted Great Lake Swimmers are ready to head back out for another run of Summer tour dates beginning August 29. Tickets for all dates are on sale Friday, July 12, 2019 at www.greatlakeswimmers.com. Full tour dates can be found below. 

Great Lake Swimmers recently recorded covers of Jason Molina’s “The Dark Don’t Hide It”, PJ Harvey’s “The Desperate Kingdom Of Love”, and the opening track, “The Talking Wind”, from their latest LP, The Waves, The Wake, for The Influences series in Utrecht.

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 Out now via Nettwerk, The Waves, The Wake was recorded in the 145-year-old Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church and produced by Chris Stringer (Union Sound). On the LP, Dekker decided to challenge himself by writing new music without any acoustic guitar, which has always been his instrumental mainstay. Each song on the album is brought to life in its own distinctive way, using an acoustic palette that includes woodwinds, harp, congas, marimba and pipe organ.

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PRAISE FOR GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS

“The Waves, The Wake is a beautiful achievement, rife with rich and varied instrumentation and textures, engaging vocals, and bittersweet, poignant lyrics."  - Big Takeover

“The shimme that illuminate such songs as “Mouth of Flames” and “The Open Sea” are contrasted, albeit briefly, in the upbeat tick of “Alone But Not Alone” and the quiet insistence of “Side Effects,” but it’s the acapella “Visions of a Distant World” that best defines the effort overall...melodies that are both elusive and surreal." – Paste Magazine

"Dekker renews Great Lake Swimmers' sound while still retaining the atmospheric singing and subtle yet intricate guitar playing that are quintessential to the band. It's a tricky balance, but Dekker and his sprawling team of contributors pull it off with aplomb.” - Exclaim!

"...magnificently beautiful orchestrations, this instrumentation flourishes thanks to the exquisite acoustics of the 145-year-old church in which the band recorded. Every sound resounds to its fullest potential, filling the building with magnificent auras....The Waves, The Wake is a vibrant display of Dekker and company challenging themselves, even after 15 years." - Riff Magazine

“…a beautiful, hypnotic track wrapped in a rich, comforting warmth…” – CBC

 “’The Talking Wind’ sees a band experimenting with orchestral sounds in a novel ways, and to significant artistic effect." – Culture Collide

“’Alone But Not Alone’ is a breezy 60s inspired track that’s more than meets the eye” – NOISEY

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS ON TOUR
Aug 29 - Beamsville ON - Redstone Winery
Aug 31 - Niagara Falls ON - Queen Victoria Park
Sep 21 - Saint John NB - Pepper’s Pub
Sep 23 – Moncton NB - Capitol Theatre w/ Jenn Grant
Sep 24 – Fredericton NB - The Playhouse w/ Jenn Grant
Sep 25 – Georgetown PE - Kings Playhouse
Sep 26 – Halifax NS - The Seahorse Tavern
Sep 27 - Annapolis Royal NS - King’s Theatre
Sep 29 – Sackville NB - Thunder & Lightning Ltd
Oct 01 – Quebec City QC - L’Anti Bar and Spectacles
Oct 03 – Ottawa ON - The 27 Club
Oct 05 - Grimsby ON - Station 1 Coffeehouse
Oct 06 – Napanee ON - Doghouse Studios
Oct 08 – Collingwood ON - Crow Bar & Variety
Oct 09 – Gravenhurst ON - Peter's Players
Oct 17 – Paris ON - Dominion Telegraph Hall

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