THE WEATHER STATION ANNOUNCES IGNORANCE DELUXE DOUBLE LP, SHARES NEW NEW SONG

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THE WEATHER STATION ANNOUNCES IGNORANCE (DELUXE), TWO VOLUME, DOUBLE LP VERSION OF ONE OF 2021’S MOST BELOVED ALBUMS, OUT TODAY VIA NEXT DOOR RECORDS (PHYSICAL OUT NOVEMBER 19, 2021)

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Ignorance suggests a new way to see the world, asking only that you release yourself to wildness and feeling, to the unanswerable questions and the world beyond yourself. It's all there — in the shifting clouds and the upward spiral of birds, in the opening flowers and the weeds that overtake them — just waiting to be found" - Exclaim!

“Ignorance stands as an invigorating and poignant chapter in an already impressive career.” - Stereogum, #2 Best Albums of 2021 So Far

"Ignorance dives deep into heartbreak and comes up bearing a succession of fantastic songs." - The Guardian, Best Albums of 2021 So Far

“Ignorance [is] an uncommonly moving exploration of the grief and denial that accompanies our inexorable slide into climate crisis.” - SPIN, Best Albums of 2021 (So Far)

“[Ignorance] is a record whose sound expands to match the size of its conceptual ambition.” - AV Club, Best Albums of 2021 So Far 

“[Ignorance] is a stunningly assured plunge into a sleek, buzzing jazz-pop wilderness.” - Paste, #2 Best Albums of 2021 So Far

“Tamara Lindeman treats Ignorance as a breakup-record with her own dying planet.” - Rolling Stone, Best Albums of 2021 So Far

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It’s been a remarkable year for The Weather Station. Ignorance is one of 2021’s most beloved albums, earning Tamara Lindeman a Polaris Music Prize Short-List nomination, a gorgeous Tiny Desk (At Home) Concert, and her US television debut on CBS This Morning: Saturday. Today, she continues to celebrate, announcing the two volume, double LP Ignorance (Deluxe), out digitally today and physically on November 19 via Next Door Records. Ignorance (Deluxe) features the original tracklist, live and piano versions of select songs, plus two never before released tracks, including “Look” and today’s “Better Now”. Lindeman comments, “I wrote ‘Better Now’ in Banff, Alberta, in stolen moments as I was teaching songwriting and writing for myself. It's all just true; the mountains, the piano, the first line, the pain of being hurt and the joy of being alright anyways.” 

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Lindeman further explains the idea behind Ignorance (Deluxe): “Whenever you make anything, you have to leave things out; it's a critical part of the process, but a painful one nonetheless. I'm glad to have the opportunity to revisit the paths not taken, and allow some of them out after all; quiet versions of songs that were redirected into rhythm, two of the songs we recorded but left off the album, and some live versions of the songs that have come to be since the recording. It has been overwhelming to have this album be so lovingly received, and it is wonderful to have the space to release more of it into the world.”

Ignorance (Deluxe) will arrive when Lindeman is in the midst of the Canadian leg of her tour. In spring 2022, she will play across the United States before heading to Europe. Tickets are on sale now and a full list of dates can be found below. 

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IGNORANCE (DELUXE) TRACKLIST
Vol. 1
1.Robber
2. Atlantic
3. Tried To Tell You
4. Parking Lot
5. Loss
6. Separated
7. Wear
8. Trust
9. Heart
10. Subdivisions

Vol. 2
1. Robber (Live)
2. Atlantic (Live)
3. Loss (Live)
4. Subdivisions (Piano Version)
5. Better Now
6. Tried To Tell You (Piano Version)
7. Parking Lot (Piano Version)
8. Heart (Piano Version)
9. Look

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“ATLANTIC” VIDEO
“PARKING LOT” VIDEO

THE WEATHER STATION CANADIAN TOUR DATES
Nov. 12 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre
Nov. 13 - Victoria, BC @ Capital Ballroom
Nov. 15 - Calgary, AB @ The National Music Centre
Nov. 16 - Edmonton, AB @ Station on Jasper
Nov. 18 - Saskatoon, SK @ The Broadway Theatre
Nov. 19 - Regina, SK @ The Artesian on 13th
Nov. 20 - Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Centre
Nov. 26 - Montreal QC @ La Sala Rossa
Nov. 27 - Ottawa, ON @ Club Saw
Dec. 4 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth

2022 TOUR DATES
Jan. 26, 2022 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
Jan. 28, 2022 - New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Jan. 29, 2022 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live *
Jan. 30, 2022 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
Feb. 1, 2022 -  Carrboro, NC @ The Arts Center *
Feb. 2, 2022 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle &
Feb. 3, 2022 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West &
Feb. 4, 2022 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East &
Feb. 5, 2022 - Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s &
Feb. 7, 2022 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada &
Feb. 8, 2022 - Austin, TX @ 3TEN at ACL Live &
Feb. 12, 2022 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour &
Feb. 13, 2022 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent &
Feb. 15, 2022 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios &
Feb. 17, 2022 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern &
Feb. 19, 2022 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room ^
Feb. 21, 2022 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall ^
Feb. 23, 2022 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club ^
Feb. 24, 2022 - Madison, WI @ High Noon ^
Feb. 25, 2022 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall ^
Mar. 15, 2022 - Brighton, UK @ Komedia
Mar. 16, 2022 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla
Mar. 17, 2022 - Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Institute
Mar. 18, 2022 - Dublin, IE @ Workmans Club
Mar. 19, 2022 - Belfast, UK @ Black Box
Mar. 21, 2022 - Glasgow, UK @ Mono
Mar. 22, 2022 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Mar. 23, 2022 - London, UK @ Scala
Mar. 25, 2022 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
Mar. 26, 2022 - Paris, FR @ La Boule Noire
Mar. 27, 2022 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord
Mar. 28, 2022 - Berlin, DE @ Frannz Club
Mar. 30, 2022 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
Mar. 31, 2022 - Oslo, NO @ Bla
Apr. 1, 2022 - Stockholm, SE @ Debaser / Bar Brooklyn
Apr. 2, 2022 - Gothenburg, SE @ Oceanen
Apr. 4, 2022 - Hamburg, DE @ Nochtwache
Apr. 5, 2022 - Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
Apr. 6, 2022 - Munich, DE @ Milla
Apr. 7, 2022 - Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
Jun. 11, 2022 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera

*= w/ Sam Amidon
&=w/ Cassandra Jenkins
^= w/ Helena Deland

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ARIEL POSEN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM + TOUR DATES WITH BAHAMAS

MILE END, DUE OUT OCTOBER 1, 2021

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“One of my favourite guitarists has a new album out. Great songs with great changes and great playing” John Mayer

"He cannot be stopped. ...showing off not only his guitar playing but his songwriting" - Talia Schlanger (On CBC q)

“smooth, soulful... The expertly self-produced sound is a nice mixture of slide guitar, bass, and that popping percussion, with Ariel’s creamy vocals on top.” - Great Dark Wonder

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Hot on the tails of his last album, Headway, acclaimed guitarist and songwriter Ariel Posen is unveiling another new album, Mile End, due out October 1, 2021. “This album idea came to me once the rollout of Headway began,” says Posen. “I do so much solo guitar playing online and am known for that. As much as I love songs and singing, I wanted to appeal to the guitar players and musicians out there, while at the same time putting together an album of delicate and relaxing music that could be put on while making dinner and just mellowing out with a glass of wine or something.

For the last 2 months, I've been posting ‘virtual voice memos’ on instagram which is a post that includes a collection of random solo guitar ideas I've had on video from over the last couple of years. Mile End is an album of improvised and completed visual voice memos (primarily because the entire album was filmed).

Having already shared album cut “Clawhammer”, today Posen is sharing the new track “Begin Again”, which was “born late last year when Eddie Van Halen passed away,” says Posen. “While I've never been an invested fan, his impact was so deep on so many musicians. I couldn't help but have this melody in my head that day and this is the result of what came out of it.”

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Later this year, Ariel Posen will continue on the road supporting multi-award winning artist Bahamas on a run of tour dates in Canada. Full dates can be found below, tickets are on sale here : 

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2021 TOUR DATES
Sep 25, Blind Willie McTell Festival, Thomson, GA
Oct 2 - Rouyn-norand, QC - Festival des Guitares du Mondes
Dec 1 - Toronto, ON - Meridian Hall %
Dec 4 - London, ON - London Music Hall %
Dec 7 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre %
Dec 8 - Kingston, ON -Sydenham Street United Church %
Dec 9 - Quebec, QC - Impérial Bell %
Dec 10 - Montréal, QC - Théâtre Corona %

% with Bahamas

2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
Jan 30 - St. Davids, UK - St. Davids City Hall
Feb 1 - Briston, UK - Thekla
Feb 2, Derby, UK - Flower Pot
Feb 4 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
Feb 5 - Ashington, UK - White House Unique Social Club
Feb 6 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute
Feb 7 Guildford, UK - Boileroom
Feb 8 - London, UK - O2 Academy Islington
Feb 10 - Nijmegen, NL - Merleyn
Feb 11 - Köln, DE - Jaki
Feb 12 - Berlin, DE - Privatclub
Feb 13 - Hamburg, DE - Nochtwache
Feb 15 - Odense, DK - Dexter
Feb 16 - Copenhagen, DK - Amager Bio
Feb 17 - Oslo, NO - Krøsset

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MILE END TRACKLIST
01 Begin Again
02 Tumble Away
03 After The Rain
04 On Oh One
05 Royal
06 Clawhammer
07 Borrowed Time
08 Day 17
09 Four Corners
10 Backseat Driver
11 Mile End

MORE ABOUT ARIEL POSEN
Ariel Posen's music occupies the space between genres. It's a rootsy sound that nods to his influences — heartland rock & roll, electrified Americana, blue-eyed soul, R&B, Beatles-inspired pop — while still moving forward, pushing Posen into territory that's uniquely his own.

Posen began recording his last album, Headway, in December 2019, one week after wrapping up an international tour in support of his acclaimed debut, How Long. He'd been on the road for a year and a half, playing shows across the U.K., Europe, America, and his native Canada. Along the way, Posen had received standing ovations not only from his audiences, but also from outlets like Rolling Stone, who dubbed him "a modern-day guitar hero," Music Radar listing him as a fan voted top 10 rock guitarist of the year and the Western Canadian Music Awards who nominated him for Breakout Artist of the Year." 

Coming back home to Winnipeg, he began sifting through the new songs he'd written between tour dates. Many of them had already been tested on the road, their arrangements whittled into shape by a group of road warriors at the top of their game. Practically all of them were about the process of evolution — of making progress in life, love, and all points in between. Those themes were reflected in the music itself, which presented a crisper, clearer picture of Posen as a songwriter. If How Long had been his introduction to the roots-music world, then Headway was something  different: a sharply-defined snapshot of a musician who has truly crystallized his sound.

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TOUCHING RETURNS TO THE RING IN NEW VIDEO FOR “CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE”

TOUCHING’S (AKA, MICHAEL FALK (EX-LES JUPES)) UPCOMING ALBUM, littleworlds, OUT OCTOBER 29 VIA HEAD IN THE SAND

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Today, Touching, the artistic alias of songwriter and producer Michael Falk (formerly of Les Jupes), is sharing the second single and video from his upcoming LP, littleworlds. Following the first single “Tony Called The Muscle”, album track “Caught In The Middle” swoons with slow-paced reverence, exploring the complex feelings that emerge with the coming of a first child.

Directed by Falk, the video for “Caught In The Middle” is the “second in our little trilogy set around a boxing ring,” says Falk. “While the song was written before becoming a father, this video was made after having a few years of papa-hood under my belt. I wanted to tell a story about the ‘rupture and repair’ that enables trust and relationships, like muscles, to grow. Kids push their parents away, and pull them close. Emotions can run hot, and children are the ultimate truth-tellers. It’s humbling and beautiful. Sometimes parents have to grin and take it - the shot of Christa gritting her teeth while Sophie punches her stomach feels like a pretty universal lived experience and gets me every time.

 Early in the video there’s a shot of actors, Christa and Sophie Rust, slowly raising their head. It's subtle, but it’s a direct reference to AG Rojas’ video for Florence + The Machine’s “Hunger”. A little nod to the inspiration for our aesthetic on these videos.”

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MORE ABOUT littleworlds
In late Spring of 2020, Touching began sharing 10 songs over 10 weeks, a project that was unveiled serially with a one-shot video for each track filmed and released every seven days, eventually released as the project’s debut album, Isolation Blues. With its relatable lyrical themes of loneliness, depression, and disconnection, Exclaim! described the collection as “a greatest hits of pandemic moods.”

Hot on its heels now comes littleworlds, a new album aiming to disinfect the darkness with sunlight. The sophomore release from Touching is built on feelings of hope, simple joys found amidst conflict, and the anticipation and fear of becoming a parent. Its 12 songs were written during the same period as Isolation Blues as Falk stepped away from touring and various other collaborative projects. Using this opportunity to build a studio in his basement, he centered his efforts on writing and recording.

“I bottomed out last year and had a desire to reconnect with my own path of self-fulfilment,” Falk explains. “The only way to become a role model for my son was to show him that I know how to walk the walk by living the life that I want to live. You can tell kids whatever you want, but in the end they’ll look up to what you actually do.”

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At the heart of littleworlds is Falk’s rich baritone. His striking voice soars with the passion of Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison, coasts with the coolness of Marker Starling’s Chris A. Cummings, and plumbs the emotional depths of Richard Dawson. Musically, the album injects the downtempo electronic ambience of Massive Attack (“I’m inspired by their late career stuff that no one thinks about,” laughs Falk) into the high drama indie-rock of Editors, Manchester Orchestra, or We Were Promised Jetpacks.  

Driven by thunderous drums, squelching synths, and massive choruses, first single “Tony Called The Muscle” digs into the turmoil of separating from a former creative collaborator. “All I Need”, set on the last day of work at a manufacturing plant, questions the worth of a life spent working on things that people don’t seem to value, while trying to connect to what really matters. The cycling synth arpeggios of “Spark” create a feeling of propulsion as Falk meditates on the intentions to become his best self. Taken as a whole, these songs point to a lighter, warmer, more connected future than Isolation Blues’ view from the muck.

“I had to turn inwards to refocus on my songwriting, becoming a dad, and getting my mental health back in relative order,” says Falk. “I wanted my relationship with my kid in the first few years to be really grounded. I want him to grow up seeing his dad doing what he loves meaningfully and successfully. If you really value something, I want to show him that you can figure out the path to make it work.”

From his home in Winnipeg, the multi-hyphenate musician has organized festivals, run a studio, and operated a record label, juggling countless roles within the local scene. As a performer, he has toured with acclaimed acts including Les Jupes, The Liptonians, and rapper/CBC host Ismaila Alfa. Yet since becoming a father, Falk has consolidated his lifelong pursuit into a renewed, singular focus: Get back to making music. And lots of it.

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littleworlds TRACKLIST
01 Still Slow
02 Tony Called The Muscle
03 The Same Way
04 Nothing Can Change Your Mind
05 All I Need
06 Spark
07 Diamond In The Light
08 Two Solitudes
09 Caught In The Middle
10 Unbelievable

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