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07/17/09 Dawson City Music Festival
Discography
07/18/09 Dawson City Music Festival 07/19/09 Dawson City Music Festival 02/21/10 South America Cruise Ship 02/22/10 South America Cruise Ship 02/23/10 South America Cruise Ship 02/24/10 South America Cruise Ship 02/25/10 South America Cruise Ship 02/26/10 South America Cruise Ship
I bought Sarah McLachlan's Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Legacy Edition for $8. This is not a bad deal...
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"I have
sinned, yeah I have been around. I have cried, cried, cried a pretty
sound. Your heart breaks my heartache, I will pay for my mistakes. No
more will I make, a girl can dream." sings US-born, Canadian singer Melissa McClelland on her latest studio album, Victoria Day (released domestically in the US, today June 30th).
What strikes me about this album is that its inspiration seems to lies in an old-fashion dixieland-style music, as if all the music instruments and technology are from this alternate 1950s era. This is kind of interesting because a few years ago, her song "Rooftop", from Stranded in Suburbia, was included on the soundtrack for television teendrama series, Degrassi: The Next Generation... which doesn't exactly scream blues/americana music to me.
Victoria Day was produced by McClelland's husband, Luke Doucet, who also co-wrote "A Girl Can Dream". The music sounds very organic, with traditional piano & acoustic guitars, plus horns (sax, trombones) and strings (violins, cellos).
The track that people will likely be drawn to on Victoria Day will probably be "Seasoned Lovers". This is because the male vocals on this song is by none other than Ron Sexsmith. While the presence of Sexsmith doesn't hurt the song, I just felt the gentle love song was too forgettable to spotlight.
The title track and name of the album, "Victoria Day" is worth listening to. The song comes in two parts: April and May Showers. The song is also cut into two distinct section, as the song shifts to a different tone on May Showers... but I felt the song needed to be consumed as one full song.
It looks like McClelland's next few appearance are at the Dawson City Music Festival and most interestingly on a Cayamo Cruise Ship through South America. Although prices are expensive, starting at $799, it will be a nice six-day vacation with sleep quarters (includes meal?) and the chance to catch some of your favorite artists (Lyle Lovettt, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Brandi Carlile, Rachael Yamagata) on a very intimate setting.
You can buy Victoria Day today through Six Shooter Records - who's motto is "life is too short to listen to shitty music"
What strikes me about this album is that its inspiration seems to lies in an old-fashion dixieland-style music, as if all the music instruments and technology are from this alternate 1950s era. This is kind of interesting because a few years ago, her song "Rooftop", from Stranded in Suburbia, was included on the soundtrack for television teendrama series, Degrassi: The Next Generation... which doesn't exactly scream blues/americana music to me.
Victoria Day was produced by McClelland's husband, Luke Doucet, who also co-wrote "A Girl Can Dream". The music sounds very organic, with traditional piano & acoustic guitars, plus horns (sax, trombones) and strings (violins, cellos).
The track that people will likely be drawn to on Victoria Day will probably be "Seasoned Lovers". This is because the male vocals on this song is by none other than Ron Sexsmith. While the presence of Sexsmith doesn't hurt the song, I just felt the gentle love song was too forgettable to spotlight.
The title track and name of the album, "Victoria Day" is worth listening to. The song comes in two parts: April and May Showers. The song is also cut into two distinct section, as the song shifts to a different tone on May Showers... but I felt the song needed to be consumed as one full song.
It looks like McClelland's next few appearance are at the Dawson City Music Festival and most interestingly on a Cayamo Cruise Ship through South America. Although prices are expensive, starting at $799, it will be a nice six-day vacation with sleep quarters (includes meal?) and the chance to catch some of your favorite artists (Lyle Lovettt, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Brandi Carlile, Rachael Yamagata) on a very intimate setting.
You can buy Victoria Day today through Six Shooter Records - who's motto is "life is too short to listen to shitty music"
06/30/2009 03:20:20 ♥ vu (
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