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Artist : City And Colour
Album : Little Hell (Banquet Records Bonus CD)
Label : Cooking Vinyl / Dine Alone Records
Genre : Rock
Street Date : 2011-09-12
Quality : 222 kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
Encoder : Lame 3.98.4 -V0
Size : 17.88 MB
Time : 10:30 min
Url : http://cityandcolour.ca/
Tracks
1. Weightless (Demo) 2:11
2. O' Sister (Live) 4:05
3. At The Birds Foot (Vocal) 4:14
Notes
3 track Bonus CD of demos / alternate versions EXCLUSIVE to Banquet Records
in the UK.
http://www.banquetrecords.com/COOKCD541
Bio:
The voice is unmistakable immediately identifiable by those that know it
and intensely intriguing to those that dont. It belongs to Dallas Green,
perhaps better known as the man who writes, records, and performs under the
moniker of City and Colour.
Already renowned across Canada thanks to the success of his previous two
full length albums 2005s Sometimes and 2008s Bring Me Your Love and a
live CD/DVD combo released between the two, Green is set to propel his
profile to a new plateau with the June 2011 release of his third album,
Little Hell.
The effort shares its title with one of its tracks a song that explores
the little heavens and little hells that comprise a relationship and, as
Green explains, the things you do to get through them both. Its a theme
explored throughout the album the balance of both the blissful and
harrowing experiences that come with relationships and life as a whole. Says
Green: You have to go through those little hells to get to the really great
parts of love and life.
The collection was recorded at Catherine North Studios in Hamilton, Ontario
a converted church with wide-open architecture with producer Alex
Newport (Death Cab For Cutie, At The Drive-In) at the helm. The return to
the studio where BMYL was documented was in-part due to the honest aural
atmosphere it imparted on these 11 songs (not a single isolation booth was
employed, but rather entirely tracked in the live room), but also in-part as
a tribute to late studio owner, BMYL co-producer/engineer, and dear friend
Dan Achen, who passed away suddenly in early 2010.
Adding to Little Hells signature sound is the fact that the release was
recorded and mixed on tape an at-first foreign and subsequently
frustrating endeavor for Green, who struggled to stick with the decision.
The songs are all the more special because of it, though, capturing the very
essence of Green as a writer and performer in the purest sense. Its just a
beautiful place to make music, says Green, looking back on the efforts
birthplace, and Alex really brought out the best in these songs. We were
very much in-tune throughout the process.
Aiding in the albums assembly are some of Greens frequent collaborators,
most prominently including his close friend and creative counterpart Daniel
Romano, whom Green cites as invaluable to his creativity. City and Colours
live rhythm section, Dylan Green on drums and Scott Remila on bass and
beautifully harmonized backing vocals, also took part in musical masonry.
Tracks like opener We Found Each Other In The Dark or the gorgeously sung
ballad Northern Wind find Green capturing some of sweet, succulent slivers
of life and love, his stirring vocals and eloquent lyrics heightening their
appeal.
Conversely, songs like OSister, with its haunting but moving melody, or
the albums first single, Fragile Bird, find Green relaying more arduous
experiences. The former examines the struggles faced by the singers own
sister through some tumultuous times while the latter was inspired by his
wifes frequent night terrors. Says the singer about his subjects: I view
writing as a very cathartic experience. Its my way of coping with or
processing things happening, whether theyre positive or not, and I think
people can often identify with how theyre interpreted.
Though Little Hells hooky, heartfelt numbers boast familiarity for City and
Colour fans, the album also delves deeper into the folk, blues, and even
soul influences that surfaced on its predecessor thanks to the
gorgeously-executed instrumentation and honest essence of Greens voice,
though the two arent mutually exclusive: With this record, explains
Green, I tried to use every facet of my voice low, high, quiet, and loud
so its almost like another instrument.
When hes not playing in post-hardcore Canadian band, Alexisonfire, Green
can be found touring as City and Colour, selling out thousand-seat venues
across his native North America and respectably-sized European shows weeks
in advance, including an April 2011 performance at the UKs treasured Royal
Albert Hall which sold out in mere hours.
Considering his already impressive album sales, his latest albums potential
impact is enormous. Sophomore Platinum-seller BMYL debuted at #2 on the Top
200 Soundscan chart (Canada), #5 on Billboards Alternative New Artist
chart, # 11 on its Heatseekers chart, never losing momentum through to the
present. Though such things arent what drives the artist to continue
refining his craft.
Im just always aiming to become a better player and better songwriter, and
this is the culmination of that at this point in time, says the man with
the heavenly voice about Little Hell. Im very proud of it, and thats
whats most important to me.
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