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COWBOY JUNKIES – ” All That Reckoning / Ghosts “

Posted: April 6, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Weird times out there, eh? We hope you and your loved ones are all safe and secure and actively listening to the advice of your public health officials…it’s the only way that we can all get through this thing…and we are all in this thing together, whether we like it or not.
In the meantime, we have some new music for you to listen to and hopefully provide you with a small distraction. It’s a set of songs that we’ve been working on for the past year and which we were set to launch when our worlds turned upside down. The plan was to release a very limited edition, audiophile double-album made up of a re-mastered, re-cut version of All That Reckoning along with a second disc that contains the new music, Ghosts. We have the test pressings and they sound beautiful. But, as you all know, logistics are difficult right now, so we are delaying the release of the vinyl (there will be no CD) until the world returns to something resembling normal.

In the meantime we have decided to release the new music on streaming sites everywhere. It’s an intense set of songs, but that’s probably not a surprise to you….read on if you are interested in the genesis of Ghosts.

In July of 2018 we released our album All That Reckoning. Two months later our mother died and we realized that there was more reckoning still to come. Ghosts is the result of that realization; a suite of songs revolving around grief, pain, fear, anxiety, beauty; a set of songs examining the complexity of emotions that subsume us after losing a parent. We were writing and creating these songs while we were touring ATR and as they took shape it became clear to us that they belonged as part of, or at least as an addendum to, the songs that make up All That Reckoning. They deal with the ultimate reckoning, the reckoning that comes with the death of a loved one and the reassessing that one goes through as one tries to process such a loss.

The concept behind this project was to present it as a two disc vinyl-album set. All That Reckoning and Ghosts work best as two bodies of work, reflecting off of each other, but you know what they say about the best laid plans of men….so in the meantime enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

COWBOY JUNKIES – ” All That Reckoning (Part 1) “

Posted: July 19, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The Canadian Cowboy Junkies made slowcore before the term was invented. They have now existed for more than twenty years and their music still sounds as provocative as titillating. Cowboy Junkies was founded in 1985. The big breakthrough followed in 1988 and was mainly due to the great success of their debut album ‘ The Trinity Sessions ‘, in which especially their covers by Lou Reed and Hank Williams were praised.

Cowboy Junkies have revealed that their new album “All That Reckoning” it will be their first release in six years released on July 13th. All That Reckoning, have just released a second video and song entitled “The Things We Do To Each Other”. Take a look and let us know what you think.

“Fear is not so far from hate, so if you get the folks to fear, it only takes one small twist to kick it up a gear.”…know what I mean? You should also check out brother Pete’s video for the title track of the album while you are in the watching mood.There is lots more music to come, so please stay tuned. We hope to see a lot of you on the road in the coming months. “Welcome to the age of disillusion,” sings Margo Timmins toward the beginning of All That Reckoning, 

“The Things We Do To Each Other” is from the Cowboy Junkies new album All That Reckoning releasing on July 13, 2018.

The Junkies’ stock in trade is the ease with which they navigate the mysterious terrain of human intimacy and longing, yet here they are, bearing witness to our collective anxieties with their usual solemn gravitas. It might be a slight stretch to say that this is their take-it-to-the-streets punk rock record—they’re too regal, too elegant for anything so mercenary, preferring instead to comment from a vantage point of weary and hard-won wisdom—and yet, it may be the most aggressive Cowboy Junkies album yet, as visceral and emotionally direct as anything they’ve ever done.

All That Reckoning pulses with rock and roll energy: “Sing Me a Song” pushes into the red with brawny riffs and a thunderous backbeat, Margo’s distorted vocals fighting to be heard amidst the din. “All That Reckoning Part 1” and “When We Arrive” both nod toward early-’90s alt-rock with woozy bass pushing through electric guitar strumming. And even when the songs are slow, as they often are, they still tend to sound oceanic: “The Things We Do to Each Other” starts folksy but roars in the end, while “Wooden Stairs” updates the Trinity Session quietude with a swirl of dissonance and minimal piano plunking. By the time the spare, acoustic “The Possessed” shows up to close the album—the most featherweight song here, and the most in-character for the Junkies—it feels like a massive sea change.