Monthly Archives: April 2016

In the fifth installment of the Polaris Cover Sessions, Joel Plaskett has done his own take on Feist’s “Bittersweet Melodies” from her 2014 Polaris Music Prize-winning album Metals. The Cover Sessions have past Polaris nominees reimagining other nominees’ tracks and had their first vinyl pressing done for last year’s gala.

Performed and filmed at Joel’s New Scotland Yard studio in Dartmouth with the help of Erin Costelo and Thomas Stajcer, Joel describes the cover as “trying to make it sound like Joel Plaskett covering Feist covering the Bee Gees covering Feist.”

Joel’s last album The Park Avenue Sobriety Test earned him his fourth Polaris nomination, putting him in company with Patrick Watson and The New Pornographers for the most nominations since the inception of the award in 2006.

Read the full article here to see what other songs have been covered so far.

The new album Pale Moon Kid by Jenny Berkel is officially out today! Recorded with gifted producer Daniel Romano, the album is steeped in sparkling guitars, sparse piano, pulsing bass, and percussion, revealing writing that has grown even sharper and more lyrical. Berkel will take to the road in support the album with a string tour dates beginning April 14. Full tour dates are listed below with more to be added in the near future.

“An album full of such low-key numbers would have been more than satisfactory for Berkel’s burgeoning fan base. But what truly sets Kid apart is its sudden left turns. These boldly eclectic experiments are a joyous surprise. After all, Berkel more than proved that she could dig into deep subtleties on Cicada. But Pale Moon Kid is even more impressive because it unveils her vast range.”
Read the 8/10 review Exclaim! Magazine just gave the album.

Listen to the new record on Spotify and then head over to iTunes to grab your copy.

Jenny is heading east after a string of Ontario tour dates to join Michael Feuerstack in Nova Scotia.