Monthly Archives: February 2012

Here is another reason why Joanne and Haley Myrol are fantastic. This was recorded back stage before a show, the footage comes from Myrol’s recent tour across the Great White North.

Rick’s birthday is coming up on February 28th.

http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/city_streets-for_all_doomed_lovers_ft_colin_stetson_video_sawdust_rum

We have two full length LP’s coming out this spring titled “Winter Lightning” and “Sawdust & Rum”.

We are now releasing a video for the song “For All The (Doomed) Lovers” which is off of Winter Lightning. The video was filmed in our rehearsal space in Franktown Studios by Justin Lachance.

The second song ‘Sawdust & Rum’ is the title track from our other upcoming album ‘Sawdust & Rum’ and can be streamed and downloaded from Soundcloud here:

http://soundcloud.com/thecitystreets/sawdust-rum

Winter Lightning was recorded here in Montreal at the legendary Hotel2Tango with Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wolf Parade) and features a more pop aesthetic.

For ‘Sawdust & Rum’ we traveled to Nova Scotia to self record the album in a cabin on the ocean. The album was inspired by the recent passing of Rick’s grandfather:

“This album was inspired by my grandfather’s life. His name was Ernest Keith Reid but most people called him Keith. I called him grandpa.” … “Some details may have been changed for the sake of rhyme/poetry. We recorded this in a cabin on the Northumberland Strait not far from where he grew up. It is very beautiful there.”

We will be touring Western/Eastern Canada, Northern USA, and the Eastern USA in support of these records in spring/summer. Both albums are slated for release this spring, check our website for pre-sale and the official release date, coming soon.

We’re having a sale this February on ‘These Things Happen’, ‘Concentrated Living’, and ‘Peacemaker’. Each of the records is $5. You can order them through our website www.clamourrecords.com.

Enjoy!

Chantelle Tyler recently used Burn Down the Churches, Dirty Rain, and Distractions in her film City of Boreas. You should check it out.