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Ready Records & Sparks Music are proud to release the Spoons’ debut album, “Stick Figure Neighbourhood”. This historic album is now available for the first time on CD and digital download format. The album will also be available in it’s original vinyl format very soon. For this special release, we are also offering a Mastered for iTunes version, available exclusively on iTunes.
Here is an excerpt from Gord Deppe’s new liner notes which appear on the 2013 version of “Stick Figure Neighbourhood”.
“We’d heard about a great little place in Hamilton called Grant Avenue Studios. Legendary producer Brian Eno had worked there with an up and coming engineer and owner of the studio, on some high profile ambient recordings. That young, soon to be very much in demand engineer was Daniel Lanois. He was already, I’m sure, mentally rubbing elbows with Bono and U2. But For the time being he decided to help a bunch of kids from Burlington, Ontario, make their first album and set their course on a long and adventurous journey.” Gord Deppe, May 2013
The Spoons‘ “Stick Figure Neighborhood” album is being remastered and will be available on CD for the first time ever this summer! To celebrate this occasion, the band would like you to be part of the special project and therefore have put together a series of unique ways for you to get involved while discovering some vintage treats from their past. You can purchase the remastered CD, get autographed memorabilia and even purchase a one-of-a-kind special live acoustic concert right in your home !!
Your pledge will allow you to access a variety of goodies and exclusive opportunities but more importantly, a portion of your pledge will go to help an amazing organization called SickKids, who help provide the best in family-centred, compassionate care, to lead in scientific and clinical advancement and to prepare the next generation of leaders in child health.
Papermaps‘ latest video “Nobody Gets It” has been added to MTVU’s “Freshman” show this week! This is some exciting news as the video will get exposure across over 800 colleges across the U.S. and on all of the MTV2 and U cable stations in approx 55 million homes !! You can also help out and vote for Papermaps’ video “Nobody Gets It” at www.freshmen.mtvu.com
In other Papermaps news, the band have just added guitarist Andy Soto to their line-up and are currently in the studio recording the new album “Darker Lights”. The album will be released this coming fall.
Brand new music video for “Wheels” from ” target=”_blank”>Brad Fillatre is officially released – in time for CMW. This live performance was filmed in Toronto, ON at the Metropolitan United Church. Accompanying Brad on lap steel guitar is Adam White. The video was directed and filmed by Britt Delara who was also responsible for the making of Brad’s first video “Face the Dark”.
Upcoming Shows:
March 21, 2013 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison [CMW] – 11:30pm, $10.00
May 10, 2013 – London, ON @ London Music Club – 8:00pm, $5.00
May 28, 2013 – Toronto, ON @ Hugh’s Room – 8:00pm