The CanCon Catalogue

*Singles Going Steady



Good morning. If you were someone I was jealous of, then last night you would have watched Joel Plaskett open for Sarah McLachlan in for the Olympic countdown. If so, then stop reading. You've had enough Plaskett goodness for now. This is for the rest of us.

Alright, my friends. In his bid to make up not touring anywhere beyond Vancouver until April, the man who is taking a serious run at the best singer-songwriter in the country released the first single from his upcoming album Three yesterday. If you don't know, it's a three disc album, each with nine (3x3) songs, often with songs titles that repeat the same word three times, etc, etc, etc. If you want to see how far he's taking this thing, I suggest you take a look at this. The single, which is the second song on the first disc, is called "Through & Through & Through" and doesn't see Plaskett departing too far from his older work, just complementing it with some female vocalists and horns. At first I didn't like these additions, but having listened to the song three times, I think it's growing on me. You can hear it below, or on joelplaskett.com.

Also yesterday, the only band in the world who's more Canadian than Plaskett, the Tragically Hip released the first single from their forthcoming album, We Are the Same. I can't say I was expecting much this far into their career, but by the sounds of it this could be a good one, with the Hip, on this song at least, moving towards their understated roots side after the pop sheen of World Container. The song is called "Morning Moon," and you can read more about the April 7 release on their MySpace.

I should so be on Hype Machine.

Joel Plaskett - "Through & Through & Through"


The Tragically Hip - "Morning Moon"