Hard Water CD release party with Skeleton Park (the band) & other special guests
Friday July 10 2009, from 7:30pm, Wolfe Island Grill
Catch the 7pm Wolfe Island Ferry to get there in time for Skeleton Park!
Come celebrate the launch of The Gertrudes’ second disc on Apple Crisp, featuring four studio recordings and two live tracks, in a beautiful letterpressed package designed by Vincent Perez. The youthful Skeleton Park (combined age of 54) who recently rocked the S.P. Music Festival will open. Expect other suprises!
The most exciting thing about the EP is how The Gertrudes contrast the old time feel of banjos, ukes and accordions with electronics, horns and theremin (sweet) to create modern, spooky tracks that are as thick and ominous, but also as breathtaking as a dense fog over the harbour. The seven minute epic, The Advancement of the Human Age, feels like it’s been given a sepia toned layer, but the band pushes the limits by experimenting with nice harmonies, effects and horns. The album closer, A New Sound, the theremin weaves around the guitar and banjo and lets the band focus on delivering a nicely executed slow build. Hard Water is an exciting EP … One thing is for certain, none of The Gertrudes records will end up on my How Did I Miss This list ever again. (review from HeroHill.com)
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