Nice, Nice, Very Nice 10th Anniversary Deluxe Double LP
Hello love,
Big news! Nice, Nice, Very Nice 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition pre-orders are available now! It'll be available on streaming services Nov 15th. This includes an entire 2nd LP’s worth of unreleased material - original demos and early recordings of songs from the album, as well as 6 old songs from that era that just never found their way into the world.
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This album changed my life in so many ways. People still request almost every one of these songs at the shows. TODAY you can stream the original version of Tragic Turn of Events. Though this song was initially recorded in a collaboration with my dear pal Shane Koyczan (he released it with his poem Move Pen Move), I found this old recording of it without the spoken word element on an old dictaphone that I used to use to capture song ideas.
Click to listen to "Tragic Turn of Events"
I took a moment to write an essay about this album and all the little memories that come to mind when I reflect on how it affected my entire universe... An excerpt is below, but you can read the entire thing HERE
I remember the months prior to recording this album were complicated. I’d cut ties with my manager and my relationship with my record label was uncertain. I had been denied every recording grant I could find. Postcards and Daydreaming was financed on a line of credit, which hadn’t been repaid. If all this was easy, it wouldn’t matter how it ends.
I remember going for a long walk with my mom and step-mom. I knew I’d written some decent songs, but I was terribly broke and scared to move forward. We came up with a plan – that I’d draw up a proposal and reach out to people in our community, asking for contributions toward the production cost. I’d pay everyone back with interest. “There are people who would love to support you”. This was before crowd-funding was a thing, but we’d inadvertently stumbled upon it.
I remember telling John Critchley that I wanted the album to be thoughtful, but that it should still feel like a party at times. John had recorded some albums for Elliott Brood, who I’d toured with in Australia. I emailed him the demos and we had a few long-distance chats. He believed in the songs and I was excited to work with him. I was also excited to work with someone in Toronto – it seemed like a world away from Vancouver....
SIDE A
Road Regrets
Robots
The Indie Queens are Waiting
Sold
Fair Verona
SIDE B
You Silly Git
Tina's Glorious Comeback
Et Les Mots Croisés
Some People
Pine For Cedars
Basket
Set the Sails
SIDE C
The Indie Queens Are Waiting (Ellis Demo)
Set the Sails (Ellis Demo ft. Leslie Alexander)
Robots (Ellis Demo)
Et Les Mots Croisés (2008 Demo)
Tina's Glorious Comeback (2008 Demo)
SIDE D
One of Many (Ellis Demo)
'Til I Fall (Roboteering EP)
Tragic Turn of Events (2008 Demo)
Kerouac Spelled Wrong (2008 Demo)
Garçons Means Boy (2008 Demo)
Something To Do (2008 Demo)
We’ll have physical copies at the merch table at our upcoming shows in southern Ontario (listed below)!
SHOWS
CANADA
Nov 2. Red Deer, AB @ Bo's | TICKETS *
Nov 19. London, ON @ London Music Hall | TICKETS ^
Nov 20. St. Catharines, ON @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre | TICKETS ^
Nov 21. Peterborough, ON @ Market Hall | TICKETS ^
Nov 23. Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre w/ NAC Orchestra | TICKETS
Nov 25. Kingston, ON @ The Grand Theatre | TICKETS ^
Nov 26. Creemore, ON @ Avening Hall | Sold Out ^
Nov 27. Bayfield, ON @ Old Town Hall | TICKETS ^
Nov 28. Bayfield, ON @ Old Town Hall | Sold Out ^
Nov 27. Barrie, ON @ Mavrick's Music Hall | TICKETS ^
* = w/ Altameda
^ = w/ Ocean Potion
As always, thanks for your ears and your eyes.
Much love,
x
Dan