"Now More Than Ever" made Jim Guthrie an indie-pop/folk sensation back in 2003. Everybody was drewling about the album, back in the day, at a time when Canada was sth like the new interesting music nest. After Juno and all the movies, this sound is so familiar and typical, but in 2003, it sounded different.
The difference of the album is in the strings. Strings all over the place, lush as pop can be, producer Andy Magoffin (who has, basically, affected the Canada indie scene as much as the next one, as he has worked with Hidden Cameras, Royal City, Constantines, Great Lake Swimmers) made a brilliant effort, transforming ballads to folk music. Trobadour songs, given the strings treatment, sound different, you know? Maybe this album is better listened too in songs, as it sounds too relaxed and too peaceful, but in the end, it is a good album.
Guthrie (who has since been in bands Islands and Royal City) found in Magoffin the helping hand he needed for his music to blossom and managed to deliver a record that is very much like a soundtrack. The sound leads you to visuals: it's all about the little stories with a catch, presented in a serene sound environment. From that point, it was easy to go the other way and get all these indie movies with ost's filled with sounds like "Now More Than Ever".
"Now More Than Ever" is being re-released in an extended cd version with 12 more songs and vinyl.
The difference of the album is in the strings. Strings all over the place, lush as pop can be, producer Andy Magoffin (who has, basically, affected the Canada indie scene as much as the next one, as he has worked with Hidden Cameras, Royal City, Constantines, Great Lake Swimmers) made a brilliant effort, transforming ballads to folk music. Trobadour songs, given the strings treatment, sound different, you know? Maybe this album is better listened too in songs, as it sounds too relaxed and too peaceful, but in the end, it is a good album.
Guthrie (who has since been in bands Islands and Royal City) found in Magoffin the helping hand he needed for his music to blossom and managed to deliver a record that is very much like a soundtrack. The sound leads you to visuals: it's all about the little stories with a catch, presented in a serene sound environment. From that point, it was easy to go the other way and get all these indie movies with ost's filled with sounds like "Now More Than Ever".
"Now More Than Ever" is being re-released in an extended cd version with 12 more songs and vinyl.
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