Barenaked Ladies
Band Members:
Ed Robertson (guitar/vocals)
Jim Creeggan (bass/vocals)
Kevin Hearn (keyboard/guitar/vocals)
Tyler Stewart (drums/vocals)
Imagine a shrine for all great sayings, a Pop Psychology Hall of Fame if you will. On these special walls you’d find such stalwarts as “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger,” “Tomorrow’s Another Day” and “Everything Happens For A Reason.” Right over there the “Light At The End of The Tunnel” stands next to “The Great Unknown.” Sure, these sayings are ubiquitous; repeated down through the ages as mantra for some, cliché for others. But now, after 20 years together, Barenaked Ladies are taking time to walk these halls and learn from another bon mot, All In Good Time.
Yes, All In Good Time is the name of the new album, the 11th from this Canadian institution, and their first as a new four-piece. Fourteen bold and adventurous new tracks, recorded in Toronto in the spring and summer of 2009, find Ed Robertson (guitar/vocals), Jim Creeggan (bass/vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboard/guitar/vocals) and Tyler Stewart (drums/vocals) exploring a very creative and fertile phase of their careers.
“There was a little more room for people to breathe on this record” says Robertson. “It’s more rocking in places and it stretches out and becomes more spacious in others. It was a really good feeling in the studio, with everyone very comfortable together and Michael at the helm.”
Read full biographyDETAILS OF NEW ALBUM AND UK TOUR
Canadian multi-platinum pop rock outfit Barenaked Ladies release their new album All In Good Time on Raisin’ Records/EMI in the UK on April 26th. The album, which is already available on iTunes, debuted at No.1 on Billbard’s Top Independent Album Chart and features the new single You Run Away (video here http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/barenaked-ladies/you-run-away--218644790). The UK tour, which kicks off at Bristol Colston Hall on September 9th, goes on sale on April 23rd although fan-club members will be able to access tickets from April 21st if they visit www.barenkaedladies.com . Full details of the tour will be available via the website from this date but also via http://www.gigsandtours.com from April 23rd. The tour looks like this:
Thurs Sept 9th Bristol, Colston Hall
Fri Sept 10th Birmingham, O2
Sat Sept 11th Southampton, Guildhall
Mon Sep 13th Brighton, Dome
Tues Sept 14th Nottingham, Rock City
Wed Sept 15th London, Hammersmith Apollo
Fri Sept 17th Leeds, 02
Sat Sept 18th Manchester, Apollo
Sun Sept 19th Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Tues Sept 21st Newcastle, 02
Wed Sept 22nd Edinburgh, Picture House
Fri Sept 24th Glasgow, 02
Sun Sept 26th Dublin, Olympia
All in Good Time is Barenaked Ladies’ eleventh album and their first as a four-piece featuring Ed Robertson (guitar/vocals), Jim Creeggan (bass/vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboard/guitar/vocals) and Tyler Stewart (drums/vocals). The album was recorded in Toronto and produced by long time BNL collaborator Michael Phillip Wojewoda, who produced the band’s very first full length CD, 1992’s Gordon. Founded as a duo in 1988 by schoolmates Ed Robertson and Steven Page, the past twenty years have seen Barenaked Ladies rack up eight Juno Awards, multiple Grammy nominations and sell more than 14 million albums worldwide. These albums include Gordon, Rock Spectacle, Stunt and Maroon whilst the band’s hit singles include “One Week,” “Pinch Me” and “If I Had $1000000”).
Tracklisting for All In Good Time runs thus: You Run Away/Summertime/Another Heartbreak/Four Seconds/On the Lookout/Ordinary/I Have Learned/Every Subway Car/Jerome/How Long/Golden Boy/I Saw It/The Love We’re In/Watching The Northern Lights.
All In Good Time is released on Raisin’ Records/EMI on April 26th.
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