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Artist......: Whitney K.
Album.......: Two Years
Label.......: Maple Death Records
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......: MDR038
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2021-03-22
Str.date....: 2021-02-19
Quality.....: 737 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://mapledeathrecords.com
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1. Good Morning 2:33
2. Trans Canada Oil-Boom Blues 3:36
3. Me Or The Party #165 3:20
4. #166 1:09
5. Cowboy City Rockers 2:55
6. Richmond Beach 0:43
7. The Weekend 2:27
8. Last Night #2 2:55
9. Hit This Pipe 3:23
10. Maryland 2:49
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,: Rolling through life, an open mind like an ocean, an infinite :,
: ride that comes furiously crashing to a halt. This is Whitney :
:' KÆs æTwo YearsÆ, a deep dive into the Canadian songwriterÆs ':
,: journey through vulnerability, change and ultimately letting his :,
: guard down. :
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,: Whitney K is the wandering stalwart Konner Whitney, a Whitehorse :,
: Yukon resident who has spent time in Vancouver, Montreal, :
:' Burnaby and Los Angeles. We met the character in 2016 through ':
,: his intoxicating 4-track recorded manifesto æGoodnightÆ, a head :,
: on collision into 24 hours of illusioned romance and modern day :
:' escapism. ':
,: :,
: Fast forward to 2021, lift those curtains, aptly titled æGood :
:' MorningÆ is the opening track on æTwo YearsÆ, a different ':
,: cracker, a deliberate record about transformation, where to put :,
: it simply, Whitney K has arrived. Enlisting the aid of main :
:' collaborator and bandmate Josh Boguski and drummer Avalon ':
,: Rossignol-Tassonyi the focus has been shifted, folklore and :,
: realism becoming reckoning and truthfulness, what was outsider :
:' folk is now political poetry, life in motion delivered through ':
,: a freeway ridden baritone voice that transforms the mundane into :,
: extraordinary. Written with a completely different mindset and a :
:' conscious effort to break with the traditions of a corrupt, ':
,: hypocritical, and hateful society/lineage, KonnerÆs pen is :,
: precise and daring, uniting the earnestness of Willie Nelson and :
:' the comedy relief of Harry Nilsson on the beautiful æMe Or The ':
,: Party #165Æ, or when painting CanadaÆs colonial past and :,
: heartland image on the primitive rockÆnÆroll anthem :
:' æTrans-Canada Oil Boom BluesÆ. There is no avoidance, no ':
,: excuses, whether your self portrait in the mirror resembles a :,
: five dollar caricature sold on a boardwalk, the John Cale-esque :
:' opener æGood MorningÆ, or whether you learn you are worthy of ':
,: love like on the poignant vignette æMarylandÆ, the beautifully :,
: arranged album closer that echoes Tin Pan Alley with Lou ReedÆs :
:' grit. æTwo YearsÆ also presents plenty of fun, the perfectly ':
,: stumblinÆ garage rocker æLast Night #2Æ, the honky tonk blues :,
: coming-of-age episode æCowboy City RockerÆ and the cello/violin :
:' belter æHit This PipeÆ. One of Whitney KÆs many gems is æThe ':
,: WeekendÆ a minimalist spectral ode to hope where the bandÆs :,
: restriction brings out the pure force and vocal command of the :
:' ramblinÆ troubadour. Time to open your arms, heÆs coming out of ':
,: no fun city and aiming straight for you. :,
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