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Jake and the Leprechauns is featured on Outbound Radio |
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 Charles-Antoine Gosselin and Philippe Custeau began trading songs by mail thirteen years ago while Custeau still lived and studied writing and chiropractic in Iowa. Their first two albums, released in 2006 and 2008 respectively, feature guest appearances by some of Canada's finest musicians, including Bob Egan (Blue Rodeo, Wilco) and Jim Bryson (Tragically Hip, Howe Gelb, Kathleen Edwards). The albums have been critically acclaimed by the Canadian and international press with "A long dash" being featured on CD baby's Editor's pick. The band has opened for and played with some of the country's most respected acts since. "At Midnight, The Birdsong" their third full-length release (in stores now!!), was recorded with Mark Lawson (Arcade Fire) at The Mighty Hotel2Tango, and finds the band, along with friends Jim Guthrie, Robbie Kuster (Patrick Watson), Jeremy Strachan (Rockets Red Glare, The Sea Snakes), and Angela Desveaux, in fine form. On this new collection of songs, Gosselin and Custeau elevate their trademark musicianship and evocative, literate songwriting to new heights. This is Jake and the Leprechauns at their catchiest and most poetic. "At Midnight, The Birdsong" is a lush, ambitious record by a band with seemingly unlimited creative potential, an album which is bound to threaten their status as one of Quebec's best-kept secrets. |
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