Every year in January many a music fan go on the prowl for that album that will provide the perfect bastion of beauty to retreat into during the long march towards spring. Some common requirements of the perfect winter record include, but are not limited to: songs that do not get exhausted quickly, an understated sense of melancholy, pretty harmonies, even prettier lyrics, string instrumentation,
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December 15, 2009 // Toronto, ON Calgary's Woodpigeon has announced a Winter tour of Canada that in
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Captivating music should leave a lasting impression on the listener long after the sound has diminished, that's generally rule number one of good composition. Longevity and contunuing appeal can make a great album hit legendary status just a few years after its release.
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Every year in January many a music fan go on the prowl for the album that will provide the perfect bastion of beauty to retreat into during the long march towards spring. Some common requirements of the perfect winter record include, but are not limited to: songs that do not get exhausted quickly, an understated sense of melancholy, pretty harmonies, even prettier lyrics, string instrumentation,
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We stumbled across Woodpigeon about mid-way through last year and have since not let their second record 'Library Treasure Canada' escape from our iTunes most played list. Deep, introspective lyricism and wonderfully emotive indie-folk are woven tightly together over the fourteen tracks and even better, it was followed by another, more delicate release titled Houndstooth Europa.
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Folk music is better off with Woodpigeon around. They challenge convention, without any loss of honesty or respect. Shain Shapiro reviews the latest from one of Canada's finest.
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I've never been one to try and pin an artist into a certain genre. Today while browsing e-music, I came across a FREE download of an E.P. by Calgary based Woodpigeon. I'd never heard of said band, but some were comparing to Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, and the like. More than one reviewer called this music "Freak Folk". I really can't keep up with all these "new" genre's. Ever rip something, and ...
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If I were an aeroplane / And all you had left was pocket change / I would fly the whole wide world for you / Like a bird takes to the skies of blue / But I'm just a simple guy / And I didn't wave when your train went by / Because I really didn't want to believe / That you were speeding away / Away from me / If I were a diplomat / I could live wherever I put my hat / And I'd build an island just fo
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Folk music is better off with Woodpigeon around. They challenge convention, without any loss of honesty or respect. Shain Shapiro reviews the latest from one of Canada's finest.
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