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"Scott Nicks - Slowly (Album Review)"

Scott Nicks - Slowly
Do you consider yourself an aficionado all things indie-rock? Do you eat up anything east coast? Have you picked up your copy of Scott Nicks' sophomore (I'm pretty sure) LP, "Slowly"? Why the hell not???!!! Go get it NOW!
A typical CD review would just play up all the positive attributes of the recordings themselves (which are amazing in this case) but I first want to look at the packaging itself. Scott's very hands-on and tactile with his art, that combined with his creativity and initiative make for one of the most unique and innovative packaging set ups I've ever seen, not just from an indie artist but from anyone.

The entire package it printed with noting but black (and a splash of white) ink/toner. The disc itself is pure black with the artist and album title written in white in what I assume is Scott's own handwriting. The disc is then packaged in one of those CD envelopes, the paper ones with the clear window. You can find the white ones anywhere for $6 for 50, but you can tell Scott really cares and went out of his way to hunt down black envelops. Not a big difference on the consumer end, but you know that Scott really wanted black and made it happen instead of taking the easy way out with white envelops.

The disc in envelop is then packaged, along with two printed photographs (4x6 I think), in a brown paper back. The first photograph is a full band photo and the second is one of eight unique photos (I assume they are all) of Scott. The photos are printed in black and white which a) helps Scott keep the cost down and 2) add to the over all aesthetics of the package. With the photos and disc inside, the paper back is folded over presenting two smooth surfaces for printing. How did Scott print on brown paper bags? It seems pretty likely that he had two rubber stamps made, one with the album title and artist name and one with the eleven song track list. Very brilliant, in my opinion, a) it's inexpensive, 2) it would be fairly quick to apply (considering each album took 30-45 minutes to package), and iii) (and most importantly) it looks REALLY cool. It looks like a package being shipped through UPS.

Onto the liner notes. So there is no jewel case, no digi-pak, so no where to put the liner notes. So what do you do, get a booklet made up at the standard CD size and let people take the package apart and put it in a jewel case themselves? Of course not! Included with the album is five pages of liner notes (including lyrics!). Is that five 5x5 pages? No! They are (what appears to me to be) 8 1/2 x 14 paper folded up. Each of the five pages contain handwritten lyrics and/or credits and/or doodles by Scott. Some of the page are printed on white paper while some are on manila, again very cool and unique! Scott employs a similar technique as he did on his last album of scanning a page with torn edges to add to the home-made/indie vibe. The pages are folded up to make 16 small squares and the five pages are house in a small zip-lock style bag. The plastic bag is placed between the two side of the folded paper bag and the whole thing is held together with some packing twine.

Enough about the awesomeness of the packaging, is the music any good? Scott makes the kind of music that seems to be lost in most forms of music these days. In a sentence you could say that Scott makes albums not singles. For my money Scott is one of very few artists I've heard in a long time where you want to actually listen to the whole album, not just the couple of singles you hear everywhere. If you are into the pick-and-choose method of listening, though, I would personally suggest "In The Garden" or the album opener "Men On Motorcycles". Both highlight Scott's vocals and excellent guitarmanship and his fantastically left-of-center lyrics.

The album is a mostly light indie folk-rock endeavor with a handful of rocked out jams scattered throughout. The production work is unnecessarily awesome, especially for a "couple of kids" (at least they were "kids" when they started on this project three years ago). The lyrics are thoughtful with a bit of dry wit that makes you go "Oh yeah, wait, did he say, ha, I get it!"

All-in-all, anyone who thinks they are into or know anything about indie rock NEED to check this album out! It's of of the best ways to spend one hour and $10!

Scott has a handful of shows coming up in NS (mainly Halifax and Truro). Check out some of his links below for more info on show dates and where to get your copy of Slowly.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scott-Nicks/12378354182
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/scottnicks (hear some songs from the new album :D)
CBC Radio 3: http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Scott-Nicks (more songs plus a very cool home video performance to promote a CD release show).

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Sidebar: Will Scott Ever Recover???
An amusing aside: I was talking to Scott back in the summer; as most of his friends and fans know he's - Online Blog


"Fridays With Scott Nicks (Interview)"

Originally from Truro, N.S. and now based in Halifax, Scott Nicks has been steadily building his name in the east coast music scene.

Nicks released his a five-song demo recording in late-2006 and followed it up with the full-length, A Song for Tuesday Blues, in 2008. For that recording, Keith Doiron (bass) and Jordan Murphy (drums) were added to The Scott Nicks Band. Brad Lahead of Long, Long, Long also performed on the record.

In December, the band released a new record, Slowly, and recently added guitarist Justin McGrath to the group while Billy Habib Taylor (Tupperware Remix Party) fills in on bass while Doiron is in school.

The group is now focused on touring as much as possible and has shared the stage with the likes of Old Man Luedecke, Mathias Kom and Kim Barlow (Spring Breakup), Hooded Fang, Maylee Todd, Michou, We Are The City, Aidan Knight and others over the years.

The band just got back from a tour of Quebec and Ontario, and Nicks joins us this week for a chat:
1. You guys are just wrapped what I believe is your first tour of Quebec and Ontario. How did it go?

Well, this is our second time touring to Toronto and back. We were pretty excited to get out and play some venues we hadn’t been to, and visit some cities we didn’t get to last time. I was very curious and excited, myself, what it would be like to play 11 straight shows.

2. The band seems to have been building slow and steady over the last five years, from a short demo to a few full length efforts and more touring. What’s the journey been like?

Started off writing songs just to write songs. Then met Keith who played bass and whose father had a recording studio. So (we) just recorded them for the sake of something to do. Slowly adding Jordan on drums, and then just in the past year Justin on guitar, we’ve taken on a more full band sound. It’s great to be able to play with a good group of musicians.

I’ve been building it from the ground up using almost exclusively the DIY technique, haven’t had a label, financed, packaged, made artwork, for all the albums. And now as a full band, were just trying to keep the same mindset and keep things going. Keep playing, touring, recording. It’s what we enjoy.

3. What inspires you when you’re writing? Is it a collaborative effort with all band members, or do you serve as the driving force of the band?

Well, I write the songs. Words and music. I show the guys the song, we jam on it. It could be a completely different song by the time we’re done jamming with it. I mean, the chord progressions, melody, and words remain the same. But I’ve written songs I thought would be slow and soft, and have turned out upbeat and hard, and vice versa. A rock song turned into a slow country tune.

The best part of our creative process, I feel, is how I bring in a song, and no matter what, I feel like however we play it as a band, it’s always with the best interest of the song in mind. No one is overplaying, and everything is done to complement the melody and the song.

As far as what inspires the writing, the regular stuff. haha. Personal experiences, books read, movies watched, girls, growing up, some of it’s autobiographical, some of it’s fiction. Some of it’s just because of phonetics, and because I like the sound of certain words together. Writing, like music, is a great creative outlet. There’s so many different things to write about and ways to write about them. The possibilities for both on their own, are endless, let alone combined. Which is why I think I like songwriting so much.

4. What song(s), album(s) or artist(s) have you been listening to most lately?

Personally, I’ve been listening to mgmt, specifically really enjoying the song Siberian Breaks. I love the different parts, it’s like eight or 10 minutes long, and feels like the second half of Abbey Road in the way that it’s songs connecting to make a larger piece of music.

Wilco, John Vanderslice, Fleet Foxes, Iron and Wine. However, I drive an old truck with satellite radio, so when I’m driving i listen to ’50s on 5 almost exclusively, occasionally moving up or down a decade.

Jordan has been listening to the new Radiohead album King of Limbs and really digging it, also Animal Collective and Redclay by Freddie Hubbard.

Justin is probably either listening to Revolution Blues by Neil Young, some Mobb Deep, or some old Beatlemania song like Baby’s in Black.

And Keith, the last thing I remember him putting on the van stereo was a Sly and the Family Stone tune.

5. What do the next few months hold for the band?

Do a bit of studio recording, some apartment recording, play some gigs, plan our next trip, write, enjoy the summer while it’s here!

6. What’s the most interesting thing you learned recently?

When you’re on the road, eat lots and eat cheap. The body needs fuel to function. Got sick the first time from too much caffeine/nicotine/alcohol etc. These are all great, but you need food. Stay away from - East Coast Noise


"Fridays With Scott Nicks (Interview)"

Originally from Truro, N.S. and now based in Halifax, Scott Nicks has been steadily building his name in the east coast music scene.

Nicks released his a five-song demo recording in late-2006 and followed it up with the full-length, A Song for Tuesday Blues, in 2008. For that recording, Keith Doiron (bass) and Jordan Murphy (drums) were added to The Scott Nicks Band. Brad Lahead of Long, Long, Long also performed on the record.

In December, the band released a new record, Slowly, and recently added guitarist Justin McGrath to the group while Billy Habib Taylor (Tupperware Remix Party) fills in on bass while Doiron is in school.

The group is now focused on touring as much as possible and has shared the stage with the likes of Old Man Luedecke, Mathias Kom and Kim Barlow (Spring Breakup), Hooded Fang, Maylee Todd, Michou, We Are The City, Aidan Knight and others over the years.

The band just got back from a tour of Quebec and Ontario, and Nicks joins us this week for a chat:
1. You guys are just wrapped what I believe is your first tour of Quebec and Ontario. How did it go?

Well, this is our second time touring to Toronto and back. We were pretty excited to get out and play some venues we hadn’t been to, and visit some cities we didn’t get to last time. I was very curious and excited, myself, what it would be like to play 11 straight shows.

2. The band seems to have been building slow and steady over the last five years, from a short demo to a few full length efforts and more touring. What’s the journey been like?

Started off writing songs just to write songs. Then met Keith who played bass and whose father had a recording studio. So (we) just recorded them for the sake of something to do. Slowly adding Jordan on drums, and then just in the past year Justin on guitar, we’ve taken on a more full band sound. It’s great to be able to play with a good group of musicians.

I’ve been building it from the ground up using almost exclusively the DIY technique, haven’t had a label, financed, packaged, made artwork, for all the albums. And now as a full band, were just trying to keep the same mindset and keep things going. Keep playing, touring, recording. It’s what we enjoy.

3. What inspires you when you’re writing? Is it a collaborative effort with all band members, or do you serve as the driving force of the band?

Well, I write the songs. Words and music. I show the guys the song, we jam on it. It could be a completely different song by the time we’re done jamming with it. I mean, the chord progressions, melody, and words remain the same. But I’ve written songs I thought would be slow and soft, and have turned out upbeat and hard, and vice versa. A rock song turned into a slow country tune.

The best part of our creative process, I feel, is how I bring in a song, and no matter what, I feel like however we play it as a band, it’s always with the best interest of the song in mind. No one is overplaying, and everything is done to complement the melody and the song.

As far as what inspires the writing, the regular stuff. haha. Personal experiences, books read, movies watched, girls, growing up, some of it’s autobiographical, some of it’s fiction. Some of it’s just because of phonetics, and because I like the sound of certain words together. Writing, like music, is a great creative outlet. There’s so many different things to write about and ways to write about them. The possibilities for both on their own, are endless, let alone combined. Which is why I think I like songwriting so much.

4. What song(s), album(s) or artist(s) have you been listening to most lately?

Personally, I’ve been listening to mgmt, specifically really enjoying the song Siberian Breaks. I love the different parts, it’s like eight or 10 minutes long, and feels like the second half of Abbey Road in the way that it’s songs connecting to make a larger piece of music.

Wilco, John Vanderslice, Fleet Foxes, Iron and Wine. However, I drive an old truck with satellite radio, so when I’m driving i listen to ’50s on 5 almost exclusively, occasionally moving up or down a decade.

Jordan has been listening to the new Radiohead album King of Limbs and really digging it, also Animal Collective and Redclay by Freddie Hubbard.

Justin is probably either listening to Revolution Blues by Neil Young, some Mobb Deep, or some old Beatlemania song like Baby’s in Black.

And Keith, the last thing I remember him putting on the van stereo was a Sly and the Family Stone tune.

5. What do the next few months hold for the band?

Do a bit of studio recording, some apartment recording, play some gigs, plan our next trip, write, enjoy the summer while it’s here!

6. What’s the most interesting thing you learned recently?

When you’re on the road, eat lots and eat cheap. The body needs fuel to function. Got sick the first time from too much caffeine/nicotine/alcohol etc. These are all great, but you need food. Stay away from - East Coast Noise


"Shop Local:: Scott Nicks Band (Album Review)"

My initial introduction to Slowly, the new LP from Truro ex-pats Scott Nicks Band, was a bit of a letdown. Not because of the sound or skill, but because I couldn’t ignore the familiar strums, fret board squeaks and vocal delivery of “Men on Motorcycles.” If you don’t hear Elliott Smith, you simply aren’t listening.

Obviously, there’s nothing wrong with paying tribute to an influence, but when it comes to the tortured genius of the Nebraskan icon, leveraging the pain that ultimately resulted in his death, just seems wrong. Thankfully for all parties, Scott Nicks uses the remaining ten song to showcase his own unique style.

Fearless is more a collection of enjoyable moments than a cohesive statement, but the band pulls it off nicely. The guitar work and outro of “Your Weakness Existant” plays like a DIY take on “Tuesday’s Gone” and could easily soundtrack the drunken haze of first light, but the band is just as happy to wade through the sludge (“Super 8?), crush a huge riff (“In the Garden”) or change gears completely with a swanky horn laced, bossanova affair (“Scarlet Song”).

If asked, I’d say ambition is the band’s biggest strength. Few bands exist in such a free form state and even fewer are able to control that constant evolution. Scott Nicks Band seems driven by that uncertainty. Considering where the record starts, I wouldn’t have expected the folksy vibe they nail on “Dear Bethany” or that every style would come together like it does on the standout track, “Ribcage City Smoke.” Really, Slowly proves Scott Nicks Band is fearless, and even with a few stumbles the 11-song LP shows they are ready to make a big splash on the local scene. - Herohill


"Shop Local:: Scott Nicks Band (Album Review)"

My initial introduction to Slowly, the new LP from Truro ex-pats Scott Nicks Band, was a bit of a letdown. Not because of the sound or skill, but because I couldn’t ignore the familiar strums, fret board squeaks and vocal delivery of “Men on Motorcycles.” If you don’t hear Elliott Smith, you simply aren’t listening.

Obviously, there’s nothing wrong with paying tribute to an influence, but when it comes to the tortured genius of the Nebraskan icon, leveraging the pain that ultimately resulted in his death, just seems wrong. Thankfully for all parties, Scott Nicks uses the remaining ten song to showcase his own unique style.

Fearless is more a collection of enjoyable moments than a cohesive statement, but the band pulls it off nicely. The guitar work and outro of “Your Weakness Existant” plays like a DIY take on “Tuesday’s Gone” and could easily soundtrack the drunken haze of first light, but the band is just as happy to wade through the sludge (“Super 8?), crush a huge riff (“In the Garden”) or change gears completely with a swanky horn laced, bossanova affair (“Scarlet Song”).

If asked, I’d say ambition is the band’s biggest strength. Few bands exist in such a free form state and even fewer are able to control that constant evolution. Scott Nicks Band seems driven by that uncertainty. Considering where the record starts, I wouldn’t have expected the folksy vibe they nail on “Dear Bethany” or that every style would come together like it does on the standout track, “Ribcage City Smoke.” Really, Slowly proves Scott Nicks Band is fearless, and even with a few stumbles the 11-song LP shows they are ready to make a big splash on the local scene. - Herohill


"Scott Nicks Band Album Release in Truro"

Thursday, December 09, 2010
Scott Nicks Band playing in Truro Dec. 18


Truro musicians playing several shows during holiday season


TRURO - A Truro band is celebrating the release of its second album with a number of upcoming album release shows.
The Scott Nicks Band embraces a wide range of music genres and is comprised of Nicks, 23; Keith Doiron, 20; Jordan Murphy, 22; and Justin McGrath, 21. One of the band's upcoming shows will take place at the former Douglas Street school Dec. 18 at 7 p.m.
It appeared obvious at a young age that Nicks would become a musician. At age five he began studying music and by age 15, he was writing music and playing trumpet in Cobequid Educational Centre's school band.
After playing at the high school open mike and open mikes around town, Nicks released his debut EP "Preview" in 2006. Two pressings sold out through local shows, open mikes and CD Plus.
Nicks (vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, trumpet) began recording with Doiron (bass) and then added Murphy (drums, percussion) to the growing band. The album "A Song for Tuesday Blues" – primarily an acoustic album – was released in 2008.
The trio continued to perform at everything from open mikes and house shows to the Truro Farmers' Market and local benefits. A big break came when they opened for Juno and ECMA winner Old Man Luedecke.
The group spent this past summer performing and added guitarist McGrath for live performances. The Scott Nicks Band is about to release its second full-length album, Slowly, and will present shows over the holidays to promote its new music, including the show at the old Douglas Street School.
For more information on upcoming concerts, log onto http://myspace.com/scottnicks. - The Truro Daily News


"Scott Nicks Band Album Release in Truro"

Thursday, December 09, 2010
Scott Nicks Band playing in Truro Dec. 18


Truro musicians playing several shows during holiday season


TRURO - A Truro band is celebrating the release of its second album with a number of upcoming album release shows.
The Scott Nicks Band embraces a wide range of music genres and is comprised of Nicks, 23; Keith Doiron, 20; Jordan Murphy, 22; and Justin McGrath, 21. One of the band's upcoming shows will take place at the former Douglas Street school Dec. 18 at 7 p.m.
It appeared obvious at a young age that Nicks would become a musician. At age five he began studying music and by age 15, he was writing music and playing trumpet in Cobequid Educational Centre's school band.
After playing at the high school open mike and open mikes around town, Nicks released his debut EP "Preview" in 2006. Two pressings sold out through local shows, open mikes and CD Plus.
Nicks (vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, trumpet) began recording with Doiron (bass) and then added Murphy (drums, percussion) to the growing band. The album "A Song for Tuesday Blues" – primarily an acoustic album – was released in 2008.
The trio continued to perform at everything from open mikes and house shows to the Truro Farmers' Market and local benefits. A big break came when they opened for Juno and ECMA winner Old Man Luedecke.
The group spent this past summer performing and added guitarist McGrath for live performances. The Scott Nicks Band is about to release its second full-length album, Slowly, and will present shows over the holidays to promote its new music, including the show at the old Douglas Street School.
For more information on upcoming concerts, log onto http://myspace.com/scottnicks. - The Truro Daily News


"“Slowly” Does It: Halifax-Based Scott Nicks Band completes new album"

Three years of hard work is finally

paying off for Halifax-based Scott

Nicks Band. The group has just put

the finishing touches on its second full

length album entitled “Slowly” and

all four members are looking forward

to hitting the road and sharing their

music with anyone who will listen.

The band has a couple of shows

booked in the New Year including a

January 19th appearance at Gus’ Pub

and a show at the Paragon Theatre on

the second of February. Following a

couple of more appearances in Halifax

the group plans to head west with

shows planned in New Brunswick and

Quebec before landing in Toronto for

some more live appearances.

The foursome, made up of singer/

songwriter Scott Nicks, percussionist

Jordan Murphy, bassist/producer

Keith Doiron, and guitarist Justin

McGrath, are happy to be keeping busy

after the long process of recording and

completing “Slowly”. The writing and

recording of the album began in 2008

in the band’s hometown of Truro and

shortly thereafter the band completed

what they thought to be the finished

product. However, completion stalled

after Doiron left for Toronto in the

fall of 2009 to study music at Humber

College and the band began to realize

that the album was not exactly what

they wanted it to be. What followed

was a long process of adjustments and

the creation what the band believes to

be the perfect record. Nicks says the

album’s sound represents the group

well. “There isn’t a lot of producing

done to the music as we want to keep

our raw sound, but we want make

sure the energy is still present in the

recordings.”

Although the group is identified as

an indie rock/pop band it becomes

obvious when listening to their music

that it is impossible to place an exact

genre on the Scott Nicks Band. Nicks

thinks placing the group in a particular

genre may not be in the group’s best

interest. “We try not to limit ourselves

musically. We listen to a whole bunch

of different kinds of music so it’s good

to experiment and try different things.

Hopefully there’s something to appeal

to a lot of different tastes.”

With varied influences such as Weezer,

the late Elliot Smith, Canadians

Wintersleep, and The Beatles, all

members of the group bring something

fresh and interesting to the table. Nicks

acoustic guitar and always interesting

vocals teams well with the work of

Doiron and Murphy who supply the

rhythmic and dynamic elements of the

band’s music. McGrath, who has yet

to record with the band, fills in during

live shows with riffs wherever he

sees fit. This type of musical freedom

is beneficial to the band’s creativity

while recording and during live

performances. “Our personalities

really come out in all of our playing,

while keeping our roles on each

instrument.”

The band also feels that their

surroundings have played an equally

important part in influencing their

sound and attitude towards music.

“Being from Nova Scotia, especially

Halifax, has played an important role

for the band and has been a positive

influence over our music. There’s a

rich musical history in Halifax where

original music is appreciated and

celebrated and we’re proud to be a part

of that.”

Despite the fact that there is much on

the horizon for the Scott Nicks Band

in 2011 the most important thing to

the group remains creating music,

playing shows, and “having a hell of a

time doing it!” It looks as though the

Scott Nicks Band is going anything

but slowly.



- The SMU Journal


"“Slowly” Does It: Halifax-Based Scott Nicks Band completes new album"

Three years of hard work is finally

paying off for Halifax-based Scott

Nicks Band. The group has just put

the finishing touches on its second full

length album entitled “Slowly” and

all four members are looking forward

to hitting the road and sharing their

music with anyone who will listen.

The band has a couple of shows

booked in the New Year including a

January 19th appearance at Gus’ Pub

and a show at the Paragon Theatre on

the second of February. Following a

couple of more appearances in Halifax

the group plans to head west with

shows planned in New Brunswick and

Quebec before landing in Toronto for

some more live appearances.

The foursome, made up of singer/

songwriter Scott Nicks, percussionist

Jordan Murphy, bassist/producer

Keith Doiron, and guitarist Justin

McGrath, are happy to be keeping busy

after the long process of recording and

completing “Slowly”. The writing and

recording of the album began in 2008

in the band’s hometown of Truro and

shortly thereafter the band completed

what they thought to be the finished

product. However, completion stalled

after Doiron left for Toronto in the

fall of 2009 to study music at Humber

College and the band began to realize

that the album was not exactly what

they wanted it to be. What followed

was a long process of adjustments and

the creation what the band believes to

be the perfect record. Nicks says the

album’s sound represents the group

well. “There isn’t a lot of producing

done to the music as we want to keep

our raw sound, but we want make

sure the energy is still present in the

recordings.”

Although the group is identified as

an indie rock/pop band it becomes

obvious when listening to their music

that it is impossible to place an exact

genre on the Scott Nicks Band. Nicks

thinks placing the group in a particular

genre may not be in the group’s best

interest. “We try not to limit ourselves

musically. We listen to a whole bunch

of different kinds of music so it’s good

to experiment and try different things.

Hopefully there’s something to appeal

to a lot of different tastes.”

With varied influences such as Weezer,

the late Elliot Smith, Canadians

Wintersleep, and The Beatles, all

members of the group bring something

fresh and interesting to the table. Nicks

acoustic guitar and always interesting

vocals teams well with the work of

Doiron and Murphy who supply the

rhythmic and dynamic elements of the

band’s music. McGrath, who has yet

to record with the band, fills in during

live shows with riffs wherever he

sees fit. This type of musical freedom

is beneficial to the band’s creativity

while recording and during live

performances. “Our personalities

really come out in all of our playing,

while keeping our roles on each

instrument.”

The band also feels that their

surroundings have played an equally

important part in influencing their

sound and attitude towards music.

“Being from Nova Scotia, especially

Halifax, has played an important role

for the band and has been a positive

influence over our music. There’s a

rich musical history in Halifax where

original music is appreciated and

celebrated and we’re proud to be a part

of that.”

Despite the fact that there is much on

the horizon for the Scott Nicks Band

in 2011 the most important thing to

the group remains creating music,

playing shows, and “having a hell of a

time doing it!” It looks as though the

Scott Nicks Band is going anything

but slowly.



- The SMU Journal


Discography

"Slowly"
- LP released December 2010
- 11 tracks

"Three Songs"
- EP for Slowly released August 2010
- 3 tracks

"A Song For Tuesday Blues"
- LP released July 2008
- 11 tracks plus a bonus track

"Preview"
- demo EP for ASFTB released December 2006
- 5 tracks

Photos

Bio

Now based in Halifax, Scott Nicks is a singer-songwriter from Truro, Nova Scotia. In December of 2006, Scott released "Preview", a five song demo recording that he hand-sold at gigs and in the CD store where he worked. With the help of then 17-year-old bassist and recording whiz, Keith Doiron, Scott completed a full-length album of eleven songs plus a bonus, "A Song For Tuesday Blues" in June of 2008. Backed on the record by Keith Doiron on bass and Jordan Murphy on drums, the two backed up Scott as an acoustic based trio. A highlight for the group was opening for Old Man Leudecke at the Stone Church Hall. Also appearing on 'Tuesday Blues' is Brad Lahead, guitarist for Halifax band Long, Long, Long. Since the release of then, the three worked together on recording, mixing, and mastering their second and latest full-length recording entitled "Slowly" which was released in Dec. 2010. This album has more of a full band focus, with ebbs and flows from heavy distorted rock to choral harmonies backed up by beating on garbage cans and music stands. Although this album is more fleshed out than the last, there remains a clear focus on melody, even at it's fullest and loudest. Having recently added guitarist Justin McGrath to the band, the groups focus is playing as much as possible to promote their new independently released diy album and to have a good time doing it.