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Marc Audet of SWH's joined Alan Neal in studio to talk about the upcoming release of Late Night Souls. - CBC: All In A Day with Alan Neal
SWH's perform live in studio on CKCU's Canadian Spaces with host Tonya Price. They performed 3 acoustic versions of Days End, The Bridge and Longway in anticipation of their upcoming album "Late Night Souls" - CKCU: Canadian Spaces
An agitated summer for Still Winter Hills
By LAURENT ROBILLARD-CARDINAL | Published: AUGUST 15, 2013
Laurent Robillard-Cardinal The local band Still Winter Hills is releasing their anticipated album, Late Night Souls, at Irene’s Pub in Ottawa on August 17. “Our goal for the album was to create something in the vein of our favourite albums, a lot of which come from the 60s and 70s,” said Marc Audet, vocalist and guitarist for the band. “It’s definitely a rock album, with bits of pop and roots rock.”
The Band, Big Star, The Beatles, Tom Petty, and The Rolling Stones are some of the bands that inspired Still Winter Hills during the creation process. “The thing about the records those artists made is that their albums stood up as a whole, not just a collection of singles,” noted Audet.
The Beatles’ album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, arguably one of the best albums ever made, comes to mind right away. All the songs on the celebrated record revolve around the common theme of this imaginary band. The album’s success was extraordinary and the Still Winter Hills rock ‘n’ roll band is hoping for some of the same for their first album. While it’s the band’s initial album, most members have experience recording with their previous group called The Woodrunners. They changed names after their former drummer split.
As many firsts in life, this album came with its hardships. “The biggest challenge was probably the fact that we’re not kids anymore,” said Audet. “Some of us have kids and none of us could devote huge amounts of time to the album during an average week.”
Members, composed of Curtis MacPhee for vocals and guitar, Shawn Purdy on the bass and vocals, Dave Ledoux on the drums and Audet, eventually found time to make it work. “At times, weeks would go by without much progress and it could get a little frustrating, but at the end of the day, we’re just doing this because we love the music and we love playing together,” said Audet. “I think there’s some special chemistry in the band that comes across, not just playing live, but also on the album.”
Called Late Night Souls, the record’s name is an allusion to those late night radio voices one finds comfort in when driving back home late at night. “The title brings to mind the static-y songs and intermittent voices you might hear on a car radio at 2 or 3 am and that felt somehow appropriate,” said Audet. “It ties in nicely with the overall vibe of the album as well as album cover, which was shot by Aylmer photographer, Darren Holmes.” - Bulletin d'Aylmer
An agitated summer for Still Winter Hills
By LAURENT ROBILLARD-CARDINAL | Published: AUGUST 15, 2013
Laurent Robillard-Cardinal The local band Still Winter Hills is releasing their anticipated album, Late Night Souls, at Irene’s Pub in Ottawa on August 17. “Our goal for the album was to create something in the vein of our favourite albums, a lot of which come from the 60s and 70s,” said Marc Audet, vocalist and guitarist for the band. “It’s definitely a rock album, with bits of pop and roots rock.”
The Band, Big Star, The Beatles, Tom Petty, and The Rolling Stones are some of the bands that inspired Still Winter Hills during the creation process. “The thing about the records those artists made is that their albums stood up as a whole, not just a collection of singles,” noted Audet.
The Beatles’ album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, arguably one of the best albums ever made, comes to mind right away. All the songs on the celebrated record revolve around the common theme of this imaginary band. The album’s success was extraordinary and the Still Winter Hills rock ‘n’ roll band is hoping for some of the same for their first album. While it’s the band’s initial album, most members have experience recording with their previous group called The Woodrunners. They changed names after their former drummer split.
As many firsts in life, this album came with its hardships. “The biggest challenge was probably the fact that we’re not kids anymore,” said Audet. “Some of us have kids and none of us could devote huge amounts of time to the album during an average week.”
Members, composed of Curtis MacPhee for vocals and guitar, Shawn Purdy on the bass and vocals, Dave Ledoux on the drums and Audet, eventually found time to make it work. “At times, weeks would go by without much progress and it could get a little frustrating, but at the end of the day, we’re just doing this because we love the music and we love playing together,” said Audet. “I think there’s some special chemistry in the band that comes across, not just playing live, but also on the album.”
Called Late Night Souls, the record’s name is an allusion to those late night radio voices one finds comfort in when driving back home late at night. “The title brings to mind the static-y songs and intermittent voices you might hear on a car radio at 2 or 3 am and that felt somehow appropriate,” said Audet. “It ties in nicely with the overall vibe of the album as well as album cover, which was shot by Aylmer photographer, Darren Holmes.” - Bulletin d'Aylmer
Discography
First full length album "Late Night Souls" was released August 17. The single "The Bridge" has been getting play on CKCU in Ottawa and the band has been featured on CBC radio.
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Do you remember that dusty old milk crate of rock n’ roll records your dad had when you were a kid? That feeling picking out and needling down a well loved copy of Stones’ Exile on Main St. or rolling the volume knob on Neil Young’s after the Gold Rush? If you dug around deeper you might stumble upon, the Faces, Big Star and these days maybe some Matt Mays or Wilco.
With a nod to the afore-mentioned influences but without rehashing what has come before, the Still Winter Hills have managed to capture that familiar, yet often hard to find sonic quality – warm familiar fuzzy feeling of falling in love for the first time. Whether a roaring, fuzzed-out rocker or a British Invasion-tinged jangle, or maybe something rootsier – it’s due to the fact that the Still Winter Hills have clear chemistry and an energetic authenticity with a deep love for the music that they play – both on the stage and on record.
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