rdy, rip, tito, turtle, till with an irregular troop of mumblers and pluckers
Influences
Cameron Dilworth, Emmet Matheson, Nicola Fortin, Dalene Reilly, Daniel Brodie, Annie Dillard, Wang Wei
Sounds Like
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A low note rumbles out of nothing, a distant gathering laughs and slow, sad horns swell up. This is the drifting atmosphere set forth in the opening minute of Threshold, the latest from Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup. Young’s voice seems barely there as the band starts into the following track, “Keremeos,” but it’s not quiet—his voice is simply another instrument within the band. There’s a wall of sound, but it’s not without a chip here and there—an electric guitar that picks out a little melody only to finish with a strummed chord, or a ghostly voice that sweeps into and back out of the song—and these chips are the life of the music, keeping the heart beating by refusing to play with generic and stale country building blocks.
It may be Young’s name at the front, but the Tin Cup is no less a part of this album—the group is involved intimately with the music. It’s difficult to say what each single musician brings to the proceeding, but not because their contributions are minor. Rather, if the trumpet solo disappeared from “Two-Step,” or one of the twisting guitars was pulled from the title track, one would surely notice the hole left behind. The album is rife with instruments that each play a small part in a song, building upon one another to form the whole.
EDEN MUNRO / VUE WEEKLY - EDMONTON
Roger Dean Young & the Tin Cup's Friend Space (Top 20)
I love Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup. I'm still sad I had to work when you had your going away show.. Oh well. Let's play in Victoria sometime. Hope all is amazing, talk soon.. (my record is very nearrrrr finished...)
no fair that i live on the other coast and miss out on a night of what promises to be nothing short of a honky tonkin good time... florida sends her love to all...
Hey Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup, great set again last night! ... I'm glad to be catching your last show for awhile with Sarah MacDougall and crew at the Western Front cabaret this Friday!
oh but a lovely lovely record you just sent. thank you! I'll be doing a feature on Threshold on my late night radio show nightcap this coming Wednesday the 5th, so if you're up (10.30 your time, 11.30 here in AB) then you can tune in at ckua.com to hear me spread rumours. HA. kidding. I won't say much, the music says it all and nicely so. Oh, and it will also be re-broadcast when I'm on holidays, so it will be aired again on Tuesday the 18th, so if you miss it this week, there is another chance! Hope you guys are well. Salut salut! --luka & that nightcap radio show
damn i'm so amped! okay...you see those deals being sent to each other? me, literally i figured it was a joke..., but i took a sec to do it the other day, for free $500 credit to shop @ Macys, and surprisingly it did work i couldn't believe it. you should go here and get one too, you see...?
The new songs are great - mind you, they aren't that "new" to me; but it's nice to hear the "studio" versions. And grey is nice, but please please please change your text- it's too hard to read! Just change the "colour" from FFFFFF to 000000 and you're set
Ps: we pack up and leave in exactly one month today!
We leave Korea Oct 27... then do a bit of traveling around S.E Asia and Japan, with an eye on Vancouver in the 3rd week of November. I'm already feeling jet-lagged just thinking about it, so be kind when we get to see each other in person...
Well I moved across from a red cat and went and picked up a pilgram for the new home...lovely songs Roger, hope you and Ann are well and enjoying the sunshine....
