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Canon Blue Announces Rumspringa - Free Single Download
[pre-order CANON BLUE - Rumspringa here]
The very last non-Efterklang release on Rumraket will be the upcoming full-length from Canon Blue, the solo project from American multi-instrumentalist Daniel James who currently is touring the US supporting Foster The People.
Rumspringa will be available on August 29th and to celebrate the release, Canon Blue is making the first single available for free download today and same time announcing the track list and stunning artwork by Danish design duo Hvass&Hannibal.
Listen to Indian Summer:
Download: Indian Summer
After recording the record’s skeleton in Copenhagen with the aid of Efterklang and Slaraffenland, Daniel James traveled to Iceland to record string arrangements with amiina. The expansive, gleeful result is an ingenious combination of the old and the new, a lush minimalism that allows James’ graceful lyrics to float through the air as if time is suspended. The songs combine the soulful intimacy of Jeff Buckley and the playful whimsy of Sufjan Stevens with the stately meditation of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
Canon Blue’s auspicious beginnings are rooted in the 2007 debut album, Colonies, a bedroom electronic folk collaboration with Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor. The upcoming record sees James fully realizing his role as both composer and songwriter, something he has learned through his years on the road on his own and as the guitarist in Efterklang’s live band. Having explored the world and explored his own musical potential and desires, this is the result—a record that is neither new nor old, neither completely contemplative nor completely giddy, but certainly complete, and certainly a wonder to behold.
Track-List:
01. Chicago (Chicago)
02. Autark (Nashville)
03. Indian Summer (Des Moines)
04. Honeysuckle (Milwaukee)
05. Velveteenager (Minneapolis B)
06. Heavy Heart (Minneapolis A)
07. Lulls (Memphis)
08. Fading Colors (Bloomington)
09. A Native (Madison)
10. Bows & Arrows (Vegas)
11. Andalusia (Davenport)
Artwork for Rumspringa by Hvass&Hannibal
