(Folk Rock / Alternative) 100 Mile House - Hollow Ponds / New Year (2 релиза) - 2011, MP3, 320 kbps

01. Hollow Ponds
02. Edward IV
03. Linden Tree
04. Better, Still
05. Freeland
06. Sigh
07. Queen St.
08. Honey
09. A Promise
10. Goodbye
11. Because You’re Mine
12. Morning Light

01. New Year
02. Сhristmas is killing me

100 mile house is preparing for a busy year as the rootsy husband and wife duo of Peter Stone and Denise MacKay along with multi-instrumentalist Scott Zubot release their new self-recorded album ‘hollow ponds’. The album carries the theme of both escape from and back to the places they knew when they were young, but also brings with it the hope that comes with finding a new place to call home.
Using a wide palette of instruments, from a 100 year old pump organ to a make shift choir of family and friends, the new album is the work of a band that have put all they have into every note. With a timeless sound full of sincerity, ‘hollow ponds’ holds nothing back.
2010 was a year that saw 100 mile house come to life, after releasing their debut album ‘from fall to fall’ at the end of 2009 they have gone on to create a name for themselves in Western Canada and further a field.
With radio play on CBC, CKUA, CJSR and charting on local and college radio stations across Canada, the increasingly popular band has been busy. Since the release of ‘from fall to fall’ 100 mile house have performed at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in association with Alberta Foundation for the Arts, have taken the stage at the infamous Canmore Folk Festival and recently played the Transcanada Alberta Music Series in Calgary as well as winning the Calgary Folk Festival ‘Pro’s and Prose’ Songwriting Contest. With the regular addition of Tom Murray on bass and Tyrn Armstrong on drums the trio are looking to build on the success of their first album.
With a 2 week Western Canada tour, various summer festival appearances including the Calgary Folk Festival and a trip to Toronto for NXNE, 100 mile house is a band you’re sure to hear more of.

http://www.100milehouse.co.uk/

Про "Hollow Ponds"
Hollow Ponds is a beautiful little album about love. This in and of itself is not extraordinary; what is extraordinary is that it is about the part of love that follows the romance; the part where you’re making plans, finding routine, and wondering about the future. It is strongest in its insecure moments like the sublime “Better, Still” (“I remember leaving school, thinking I could take my time / And for 10 short years, staying in that frame of mind”) and “Goodbye” (“Give me this goodbye / And I’ll be back again”). Generally, though, it’s an album with a sort of self-assuredness, almost a contentedness, that makes it very easy to warm up to, if not necessarily be terribly moved by. Unfortunately, most of the songs evoke other artists and albums—Damien Rice, The Decemberists, and Once come immediately to mind—so it won’t win anyone over with originality. Still, as far as acoustic singer-songwriter sorts of albums go, this is a lovely one with a mature outlook and an around-the-campfire intimacy. Hollow Ponds is a pastoral still life, albeit one with just a little bit of mystery at its borders.
The title track, Hollow Ponds, is a highlight of the album with the lovely pump organ opening to the Peter’s catchy short lyrical lines, ironies and snapshots of memories which take on a bigger life of their own in the minds eye over time: glimpses of overcooking the roast to late night drunken chats. The pace of the songs match the euphoria of finding their path again for their ongoing journey. The fast paced banjo / fiddle drivenEdward IV is a great foot-tapper, a mutual call for escape from the city and the late night closing time fist fights that keep you awake; a time of warm embraces and promises, the song ends on an uncertain statement of ‘we’re closer than you think’.
100 Mile House kicks things off with the title track. "Hollow Ponds" is the story of a prodigal son who is not yet ready to return home, but is drawn by the memory of comfort and safety. The song is built from gorgeous, simple instrumentation, and is filled with startling imagery. "Edward IV" is a driven folk/country number, full of prosaic story-telling and urgent energy. The music almost becomes secondary against the power of the tale. "Linden Tree" is a one-sided dialogue that leaves much out of the reach of understanding, but is compelling in its urgency.
Recorded at The Bird-Shop, Edmonton.
Mastered by Stew Kirkwood at Sound Extractor, Edmonton.
Про "New Year"
Для фанатов под Новый Год группа выпустила сингл...
В составе исполнителей сингла Armstrong отсутствует, вместо него присутствует Drew Malcolm - electric guitar.

Peter Stone - vocals, guitar
Denise MacKay - vocals, noisemakers, guitar
Scott Zubot - violin, mandolin
Tom Murray - bass
Ty Armstrong - drums

На фотке основатели группы Mackay, Zubot и Stone.