Victoria’s Hawk and Steel are having a BIG Monday. The folky, alt-country sounding group are releasing their new album Danger Road today…and playing a show with The Wooden Sky at Club 9one9.
Lots of very pretty and easy songs to listen to on this record. I’ll start by posting a more upbeat or jaunty jingle.
I like this song as it reminded right away of the Rural Alberta Advantage. The next song I have for you is a slower one, but to my ear, the slow dances are Hawk and Steel’s best songs. They borrowed the violin talents of friend-of-the-show, Kiana Brasset.
Beautiful guitar tones build slowly into a big crescendo. Peter Gardner’s whisper-singing drives the narrative as the song builds and swirls. He doesn’t lash out vocally, letting the bands crash it all down…the song locks into a meditative path of sound and noise in its second half. The song is a standout track to me. As great as this song sounds on my computer, I can imagine a huge moment at the show tonight.
I am not sure what Jon Baglo‘s job in the band is (maschine industrial beats?) but that dude has been a hero to me on numerous occasions.
If you’re trekking downtown in the rain tonight to see The Wooden Sky, go early enough to make time for Hawk and Steel.
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 