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“Whether turning their hand to Deep Purple-esque retro rock on ‘People Of The Deer’, the elegant Tom Petty pop of ‘I’ll Find Someone Who Will’ or the delightfully laid back ‘Dreaming Man’, there isn’t a flawed track. Indeed, it’s one of those rare albums where every song could easily become a hit single. It’s a rare feat for an album to be so consistently powerful. 9/10” Rich Wilson, Classic Rock Presents AOR, July 2011 issue. “The Trews are one of Canada’s top rock draws, mixing no-nonsense hard rock with arena anthem appeal. Opener ‘Misery Loves Company’ is haunted by the spirit of Thin Lizzy, ‘People Of The Deer’ channels churning guitar and dual lead licks from the cusp of the 60’s and 70’s, and ‘Stay With Me’ is an obvious single down the line. The title track gives Kings Of Leon a run for their money, suggesting hope aplenty.” “An LP full of well crafted rock and harder-edged pop songs with plenty of melodic hooks from this Canadian four-piece” - Paul Rigby, Hi-Fi World, August 2011 issue. Consummate rockers The Trews, one of Canada’s top live acts, are set to fly in to the UK next month to play two prestigious HMV Next Big Thing shows in London and Birmingham prior to select gigs in their own right. Dates are:- Mon. 6th Feb – LONDON Relentless Garage - HMV Next Big Thing gig with Virginmarys A brand new single, ‘Misery Loves Company’, taken from the bands’ hugely acclaimed, summer-2011-released fourth studio album, ‘Hope And Ruin’, will be released on Bumstead Productions, via itunes etc on February 28th. The Trews, who have already notched up 2 gold albums and 12 top 10 rock radio singles (two of them No.1 and one gold) in their native Canada, have already played over 800 live gigs worldwide, including support for the Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Guns ‘N’ Roses, KISS, Ace Frehley, Nickelback and Status Quo. The Trews, a truly organic, intuitive, roots rock ensemble, comprise lead vocalist Colin MacDonald; his brother, guitarist John- Angus MacDonald; cousin, drummer Sean Dalton, and long-time friend, bassist Jack Syperek. |
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Ripping rockers The Trews, One of Canada’s top live acts, who have already notched up 2 gold albums and 10 top 10 rock radio singles (two of them No.1 and one gold), have confirmed the UK release their totally smouldering fourth album, ‘Hope And Ruin’, on Bumstead Productions, distributed by Cargo Records, on May 30th. The Trews, who have played over 800 live gigs worldwide, including support for the Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Guns ‘N’ Roses, KISS, Ace Frehley, Nickelback and Status Quo, have evolved into a truly organic, intuitive, roots rock ensemble since their inception in 2002. Comprised of lead vocalist Colin MacDonald; his brother, guitarist John- Angus MacDonald; cousin, drummer Sean Dalton, and long-time friend, bassist Jack Syperek, The Trews had relentlessly pushed themselves non-stop, both in the studio and onstage, ever since their debut single ‘Not Ready To Go’ hit number one on rock radio in 2003, and was declared the ‘most played song of the year’ in that format in Canada in 2004. Then, for the first time in years, at the beginning of 2010, the band stepped back, took some time off to reflect, recharge their batteries, and refresh their creative juices. Enter Tragically Hip bassist Gord Sinclair, who invited The Trews to ‘cool their jets and make some demos’ at the Hip’s fabled Bathouse Recording Studios, a big converted old house in Bath, on the shore of a lake just outside Kingston, Ontario. “I’ll hang out for a couple days, drink some beer, and listen to what you guys have got going on,” he suggested. “We were just looking to run away a little, and we wanted to do something fun, organic, be a band again, all that stuff” recalls John-Angus MacDonald. “It was like anything was up for grabs,” he continues; “And we just needed to get a hold of where we were at, which is why we retreated to Bath. We went there to try and figure out what kind of record was in us.” The four piece faded into the bucolic splendour of Bath, kicked back, threw random musical ideas around and began writing songs from scratch, on a day-to-day basis, in an off-the-cuff, inspired manner, under the relaxed gaze of Gord Sinclair. Sinclair unexpectedly found himself co-producing songs with John- Angus; “It was one of those things where we didn’t think we were cutting a record; we were just working, making music that we wanted” John-Angus recalls. Taking ‘the Jimmy Iovine approach to tracking’, which amounts to “just playing it till it feels right”, by August 2010 The Trews had emerged with ‘Hope And Ruin’, the group’s most collaborative, exploratory and intuitive effort in years. Packed with compelling vocals, intelligent lyrics, killer hooks, crisp production and superb melodies, ‘Hope And Ruin’ is the sound of a band totally rejuvenated, having found hope in ruin. Check out the video for the title track here:- www.drewlightfoot.com/trews/Trews-final-720x405.mov |
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