free music friday: the be good tanyas (ish)

When The Be Good Tanyas proclaimed last year that 2008 would eke out its months with absolutely no touring and almost certainly not a scrap of recording, there were tears in some households that shall go unidentified. Of course, they only meant with each other because they’ve certainly been busy. Sam Parton has guested on albums all over the place – Ferron, Irv Irving, King Wilkie, Rodney Decroo, and the Sumner Brothers – as well as producing the new Deb Hirkala album, Somebody Somewhere. Trish Klein, having left her other band Po’ Girl in late 2007, has been suspiciously quiet, cropping up rarely when performing alongside fellow Vancouver resident Ora Cogan. The Cogan connection also extends to explain what third member Frazey Ford has been up to…performing alongside Ora in a cappella blues and gospel quartet Cornerstone.

It was quite a surprise then when yesterday the Tanyas posted a brand new song called ‘Love & Innocence’ to their Myspace for free download. Credited to Sam Parton with Trish Klein, the song was written by Sam and features Trish on electric guitar and backing vocals, and Mark Beaty on bass. It’s essentially a demo and hasn’t been mixed or mastered, but, wow, it’s gorgeous. Centred around Sam’s refined and moving piano melody, it’s not a million miles away from the songs found on the Tanyas’ most recent album Hello Love, with Trish and Mark adding very subtle musical shading. A thing of hushed and delicate beauty.

FREE MP3: Sam Parton with Trish Klein, ‘Love & Innocence‘

Written by: Alan Pedder

Tags: ora cogan, po' girl, the be good tanyas

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