Tag: Gord Downie

'Away is Mine’: Gord Downie’s final solo LP releases

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Three years after Gord Downie passed away, his final solo album Away is Mine was released. The LP, released on Oct. 16, is comprised of 10 songs in both their electric and acoustic forms which were recorded at the Bathouse Studio near Kingston—these are the last 10 songs ever written and recorded...

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Gord Downie’s Introduce Yerself is a poignant farewell

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From the first haunting notes of the piano, Gord Downie’s Introduce Yerself is a slow goodbye that unfolds over the course of two years and 23 songs. Released on Oct. 27, the bulk of the album —17 songs worth — was written and recorded soon after Downie was diagnosed with brain cancer in early 2016,...

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Ahead by a century: remembering Gord Downie

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Gord Downie, the charismatic, fiercely lyrical front man of The Tragically Hip, who influenced a generation of Canadian musicians, passed away on Tuesday night.  “Gord knew this day was coming,” a note posted by his family on social media read.  “[H]is response was to spend his time as he always had...

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Downie to release new album and graphic novel, Secret Path

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Just when you thought you’d seen the last of Gord Downie, he surprises us again. After wrapping up his farewell tour with The Tragically Hip, the Canadian rock icon announced last Friday the upcoming release of a new album and graphic novel entitled, Secret Path. After years of describing Canada through...

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