The album is essentially a love letter to the Maritimes. Recorded in my brother Dave's loft space in Halifax, produced by Charles Austin, and brought to life by a gifted group of musicians and friends.
The first single, "All Souls Day" (track 3), is a Canadiana indie-folk-pop song inspired by the Blue Jays' playoff run — with Mike O'Neill (The Inbreds) raising the bar with his guest vocals. And you can hear it right here!
This album exists only through the generous support of these talented folks:
Charles Austin producer, guitar, percussion, beloved collaborator, key talent coordinator, person without whom none of this would exist
Dave Casey steel guitar
Jay Ferguson booster
Sarah Frank viola
Jeff Gay accordion
Andrew Glencross mellotron, vox
Andy McDaniel vox
Gregory Macdonald vox
Chris Murphy vox
Matthew Murphy vox
Mike O’Neill vox
Andrew Scott vox
Patrick Pentland vox
Dave Pierce drums, bass, piano, host of our new recording studio, and the first person to say yes to all of this
Mastering by John McLaggan at Parachute Mastering
Special thanks to Bill Stevenson for piano tuning
artwork by Laura Stein & Jennifer Pierce
songs by Jennifer Pierce
me@jennylynnpierce.ca
All Souls Day
Softly, we're waiting so quietly. It feels like Christmas morning. Rain falls and wind is blowing and we’re floating (we’re weightless), it’s Hallowe'en. James Bond’s off to school. The bride's veil blows in the wind so violently.
Don’t ever worry, the end of October’s always scary. We’re gonna turn that around tonight. Double play to save the day. We’ll win the lottery. There’s grace in every low and high.
And we’re holding. We’re glowing like the pumpkins lit on the lawn. All our hopes hanging on the ninth inning.
We’ll play another day. November’s our month I’d say. Birthdays and time to say good bye. I wanna live everyday. Let this feeling wash over me. Royal-blue, navy, red and white
Now I wanna get high, I wanna get high
It’s holy. It’s all souls day