24 Albums of December - ORVILLE PECK - Pony

How on earth are we supposed to select 24 albums representative of Fascinating Rhythm’s 2019? Trust us that it’s an unenviable task, but we’ve given it a good ol’ go. In my opinion this year has been a vintage one for music, so in truth we’d could have picked 100 or even 200 great records all worthy of inclusion. For example, we didn’t include releases by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Lizzo, Deerhunter, Steve Gunn, The National, black midi or Sacred Paws – whose 2019 album I’m still obsessed with. So, there’s a LOT of great stuff we didn’t include, but we’ve done our best to present a span of selections from every area of the store, including some great local and wider Canadian releases. Between now and Christmas Eve, we hope you enjoy the tracks we’ve put together for you.

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12/ ORVILLE PECK – Pony

Who could have predicted that one of 2019’s internationally popular indie albums would have been by a queer county-noir singer, resplendent in cowboy threads and a fringed Lone Ranger mask? Absolutely dripping in cool, the artist in question is thought to be Daniel Pitout, drummer with Vancouver punks Nu Sensae, but whomever ‘Orville’ is, we’re talking about a country crooner of the highest order, whose sonorous voice has drawn comparisons to such as Gene Pitney and Roy Orbison. What’s more, the album, entitled ‘Pony,’ was recorded and mixed by none other than the great Jordan Koop at his and partner Terry Ondang’s Gabriola Island studio, the Noise Floor. Here’s a track from it called Buffalo Run.

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