By the time Kathleen Edwards’ forthcoming album, Voyageur, sees the light of day early next January, it will have been almost four years since her last album, Asking For Flowers. A complete travesty for those of us who have had her records in constant rotation since her debut LP in 2003. But thankfully the first single from the record, “Change the Sheets,” has been released and it’s a doozy. The new album was co-produced by Edwards and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and while Vernon’s touches certainly show up in the details of this song, this is a certifiably classic Edwards tune.
“Change the Sheets” travels in the spaces of classic rock and country tropes – dissolving relationships, late night travel – and makes them sound completely riveting, no doubt aided by a production that is big without being glossy. It hints at the possibility of Voyageur being Edwards’ best record yet. Here’s hoping. words/ j neas
MP3: Katheleen Edwards :: Change the Sheets
MP3: Kathleen Edwards :: Wapusk (w/ Bon Iver)
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1 | theMike September 18th, 2011 at 1:17 amVernon needs to include all these collaborations and cover songs on a rarities album.
2 | Earbuddy September 18th, 2011 at 7:02 am… double yesssss!
3 | Miketh57 September 18th, 2011 at 8:44 amIts sure been a long wait, I love that dreamy tone, asking for flowers has been thrashed at my house, sure as shit my fav. I cant wait
4 | Henpicked September 18th, 2011 at 8:25 pmIts sure been a long wait, I love that dreamy tone, asking for flowers has been thrashed at my house, sure as s..t my fav. I cant wait
5 | Henpicked September 18th, 2011 at 8:26 pmwhat a tremendous song!
6 | alexis September 21st, 2011 at 4:35 pmFantastic arrangement – good song of course, but really appreciate the imaginative instrumentation and mix.
7 | Ben Sommer September 29th, 2011 at 5:43 pmyawn
8 | bob October 2nd, 2011 at 9:18 pmIt’s a great track, but it’s not going to be on the new album.
There were two tracks that didn’t ‘fit’ on the album, so she released them early as a 7″.
9 | squid October 3rd, 2011 at 11:10 pmAnd btw, your title spells her name ‘Katheleen’.
10 | squid October 3rd, 2011 at 11:17 pm