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Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton is the solo project of Emily Haines of the Canadian indie pop group Metric.
On September 26 2006, Last Gang Records released Knives Don’t Have Your Back, which was written and recorded in Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto, and New York over the previous four years, and features contributors including Sparklehorse’s Scott Minor, Broken Social Scene’s Justin Peroff, Stars’ Evan Cranley, and Metric’s Jimmy Shaw.
Though it took Haines four years to complete the album, the singer says she’d been plotting this for years. “When I was a little kid,” she said in a statement, “I would creep downstairs to the piano and write rudimentary songs about imaginary places. I’m told the first song I ever wrote was a love song to a cranberry tree. I always used the mute pedal. I hated the idea of anybody hearing me.
“Everywhere I’ve lived while working with Metric, I’ve written songs on the piano and played them for no one,” she continued. “On the advice of a friend, I decided I’d better start recording them before they were forgotten.”
Among those songs are a track that was written while Haines was studying electroacoustics in Montreal, while some were recorded in Toronto in the winter of 2002, shortly after the death of Haines’ father. According to the label, the album is intimate and mellow, featuring piano-driven tracks with string and horn arrangements.
On September 26 2006, Last Gang Records released Knives Don’t Have Your Back, which was written and recorded in Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto, and New York over the previous four years, and features contributors including Sparklehorse’s Scott Minor, Broken Social Scene’s Justin Peroff, Stars’ Evan Cranley, and Metric’s Jimmy Shaw.
Though it took Haines four years to complete the album, the singer says she’d been plotting this for years. “When I was a little kid,” she said in a statement, “I would creep downstairs to the piano and write rudimentary songs about imaginary places. I’m told the first song I ever wrote was a love song to a cranberry tree. I always used the mute pedal. I hated the idea of anybody hearing me.
“Everywhere I’ve lived while working with Metric, I’ve written songs on the piano and played them for no one,” she continued. “On the advice of a friend, I decided I’d better start recording them before they were forgotten.”
Among those songs are a track that was written while Haines was studying electroacoustics in Montreal, while some were recorded in Toronto in the winter of 2002, shortly after the death of Haines’ father. According to the label, the album is intimate and mellow, featuring piano-driven tracks with string and horn arrangements.
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Our Hell
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Crowd Surf Off A Cliff
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Doctor Blind
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Nothing & Nowhere
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The Lottery
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Reading In Bed
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The Maid Needs A Maid
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Mostly Waving
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Detective Daughter
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Winning
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The Last Page
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Rowboat
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Telethon
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Bottom Of The World
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The Bank
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deviantpsyche wrote:
just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. Our Hell is my favorite! love it.
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dv_mn wrote:
awesome...
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Genresurfer wrote:
More of this, less Metric. [6]
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JonathanCoker wrote:
@princepsfemina: That makes sense. These songs seem so profound and emotional, like they were made in a time and place that she would never want to return. I don't blame her, but man would I love more solo work! And yes, "Winning" is a one sad, sad winner.
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withoutaspark wrote:
Please have a listen. Young, raw, potential? http://www.last.fm/music/Amorr
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princepsfemina wrote:
I would love more solo stuff from her...but I don't think it's going to happen. She said all these songs remind her of really hard times and she wants to embrace optimism in her art now. Also, "Winning" needs more listens. It might be the most beautiful and poignant song I have ever had the blessing to hear.
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movie_star_baby wrote:
I NEED a new album!
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bluedahlia wrote:
More of this, less Metric. [5]
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SeanSkyline wrote:
Knives is probably the only album I completely got and fell in love with at first listen. MOAR SOLO ALBUMS PLZ.
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LNB613 wrote:
More of this, less Metric. [4]
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triangle_walks wrote:
More of this, less Metric. [3] I love her sound. It's so soothing
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kyrie_diego wrote:
More of this, less Metric. [2]
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autobotnate wrote:
Truly the best. Music to help us come to terms with death
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trackaghost wrote:
I had forgotten how good this album is. Definitely more of this and less of Metric, I agree. They are a good band but solo she's sublime.
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JonathanCoker wrote:
More of this, less Metric.
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blackitolism wrote:
i prefer this stripped down sound as opposed to metric...
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flctyjnclff wrote:
♥.
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DDRmaitre wrote:
Emily Haines is so talented! :D
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movie_star_baby wrote:
I do the same thing EleAndWhoseAmy! It's almost embarrasing...but I just can't help myself. I NEED to listen to her! =)
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EleAndWhoseArmy wrote:
I listen to "Knives" everyday, once or more, even in the most shameful hours of the night. It's like a physiological need =/
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