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Jason Collett
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The best songs don’t just tell a story set to music – they capture a moment, encapsulate a feeling and draw in the listener, in a way that’s at once singularly personal and completely universal. When Toronto singer-songwriter Jason Collett was mulling over titles for his new album, the by-turns effervescent and elegiac Here’s To Being Here, he stumbled across a line in an anthology of poetry by his friend Emily Haines’ (Metric) late father Paul, a well-known avant-garde jazz poet.
“I really love the simple sentiment of the title. I think of it as a toast, a raising of the glass to the notion of being present to the moment. Recording this record was all about that for me. Capturing the bits of spontaneous magic in the studio that are just the happy accidents of the day. For me there’s a kind of unadorned celebratory ring to the phrase ‘here’s to being here’. There’s no irony in it, and lord knows we’ve all had enough of that for a while. I really like Haines’ playful writing. It’s like Dylan, almost Dada-esque; it doesn’t take itself too seriously. I really relate to that era of writing… Ginsberg, that pre-’60s movement.”
Fittingly, Collett’s own work draws upon such classic cultural touchstones while continuing to push the boundaries of the great singer-songwriter tradition. After over a decade of honing his sound and style, in the process becoming a key figure in Toronto’s burgeoning indie scene, Collett returns with the long-awaited follow-up to 2005’s critically acclaimed Idols of Exile.
“I really love the simple sentiment of the title. I think of it as a toast, a raising of the glass to the notion of being present to the moment. Recording this record was all about that for me. Capturing the bits of spontaneous magic in the studio that are just the happy accidents of the day. For me there’s a kind of unadorned celebratory ring to the phrase ‘here’s to being here’. There’s no irony in it, and lord knows we’ve all had enough of that for a while. I really like Haines’ playful writing. It’s like Dylan, almost Dada-esque; it doesn’t take itself too seriously. I really relate to that era of writing… Ginsberg, that pre-’60s movement.”
Fittingly, Collett’s own work draws upon such classic cultural touchstones while continuing to push the boundaries of the great singer-songwriter tradition. After over a decade of honing his sound and style, in the process becoming a key figure in Toronto’s burgeoning indie scene, Collett returns with the long-awaited follow-up to 2005’s critically acclaimed Idols of Exile.
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Idols of Exile
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We All Lose One Another
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Fire
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Roll On Oblivion
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I'll Bring the Sun
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Almost Summer
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Sorry Lori
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Papercut Hearts
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Charlyn, Angel of Kensington
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Blue Sky
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These Are the Days
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Shoutbox
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Jason Collett is my favorite.
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KageNaraku wrote:
Love the southern influences
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ripchord wrote:
i've been listening to idols of exile since it came out and i'm just now realizing that it's pretty damn perfect
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denisechiang wrote:
some of the best from Canada
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her035 wrote:
Great voice, mellow, peaceful, touching.
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indieball wrote:
Review and free mp3s at Indieball: http://www.indieball.com/2009/02/24/jason-collett/
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Iatepoodleshit wrote:
awesome!
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Nasef wrote:
Tiny Ocean of Tears!!
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zoken4 wrote:
My favourite artists of the moment!
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alexisvos wrote:
alt.country the indiepop way....... http://www.last.fm/music/Grapes+of+Grain/It+Slowly+Fades
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brownstar wrote:
http://katuwapitiya.com/?p=174 Pics of Jason Collett with BSS last Friday.
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pandaredski2 wrote:
calkiem fajna muzyczka, tylko trochę za bardzo wypolerowana, ja mogę lepiej.
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thecold_one wrote:
love.
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dimiface wrote:
he is my favorite.
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saltybalz wrote:
i dig
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ToiletsAndSinks wrote:
This is pretty good stuff. I like.
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Livsnjutaren wrote:
Have listened to Collett for about a year now and still love him. Fantastic artist, briliant voice and great lyrics. Love.
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ambivaletron wrote:
Please, for the love of all that is excruciatingly worthy...send me Mr. Collett's album(s). I'll send you anything from my library in return. Thanks in advance. :)
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minusthepedro wrote:
love his music, it's just that he kinda resembles jeremy piven from entourage... id unno maybe it's just me. nonetheless..yeah i LOVE his music.
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Disco42 wrote:
Idols of Exile is the best thing I've ever heard.
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Jason Collett film at TIFF
20 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/jasoncollettofficial
City Sonic short films will have their world premiere as part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s "TIFF in Concert" program at Yonge and Dundas Square. …
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