Who : That's The Spirit from Ottawa. What : Spending some time here listening to the debut LP ( Staying Places , Antique Room ) from That's The Spirit , the moniker of Ottawa local multi-instrumentalist Ben Wilson. In his music you might hear something along the lines of Yo La Tengo mixed with Iron and Wine . Or you be the judge. The has a theme of travel, here's a song about some of those places along the way. [...]
am 23. september erscheint auf antique room das album "staying places" des jungen mannes ben wilson aus ottawa ( hatten wir nicht kürzlich erst kanadier aus eben jener stadt im blog? ). antreten wird ben unter dem moniker that's the spirit , der ihm bereits beim einspielen diverser cdrs und kassetten zur seite stand. in ottawa und umgebung ist ben wilso nicht gänzlich unbekannt, schaffte er sich doch bei paperjack genauso wie bei den polytones und orienteers und so weiter... inspiriert ist das album von reisen ebenso wie [...]
Okay, I'm going to cut those smooth-talkin' " Ooh, look at me, I just bought a house " Halifax Herohillians a break. It'll be a short one, but it'll be one nonetheless. Here's the deal: they know good music. They may actually support peddling in the (*cough*) busy (*cough*) streets of their city with that annual busking festival of theirs, but I can't of sound mind say anything disparaging about their taste in music. Point in case: thanks to Herohil l, I have discovered That's The Spirit. Essentially spearheaded by Ottawite [...]
myspace A few months ago I pointed you towards That's The Spirit - an up and coming space folk act from our Nation's capitol - and made mention of an upcoming record. Well, Ben Wilson delivered on his promise of a September release date and the first tracks from Staying Places are surfacing. Ben wrote the songs based on his travels, and the sounds mimic the thoughts you get overwhelmed by each time you set foot in a new country. The wonder. The solitude. The hope. The confusion. Longing for someplace new [...]
myspace It's not too often a band sends over a myspace friend request and we actually follow up with them. There is just too much crap to really bother with, but every so often a band will politely request our friendship and their songs are completely surprising and enjoyable. Helping prove exception to the rule, That's the Spirit - led by song writer Ben Wilson who you might remember from Paperjack - is an Ottawa based band that really seems to enjoy the slower, dream induced pace. The demos they offered [...]
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