[pBiRXp8u]

The "Land" half, produced by Joel Plaskett.

Hopefully he's a better producer than songwriter.

[BaselBimbooooo]

very excited for the double album.

separate note: i wish sarah would hook up with hawksley workman again. they bring out the best in one another.

[Arbinknit]

Sarah will release a new B-sides album called 'Beauty Lives' at the end of December! Here's some exciting news straight from SarahSlean.com:

B Sides Limited Editions... Fancy!
December 01 2010

Sarah has been painting away in between recording and mastering sessions – and here are some of the first Limited Editions of the new B Sides album – enjoy! There will only be 100 of these little hand-painted wonders so click on over to the store and get yours now!Limited editions are only available online. The regular run of the B Sides album will be available at the holiday show and digitally sometime thereafter. Its packaging will also feature Sarah’s paintings, but of course, not quite like these one-of-a-kinds… See you at the holiday show on December 18th!

[Viafdrear]

The handmade editions are GORGEOUS. I wish I could afford one.

[aparneioninny]

So it wouldn't be our beloved OMA without a Sarah Slean thread!

I'm a huge fan. Ever since i heard "sweet ones" on a college radio station when I was 13. Actually if it wasn't for Sarah I would have never gotten into Tori. I saw her for the first time at a local flower festival then again three years later at a tiny dive bar...Honestly they were two of the best shows I've ever been to. She has such spirit and character on stage and is perhaps even better live...

my favorite album is hands down Night Bugs without a doubt. From beginning to end there is nothing to skip.

alright, your turn! how did you find out about the wonderful Sarah Slean, and what is your favorite album?


from said festival..look how young she is!!!

[ViagraPriceBuying]

I love Day One.

Lucky Me and Mary rarely leave my iPod for very long.

[BaselBimbooooo]

LOVEloveLOVE sarah! i, too, got into her through "sweet ones" and night bugs. her music always reminds me of autumn nights in texas.

while night bugs and day one are my favorites, i really love all of her albums. (yes, even the baroness.)

oh, what i wouldn't give to see a tour come to texas featuring all of my favorite canadians, i.e. sarah, hawksley workman, emm gryner, and ron sexsmith.

[gueremaisse]

Day One is a great album, and Nightbugs is a very good one. There are some very good songs on Universe and Blue Parade, and even when she's being a Tori Amos clone (as she sometimes was in those early days) she's a good Tori Amos clone (evidence: title track from 'Universe.')

But shit did I have absolutely no feelings for The Baroness. It's like she identified what was interesting and engaging about her music and consciously decided to remove it. I know she's still got it because many of the non-album tracks still have the verve and immediacy of Nightbugs and Day One. I remember liking a few of the album tracks too. Still, a bit early in your career to pull a Beekeeper I should think!

Since The Baroness I've found it hard to muster enthusiasm. Hopefully she'll do something awesome in the near future and interest will be rekindled.

[BaselBimbooooo]

i can understand the dissapointment with the baroness, but "get home" is one of her best.


youtube seems to have removed the lovely noir-ish official video.

[aparneioninny]

I dont understand the baroness dislike- it certainly doesn't deserve to be compared to the beekeeper. Songs like "Notes from the Underground", "Sound of Water", and "Goodnight Trouble" are so moving...at least to me. Yeah its very polished and poppy, but all of her releases are (sans "Universe" and "Blue Parade"). There are some clunkers..."Willow", "So Many Miles"..i'm looking at you..However, for the most part, it's pretty. Lastly, considering what most of the songs are about (depression, eating disorders, etc.) It's definitely interesting when put into context (of what Sarah was going through).

[BaselBimbooooo]

i agree with all of that. ^^ 100%

[gueremaisse]

Get Home = zzzzzzzz. It sure ain't no Lucky Me.

Baroness just sounds like a lesser sarah mclachlan record to my ears (and I really don't like sarah mclachlan to start with).

imho imho imho imho.

[orillaVar]

I highly, highly disliked The Baroness. Trite, MOR nonsense IMO. Yes, totally her Beekeeper.

Night Bugs is amazing, and I do like most of Day One, but The Baroness was pretty bland. Get Home is good, but not as good as anything on Night Bugs.

[pBiRXp8u]

Day One is amazing. Night Bugs is great, but I'm not a fan of Hawksley's production (I'd rather him as a performer) so it sits at second favourite for me. Universe and Blue Parade have some amazing tracks (Universe, Me and Jerome, High, etc). The Baroness was ok. Sound of Water is quite nice and...yeah that's about it. It doesn't hold a candle to her past work.
That being said, I'd still go see her whenever she plays a show. The best ones I've seen were at a wee club in Halifax where I practically was sitting on stage and ended up running to the bar for her halfway through her set, and at the Rosa in Calgary.

[Heaneisismich]

Night Bugs is amazing, and I do like most of Day One, but The Baroness was pretty bland. Get Home is good, but not as good as anything on Night Bugs.

This is pretty much where I am. I can't really remember anything about any of the songs on The Baroness, and I listened to it quite a few times. Night Bugs is probably one of my top 25 favorite records of all time. Every note is perfect to my ears. "Sweet Ones" and "Book Smart, Street Stupid" are classic songs.

I lost my copy of Day One. It's been a bitch to find from any of my usual (unseemly) online sources, they don't carry it on emusic, and it's so expensive to order a physical copy, so I haven't listened to it in years. Remember really liking it a lot though.

EDIT: I do remember a little bit about "Get Home," and whenever I try to recall it in my head, it invariably segues of its own accord into "I'll Stand By You" by The Pretenders.

"Get home, get hoooooooome . . . . . . . won't let nobody hurt yoooooooooooooooooou . . . "

[loginereQQ]

the harmonies in this STILL make my hairs stand on end.

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/7115310/...lean_Twin_Moon

[gueremaisse]

Oh fuck, that song gets deep inside my soul. I used to put it on late at night and lie on the bed and close my eyes and listen to it. It just has something very special about it. Maybe I'll listen to it tonight.

[loginereQQ]

http://sadgettingsadder.com/slean/

^ Just in case anybody is missing the 2 (complete) shows from which Orphan Music was culled.

(why didn't we get High, or Blue Parade on the LP? boo)

[SarSerceSaice]

I love The Baroness. It is unfairly criticized in my opinion. The whole thing stems from a dark period in her life and for me, reflects that perfectly. The album is very much a grower.

[ebookinfo]

omg...

her albums are all available on the US itunes store. (including The Baroness Redecorates)

*runs out to buy an itunes card*

I only have two of her records and have felt extremely deprived.

they were like 30 bucks each new on amazon.