We are big fans of Canadian folk-rockers The Wooden Sky here at Wake the Deaf, having written a loving review of their previous album and asked frontman Gavin Gardiner a few questions about the creative process. That means that we are especially excited to learn that the band have a new album, Let’s Be Ready, which will be released in early September. The album was announced via an article in Exclaim!, in which Gardiner explains the desire to make an album which captures the energy of their lives performances. The band trialed early versions of the songs during shows to strip away redundant elements and create something stripped back, or as Gardiner puts it “leaner, meaner and raw”.
They have also released the first track form the album, called ‘Saturday Night’, which you can hear over at Exclaim!
Let’s Be Ready will be available on the 2nd of September on Chelsea Records, a label recently set up by the band.