THE RAY SHASHO SHOW WELCOMES EWAN CURRIE OF THE SHEEPDOGS
Our Very Special Guest Today is Ewan Currie the lead singer and guitarist for Canadian rock band
sensations ‘The Sheepdogs.’
Trends come and go, styles fall in and out of
fashion, but The Sheepdogs remain steadfast in their commitment to rock n’ roll
excellence. Since their inception, the band has always sought to play the kind
of music they themselves love: “Pure, simple, good-time music,” as
singer/guitarist Ewan Currie puts it. It’s no surprise, then, that the band’s latest
album,
Future Nostalgia, is firmly rooted in the rock
tradition that listeners have come to expect from the boys.
The idea was simple: find a nice, quiet, secluded
place and make a record packed with all the hot guitar licks and sing-along
choruses they could muster. So the band holed up in a rented house in the remote,
idyllic setting of Stony Lake, Ontario, and set about creating a studio where
they could work all hours of the day. “We wanted to cut out all the noise and
get back to a place where we could just fully immerse ourselves in music,” says
Currie, who took on production duties for the album. “We worked hard, but we
also made sure to keep it loose and have ourselves a good time.”
Future
Nostalgia is the middle ground between the
JUNO-winning, platinum-certified Learn & Burn, which spawned the rock radio
staple “I Don’t Know,” and its equally successful follow-up, 2012’s The
Sheepdogs, featuring the instantly-recognizable, Gold-certified singles
“Feeling Good” and “The Way It Is.”
The former was recorded by Currie and the band in
their hometown of Saskatoon before they were propelled to fame as the first
unsigned band to grace the cover of Rolling Stone, pressure free and at their
own pace. Its follow-up, however, recorded in Nashville with producer and Black
Keys drummer Patrick Carney, was a much more formal and rigid studio
experience. This time, the band aimed to combine the successes and lessons
learned from these opposite ends of the recording spectrum.
Future
Nostalgia builds upon The Sheepdogs’
foundation of feel-good vocal harmonizing and nasty guitar jamming. Now, The
Sheepdogs are eager to embark on the next leg of their journey, which will
involve many miles logged and stages played. “I’m excited for people to hear
the album, because it’s a labour of love,” Currie says proudly. “Now, it’s just
about getting it out there and getting people into it.”
From their cramped Saskatchewan jam space to gold
and platinum records and shows with rock icons, The Sheepdogs haven’t strayed
from their goal of sharing pure, passionate rock n’ roll with anyone who’ll listen
– and Future Nostalgia is packed with it.
Formed in Saskatoon in 2006, The Sheepdogs have
received widespread acclaim for their bold and beautiful take on classic guitar
rock, evinced on three self-funded, independently released albums. The
band’s hard work, determination and impressive chops have earned them a fervent
fan following, leading to the accumulation of various achievements and awards
including four JUNO awards, seven JUNO nominations, Gold certification
for The Sheepdogs and Platinum certification for Learn and
Burn. The band’s 2012 self-titled LP debuted at #1 on
the Top 200 SoundScan Chart, and garnered three #1 singles at Rock Radio
including Gold certified tracks “Feeling Good” and “The Way It Is”. As
impassioned on stage as they are on record, The Sheepdogs have spent much of
their musical lifetime on the road playing innumerable headline shows and
festival appearances worldwide.
It’s my great pleasure to welcome to the show today
lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for The Sheepdogs … EWAN CURRIE.
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