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On “Lustre Parfait,” charged the full strength of his spirit and the magic of collaboration, Gord tugs on the heartstrings of the mind, with such perfection: ‘All I want/ All I wish/ Is for a heart I can give/ First word/ To final wish/ A heart I can give.’Ĭompared to the raw intimacy of Downie’s posthumous solo releases – 2017’s letter to loved ones Introduce Yerelf, and 2020’s ghostly goodbye Away Is Mine – this glimpse of Lustre Parfait suggests a gift of unbridled energy from one of Canada’s most eternally cherished voices. The sonic spaces that Rock would provide led Downie into the depths of his notebooks, armed with the musical clues to find the brilliance mapped therein. It was after the second outing that Downie asked if Rock had music he could write lyrics for. LISTEN & SHARE 'THE RAVEN AND THE RED-TAILED HAWK' HEREĭownie and Rock’s collaboration began when they first worked together on The Tragically Hip's World Container (2006) and We Are The Same (2009). Inspired by their brotherhood in rock n’ roll, the fourteen songs that make up Lustre Parfait are electrified and resplendent, a deep dedication of reverence to the magnitude of music itself. More than a decade in the making, the long mythologized collaboration was recently introduced with the single 'Lustre Parfait,' the title track to a new album that will be released via Arts & Crafts. 'It was a special moment for both of us, as at that point… we saw the future!'

''The Raven And The Red Tailed Hawk' was the first song that Gord and I completed,' says Rock, recollecting the recording sessions that began in 2009. Steeped in Downie lore, delivered with his unparalleled expression – images of the raven 'round the housefire's afterglow,' and parking lot skipping stones – 'The Raven And The Red-Tailed Hawk' instills hope, with a picture perfect refrain of resilience landed from up above, when needed most: ' Some days, I can’t do it/ Sometimes I just can't do it/ The only way around is through it.' The three-track digital collection is led by the eponymous song, “The Raven And The Red-Tailed Hawk,” a rave-up rocker brimming with chiming guitars, galloping drums, and a combustive chorus that underlines the pair’s affinity for pop punk abandon, heard before in The Tragically Hip’s “Fireworks,” or Rock’s work with The Cult and in The Payolas. Today, Gord Downie, the iconic frontman of The Tragically Hip, and Bob Rock, the legendary producer perhaps best known for Metallica’s Black Album, together share The Raven And The Red-Tailed Hawk – the second missive of their long mythologized collaboration.

Gord downie lyrics