Post by secretsarelost on Oct 12, 2006 19:48:15 GMT -4
A short and sweet interview on Kim Stockwood in today's Ex/press, along with Damhnait's usual article. She comments on what Shaye is hoping to accomplish with the new album.
(Oh, and there's a contest to win tickets to Shaye's acoustic concert in St. John's - see www.theexpress.ca/index.php )
Eating, shoe shopping and singing
These things come easy for Shaye
By Steve Bartlett
sbartlett@theexpress.ca
The trio Shaye— which includes homegrown singers Kim Stock- wood and Damhnait Doyle as well as PEI’s Tara MacLean — will have a new album in stores Nov. 7. Lake of Fire is a follow-up to 2003’s The Bridge, which produced two songs — Happy Baby and Beauty— that reached the Canadian top 10. That album also earned the group five 2005 East Coast Music Award nominations. To launch the CD, Shaye is giving an intimate and acoustic show at the LSPU Hall Oct. 19. The members are also doing the public relations and promotions work that comes with a new release for a major label (EMI).
Stockwood answered some questions for the ex/press via e-mail.
Lake of Fire is your first album in three years. How is it similar/different to The Bridge?
I think it’s similar to The Bridge because we still wanted to record our songs, and we used the same fantastic producer. But what’s different is that this time around, we’ve actually been singing together live for three years. When we made the first record, we had never sang together (I know that’s crazy), but when The Bridge came out, we had not really sang together live. Then we went on the road. We definitely had a clearer vision of who would sing what and what would work best after that.
When you started discussing the new album, what kinds of goals were set? (What did you want to do better or differently?)
I guess we just wanted it to be a little more organic, more about our voices.
The three of you have enjoyed solo success and, from what I can gather, lead different lifestyles away from Shaye. How does your collective experience and life situations affect Shaye’s music?
I guess it helps that we’re best friends and we respect each other’s lifestyle. WE really share everything with each other. So all of that goes into our music.
How does the fact each of you had solo careers affect the decision-making process?
We are all very strong-willed women for sure, and I think the fact we all have experience in the music business makes every one of our opinions count. Definitely being in a group makes you compromise more. Which I think is a good thing.
What are the challenges when trying to achieve that Shaye sound?
Wow, we have a sound? We truthfully don’t think about it too much. We basically just want to record songs we love and make sure our voices are the centre of the music. I guess that’s all we hope for.
What comes easily (for the group)?
Eating, shoe shopping, singing together.
Where does the band want this album to take it?
To Newfoundland and back. (I guess I should say PEI, too, seeing that’s where Tara is from.)
Win a chance to attend Shaye’s acoustic show at the LSPU Hall by visiting www.theexpress.ca.
(Oh, and there's a contest to win tickets to Shaye's acoustic concert in St. John's - see www.theexpress.ca/index.php )
Eating, shoe shopping and singing
These things come easy for Shaye
By Steve Bartlett
sbartlett@theexpress.ca
The trio Shaye— which includes homegrown singers Kim Stock- wood and Damhnait Doyle as well as PEI’s Tara MacLean — will have a new album in stores Nov. 7. Lake of Fire is a follow-up to 2003’s The Bridge, which produced two songs — Happy Baby and Beauty— that reached the Canadian top 10. That album also earned the group five 2005 East Coast Music Award nominations. To launch the CD, Shaye is giving an intimate and acoustic show at the LSPU Hall Oct. 19. The members are also doing the public relations and promotions work that comes with a new release for a major label (EMI).
Stockwood answered some questions for the ex/press via e-mail.
Lake of Fire is your first album in three years. How is it similar/different to The Bridge?
I think it’s similar to The Bridge because we still wanted to record our songs, and we used the same fantastic producer. But what’s different is that this time around, we’ve actually been singing together live for three years. When we made the first record, we had never sang together (I know that’s crazy), but when The Bridge came out, we had not really sang together live. Then we went on the road. We definitely had a clearer vision of who would sing what and what would work best after that.
When you started discussing the new album, what kinds of goals were set? (What did you want to do better or differently?)
I guess we just wanted it to be a little more organic, more about our voices.
The three of you have enjoyed solo success and, from what I can gather, lead different lifestyles away from Shaye. How does your collective experience and life situations affect Shaye’s music?
I guess it helps that we’re best friends and we respect each other’s lifestyle. WE really share everything with each other. So all of that goes into our music.
How does the fact each of you had solo careers affect the decision-making process?
We are all very strong-willed women for sure, and I think the fact we all have experience in the music business makes every one of our opinions count. Definitely being in a group makes you compromise more. Which I think is a good thing.
What are the challenges when trying to achieve that Shaye sound?
Wow, we have a sound? We truthfully don’t think about it too much. We basically just want to record songs we love and make sure our voices are the centre of the music. I guess that’s all we hope for.
What comes easily (for the group)?
Eating, shoe shopping, singing together.
Where does the band want this album to take it?
To Newfoundland and back. (I guess I should say PEI, too, seeing that’s where Tara is from.)
Win a chance to attend Shaye’s acoustic show at the LSPU Hall by visiting www.theexpress.ca.