Andrew Sisk

Band camp Friday has arrived.
Listen, Buy, Support, or Share.
Much appreciated.
https://andrewsisk.bandcamp.com/album/adrift-2

Photo by Scott Munn

A call to all who are lost at sea. Photo by Scott Munn.

In case you missed it.

Day by Day by Andrew Sisk Filmed by Scott MunnSong by Andrew Sisk, from the album "Adrift" (2023)Written and arranged by Andrew SiskVocals, String Mellotron, and Guitar by Andrew Sisk...

Me and Heron. By Scott Munn

Day by day Music Video out now

Big thanks to Scott Munn for filming this music video! New autumnal beach scenery for your eyes AND a new song for your ears

Day by Day by Andrew Sisk Filmed by Scott MunnSong by Andrew Sisk, from the album "Adrift" (2023)Written and arranged by Andrew SiskVocals, String Mellotron, and Guitar by Andrew Sisk...

New Music Video to Share (wink wink)
Day by Day is a song for those who are lost in the darkness.
I hope you enjoy some autumnal beach time.
Thank you to Scott Munn for filming everything.
https://youtu.be/8hxXw7dcaUI

As always you can stream, download, and share my music at https://andrewsisk.bandcamp.com/album/adrift-2

Adrift, by Andrew Sisk 8 track album

For all the far away listeners and followers, some rare and beautiful merch is up for sale! Limited Edition Silkscreened posters. Comes with a download of the new album!
Artwork by the acclaimed artist James Braithwaite
https://andrewsisk.bandcamp.com/merch/limited-edition-adrift-silkscreen-poster

Tune in Saturday to CBC Music at 10/10:30am and CBC Radio 1 at 5/5:30pm

THIS WEEK ON ECMH: Valmy is in the studio to chat about her new record "The In Between".

The St. John's based songwriter shares why this album is a bit of a departure from her previously released recordings and how the landscape of Newfoundland made its way into the music.

There are plenty of new releases from across Atlantic Canada as well! We've got music from Andrew Sisk, Norma MacDonald, Logan Edward MacKay, Morgan Toney, Brookfield Line, Izra Fitch and more!

Tune in Saturday to CBC Music at 10/10:30am and CBC Radio 1 at 5/5:30pm

Or check out the entire episode after the broadcast on CBC Listen.

Valmy photo by Noah Bender

THIS WEEK ON ECMH: Valmy is in the studio to chat about her new record "The In Between".

The St. John's based songwriter shares why this album is a bit of a departure from her previously released recordings and how the landscape of Newfoundland made its way into the music.

There are plenty of new releases from across Atlantic Canada as well! We've got music from Andrew Sisk, Norma MacDonald, Logan Edward MacKay, Morgan Toney, Brookfield Line, Izra Fitch and more!

Tune in Saturday to CBC Music at 10/10:30am and CBC Radio 1 at 5/5:30pm

Or check out the entire episode after the broadcast on CBC Listen.

Valmy photo by Noah Bender

Music Video Premiere of "Adrift" by creative force and amazing artist, Jenn Grant

Today, is the premiere of the music video for the title track, Adrift. This is a creative work by the amazing artist and dear friend, Jenn Grant, who hammered this out from live footage and after show antics. Enjoy!

Adrift (Music Video by Jenn Grant) "Adrift" music video created by Jenn GrantAll songs SOCANfrom the album "Adrift" by Andrew Siskhttps://andrewsisk.bandcamp.com/album/adrift-2www.andrewsisk.com

My dear friend has made a beautiful playlist.

I can't believe it's 'the closing down of the summer'!!! (wait..is it too soon to make jokes about my own song titles???)
Here's a little relief for your sonic temples.
It also includes the latest single from my very dear friend of over twenty years, Andrew Sisk, who released an album on August 11th. Stay tuned for a video I made for him as an early Christmas present (I didn't just say Christmas I didn't say it)
for his song 'Adrift')
This playlist also features new singles from a few other good pals, like Rachel Sermanni and Mick Flannery and MOREEEE! I'm just trying to keep up with all these talented friends and still find time to watch maybe one episode of television at night while I'm still at home, if possible.
That's all for now. Enjoy this month's playlist.
And if you're wondering, that's a photo I just found of my mother, lying on a 70's s**g carpet.
Love you all,
Xx
Jenn

We said goodbye to Richard Laviolette today. Richard was in touch with a deep magic, a deep, brave, river of song. He was a beautiful, kind, funny person. I don’t separate those things. He was my friend.

Richard was the first artist we worked with at YC, outside of our immediate founding circle. I had played shows a few times with Richard and loved his “A Little Less Like A Rock…” CD. It was beautiful and mysterious and intimate, in its hand sewn sleeve, its depiction of ants and universes and neighbourhoods and alphabets. When he gave me a CDR of All Of Your Raw Materials at a house show in Guelph, I loved it instantly. This is a defining album for me, a lesson in love and courage and community. It is an album for life.

Everything I can think to say today about love and loss and the way to celebrate life through music, Richard has said in one of his songs. They burst with life and mortality, with guts and glory, with love, justice, honesty, and a beautiful mischief. These songs were expressions of the particularities of Richard’s life and his voice, and they were songs that found embodiment in that particular body, and in his voice, but they always, magically, transcended these specifics. It’s been beautiful to hear his songs picked up by other voices. At the tribute show in Guelph last week Cormac thanked Richard for sharing his living with us and for sharing his dying with us. This is a profound gift.

Thank you for sharing your songs with us Richard, thank you for your voice. Thank you for your joy and your grace. Thank you for your friendship.

We had the great honour of releasing two of Richard’s albums on YC, All Of Your Raw Materials in 2010 and Taking The Long Way Home in 2017. There is another, final record forthcoming, a last record Richard worked to complete in these past months: All Wild Things Are Shy. Much of Richards other work has recently been uploaded to his Bandcamp Page. Hollow Hooves, Soundtrack To The Life of A Car, A Little Less Like A Rock A Little More Like A Home, and more. There’s a link below.

Our love to all who loved him. Sing loud. Sing together. That’s how we do it, i think, that’s how we can do it.

We love you Ricky.

- Steve

Photo by Colin Medley ❤

Available to stream now on CBC Gem.
Music by me.😚 https://gem.cbc.ca/absolutely-canadian/s23e15

https://gem.cbc.ca/absolutely-canadian/s23e15

I had the beautiful opportunity to score this film. It's been a joy to work on it over the past few years. Freeman Patterson is an artist with profound insight into life and I am so grateful for the opportunity to have been involved. More to come.

Absolutely Canadian | Shows | CBC Gem Absolutely Canadian is a national one-hour series showcasing documentaries and performance programs that tell unique stories from communities across Canada. All programs are produced locally.

Available to stream and listen on all platforms now.

Thank you to everyone for all of the likes and shares and purchases!

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OCTA New Music Weekly - Episode #244 A big week in the power pop realm of things, because we have a new Hurry album out there. That’s the album of the week along with the new Bonnie Prince Billy. We also have new albums from Cordovas, Croy and the Boys, Lost Patterns, Abby Posner, Raye Zaragoza, Rae Spoon, Jason Eady, Canadian Sweetm...

Adrift is now available for digital purchase and steaming. Mixed by Michael Feuerstack, Mastered by Andy Magoffin, cover photo by Elliott Durka Sisk, album design by James Braithwaite

Nice new playlist!

OCTA New Music Weekly - Episode #244 A big week in the power pop realm of things, because we have a new Hurry album out there. That’s the album of the week along with the new Bonnie Prince Billy. We also have new albums from Cordovas, Croy and the Boys, Lost Patterns, Abby Posner, Raye Zaragoza, Rae Spoon, Jason Eady, Canadian Sweetm...

Today is the day. Adrift, is officially available to order, buy, listen, Stream, share, and download.

Adrift, by Andrew Sisk 8 track album

💐We're extremely please that we will get to see By Divine Right + Andrew Sisk at The CAP!! See your there?!

🎫 Tickets are moving quick!
Find them at https://bit.ly/CapTickets

From the Fortune Stellar website:
https://fortunestellarrecords.com/artists/by-divine-right/
By Divine Right (BDR) features the psych-infused art-pop songwriting of singer / guitarist Jose Contreras. In the early days BDR’s ever evolving line-up, counting amongst some of its members Feist, Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene) and Brian Bordchert (Holy F**k), made it one of Canada’s first indie rock collectives.

Yet since 2010, the By Divine Right lineup has been a fan favourite trio consisting of Contreras, Alysha Haugen (bass / vocals) and Geordie Dynes (drums / vocals). This band, heard on 2013 album “Organized Accidents” (Hand Drawn Dracula) and 2016’s track for track interpretation of Depeche Mode’s “Speak & Spell (Headless Owl Records) as well as the upcoming 2022 double LP “OTTO MOTTO” (Fortune Stellar Records) is the longest running lineup in BDR’s evolution. By Divine Right has been recognized with Polaris Prize and Juno nominations, but most notably the adoration of admiring music fans and the CanRock music elite alike.

Order now and hear it before everyone else! https://andrewsisk.bandcamp.com/album/adrift-2

Why pre-order a new album?
If you pre-order today you get access to the first two singles, Adrift and Shame, as well as, an exclusive early listen to
You Are Not Alone.
https://andrewsisk.bandcamp.com/album/adrift-2

AND you will get the entire album a day before the rest of the world hears it on August 10th, 2023.

Can you hear the salesmanship?!?!

Anyway, for real though, things are getting exciting over here.
People from all over world are listening and ordering and I appreciate everyone who has liked, shared, listened, commented, and pre-ordered.

Adrift, by Andrew Sisk 8 track album

Another playlist for you to enjoy and get excited about summer shows about.

☀ SWELTERING SONGS ☀ is less than two weeks away!! we've made a playlist with our 2023 artist to get you excited - windows down, music up

find the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2xeM8xbQeG3IV1TIfEen2U?si=3240620b0d0f4a99

artist info, full schedule, and passes here: https://www.swelteringsongs.com/

Fredericton has an amazing music community and at the heart of all of the musical joy they share are the organizers who design and create these experiences for the artists and audiences. Shivering Songs , and their summer festival version Sweltering Songs, have always celebrated local artists and brought in great talent for the community to enjoy. I’ve been honoured to be invited to perform on their stages each time.

July 22nd
Tickets available here: http://swelteringsongs.com/

Available to stream, on your favourite service, for the first time as part of its 10th anniversary.

Treelines Story #2:

I had heard a story about one of the group of seven painters who had spent his later years doing odd jobs and moving around from place to place sometimes gifting those who houses him with one of his paintings.
I had already been fiddling around with a picking pattern on the guitar and the two just happened to work together to make this song. Lyrically, it was just an anecdote for the historical pattern of artists whose work is only valued after they’re gone.

Mike Belyea once again added drums that brought the song to life and then Mike Feuerstack added lap steel to create the atmosphere for the story.

I remember deciding early on that I wanted to use a sound palate on this album of steel guitar, electric Wurlitzer piano, and nylon stringed guitar for the arrangements. This song became the sonic template for how I would arrange the rest of the album.

https://music.apple.com/ca/album/history/1610598903?i=1610599241

History by Andrew Sisk Listen to History by Andrew Sisk on Apple Music. 2012. Duration: 3:29

Treelines Story #1:
I had moved to Montreal from Halifax and most of the friends I had here were other musicians I had met in the previous years of touring and recording with my band Share. (https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/share/1528414258)
I had a microphone, MacBook and some experience with recording demos at home. I had learned the basics of recording from AA Wallace and Daniel Ledwell while recording Share records with them so I started toying around with songs.

I was trying to find a way of writing songs that I would feel good about playing solo but also fulfilled my desire to tell stories. I found inspiration in Springsteen and Cohen and thought about making little short stories in each song.

The first song I remember writing was “Full time” in Halifax about the experience of being in a relationship with someone who works a different shift than you. I stumbled upon the words “waiting for time, waiting full time” while recording the demo. I kept it. It was a happy accident that said everything I wanted to say. When I finally recorded the drums with Mike Belyea in Montreal, he had the idea of having a big swing to the beat to build the anticipation to match the mood of the song. I loved his performance and ended up dropping the drums in the verses to highlight the drum crescendo at the end. This was the song that started the process of making the rest of the album. https://music.apple.com/ca/album/fulltime/1610598903?i=1610599051

Available to stream for the first time today!
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/treelines/1610598903

Treelines by Andrew Sisk Album · 2012 · 9 Songs

Planning an online concert for March and I am taking requests. Is there a song you’d like to hear? And yes, I will play Shania’s “Still the one”.

Also, here is a picture of Leonard Cohen buying Cheetos.

I didn’t expect this to be more relevant now than when it was made but I feel it is. I’m lucky I have friends who love to make music with me. When I hear this music I mostly hear the talent of these musicians. So, for the first time you can stream this release, Antarcticalia.

https://music.apple.com/ca/album/antarcticalia-ep/1583877602

Now available to stream for the first time.

I didn’t expect this to be more relevant now than when it was made but I feel it is. I’m lucky I have friends who love to make music with me. When I hear this music I mostly hear the talent of these musicians. So, for the first time you can stream this release, Antarcticalia.

https://music.apple.com/ca/album/antarcticalia-ep/1583877602

Now available to stream for the first time.

Antarcticalia - EP by Andrew Sisk Album · 2017 · 6 Songs

Years ago when I finally got my own gear to record at home I started making these pop songs with the idea of limiting myself to only a drum machine, synth, electric guitar and two voices to see what would happen. Maybe you’ve never heard them before? They’re some sad indie pop for your isolation winter:
https://cocoetco.bandcamp.com/

St. Dominique, by Coco et Co. 10 track album

Need a “darkest of winters” type album? My 2015 album, Arcticalia is available to stream for the first time.
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/arcticalia/1583877305

Arcticalia by Andrew Sisk Album · 2015 · 9 Songs