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josfortin:

Here is “D’argent, D’or” the single from the album “Typewriter” by Jos. Fortin, released March 13th, 2012 on Shuffling Feet Records.

Born into a household of theatre actors and musicians, Joseph Fortin is well at home with a guitar on his lap and a pen in his hand and after fronting a rock group for several years, Jos. began to find his songbook cracking at the spine with songs that didn’t suit the band. Rather than letting these songs fade and sit on the shelf, Jos. opted to focus in on what seemed to be the oddities of his writing and enlisted Toronto engineer/producer James Bunton (Ohbijou, Evening Hymns, Diamond Rings, PS I Love You) in early 2010 to start work on Typewriter.

Typewriter marks Jos. Fortin’s debut release yet emerges fully-formed with a lyrical depth preceding his youthful age, and strong melodic arrangements, happy to sit and warm themselves in the sun and wait patiently for the night to come. These songs are wrapped in a quilt of double bass, clarinet, violin, piano, percussion and move with the arrangements, complimenting Jos.’s graceful delivery of both guitar and voice. 

A record that rewards in patiently delivered hooks and whose Steinbeck-ian lyrics unveil themselves over time to occupy quiet nooks in the back of your head. The record is a secret, whispered between young lovers in late summer, marking the first chapter of an old soul’s songbook. A perfect compliment to the spring rains or the cold winter walk down the road to check the mailbox.

Tracklisting:

1. So Far

2. D’argent, D’or

3. Dear Rome

4. Funeral Shuffle

5. Not Hard to Find

6. Rainwater Tea

7. King Midas 

8. Just Pretend

RELEASE TOUR DATES:

-Tuesday March 13th CD Release at The Spill in Peterborough, ON

-Thursday March 15th at Paddy Flaherty’s in Sarnia, ON

-Friday March 16th at The Blackshire Pub in London, ON

-Saturday March 17th a House Show in Guelph, ON

-Sunday March 18th at The Princess Cafe in Waterloo, ON

-Tuesday March 20th a House Show in Hamilton, ON