New Day New World
New Day New World is the ninth studio album by the Canadian new wave band Spoons. It was released on 22 March 2019 on CD, vinyl, digital download, and through streaming. It is the band's first studio album in over eight years.
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| Released | 22 March 2019 | |||
| Studio | Sky Studios, Guelph, Ontario | |||
| Genre | New wave, synth-pop, pop rock | |||
| Label | Sparks Music | |||
| Producer | Jeff Carter | |||
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Background
After the release of Spoons' previous album from 2011, Static in Transmission, Gordon Deppe noted that he felt it was to be the last Spoons album, but as life went on he realized he had more to say.[1] The songs "Beautiful Trap" and "For the First and Last Time" were originally performed live as far back as 2015,[2] but on 16 October 2017, the former was released as a free downloadable single on the Spoons' website.[3][4]
The album was recorded at bassist Sandy Horne and producer Jeff Carter's studio in Guelph: Sky Studios. This was the same studio used for Static in Transmission. Horne's daughter, Alexis, performs background vocals on one of the songs, and Deppe's son, Matthew, has his piano melodies featured on "Life on Demand" and "Landing Lights".[5] An online contest was held for the album's first single, "All the Wrong Things (In The Right Places)", where fans could submit chants to be featured in the final mix of the song's chorus.[6]
The cover and the name of the album were influenced by one another. While finding ideas to use for the cover, the band came across a photographer online who had the picture available. The album was not necessarily going to be called New Day New World, but due to the subject matter and feelings evoked by the photograph, they found the name of the song to be fitting.[1]
On 9 June, one of three music videos were released for the album. "For the First and Last Time" features Deppe as a paranormal investigator in a seemingly-empty castle; little does he know the spirit (played by Horne) he is looking for is on his trail the entire time. Directed by former ghost-hunter Peter Sacco of the show the Paranormal Profilers, the first chapter of the three-part story was selected for eight international film festivals ranging from the Cannes Short Film Festival to the Jaipur International Film Festival.[7] The video also was screened at the Indo Global Film Festival and Virgin Spring Cinefest, where it took home the award for best director and music video, respectively.[8][9]
On 21 November the second installment of videos was released, this time for "All the Wrong Things (in the Right Places)".[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gordon Deppe except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "New Day New World" | 3:32 | |
| 2. | "All the Wrong Things (In The Right Places)" | G. Deppe, S. Horne | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Beautiful Trap" | 4:45 | |
| 4. | "Repeatable" | G. Deppe, S. Horne | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Life on Demand" | G. Deppe, M. Deppe | 4:14 |
| 6. | "For The First and Last Time" | 4:54 | |
| 7. | "Perfect Exception" | G. Deppe, S. Horne | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Landing Lights" | G. Deppe, M. Deppe | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Paint By Numbers Day" | 4:34 | |
| 10. | "Snowglobes" | G. Deppe, S. Horne | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Love Recall" | 3:18 | |
| 12. | "New Day New World II" | 2:01 |
Personnel
Band members
- Gordon Deppe - lead vocals, guitar
- Sandy Horne - bass guitar, additional vocals
- Chris McNeill - drums
- Casey MQ - keyboards
Production
- Jeff Carter - producer, engineer, mastering
References
- Jardine, Cherelle (25 April 2019). "Spoons with Gordon Deppe". Make a Scene. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "Two new songs, Beautiful Trap and The First & Last Time, going over great at shows". Twitter. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- Neil, Shane Christopher (26 March 2018). "PODCAST #12 – Shane Christopher Neal interviews Gordon Deppe and Sandy Horne of Spoons". Music Life Magazine. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- Draper, Deb (23 October 2017). "SPOONS Sold Out Adelaide Hall". The Wire Megazine. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "The Spoons, A Flock of Seagulls - singer guitarist Gord Deppe!". YouTube. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Spoons Release New Studio Album". Sparks Music. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- Hutton, Richard (20 August 2019). "Niagara Falls man thought he was done with the paranormal — then the Spoons came calling". The Standard. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "Spoons Picked for Eight International Film Festival Screenings!". Sparks Music. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "Monthly Selection : July 2019". Virgin Spring Cinefest. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- The Spoons (21 Nov 2019). "All the Wrong Things (In the Right Place)". Retrieved 25 November 2019.