When a friend asked Doug Hoyer what his 6th album, Getting Older, sounded like, he enthusiastically replied:
“You know my other 5 albums? It's a lot like those!”
While the restless Canadian indie-pop songwriter has varied his sonic palette over the past decade, here he is consistently rooted in his wry, playful yet sincere, reflective songwriting. Getting Older showcases a focus on lyrical precision, needling the thread on topics such as aging, perspective, family, resource extraction, and the perennial theme of change.
All songs written by Doug Hoyer, with Joe Gurba assisting with lyrical revisions on "The Crusader's Call". All songs registered with SOCAN.
The lyrics to "Origami" were partially inspired by Ken Liu's short story, 'The Paper Menagerie'
Guest Artists, all of whom recorded their own parts:
Rich Aucoin - backing vocals on “Dancing...”
Nathan Burns - pedal steel guitar on “Days Like Today” & “Dancing...”
Alec Harryhausen - bass on “2 Dumb 2 Quit”, backing vocals & lap steel on “We Used To Have Fun”
Mitch Davis Holtby - Bongs & Sax on "Cooking For Two"
Cary Pratt - Drums on “2 Dumb 2 Quit”
Danielle Sines - backing vocals on “We Used To Have Fun”
Cayley Thomas - backing vocals on “Days Like Today”
"2 Dumb 2 Quit" was mixed by Jeff Kynoch
"Here With You" was mixed by Jesse Northey
Mastered in Athens GA by Jesse Mangum at the Glow Recording Studio.
www.theglowrecordingstudio.com
Album Photo by Sebastian Buzzalino
www.unfoldingcreativephoto.com
Thanks to all the pals who have supported me, brainstormed with me, let me bounce ideas off of, put up with me, and collaborate with. Thank you Maureen, as always.
And thank you for listening.
