AS : “Have you heard the story of what the river gave the boat? I said “No, I haven’t”
She said “Don’t worry,” as she rolled down the window and gave the wind a smile to carry to the next car down the road. There’s still a long way to go.”
Those words are the conclusion from Mark Berube last album : What the river gave the boat : a superb collection of songs and lyrics that immediatly gave me the desire listening to his previous releases.
Once again, Canadian rules ! I’ve discovered Vancouver singer songwriter, Mark Berube sooner this year with the release of this album. Described by Kevin O’Brien as the “Nina Simone’s baritone brother”, Mark Berube is a surprising composer mixing sources as different as blues, jazz, pop, rock, creating his original style. From a lyrical Lhasa de Sella to a jazzy Tom Waits, Mark’s music is floating somewhere over the borders : piano, accordion, dobro, trumpet, acoustic guitar. From his Canadian home land, to his South African raised one, Mark’s lyrics are travels in both historical and geographical ladders.
As Mark is growing with every album, and knowing that this last release is the first of a double album - the following will be released in 2008 and be titled : What the Boat Gave The River - I have already set an alarm on this guy and hope that you’ll be part of his fans.
PS : “.. Nous reveillerons tous les rêveurs qui ont oublier la facon de rêver “ .. Those are some French lyrics from the same fabulous song ‘The Barber Shop ‘ that close this amazing album… It should mean : We’ll wake up all those dreamers that have forgotten how to dream.
PPS : Sorry for not having writing about this one sooner !
Artist : Mark Berube
Label : none
You should absolutely buy it @ cdbaby.com
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