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.

Getting Older

“Mr Music” is the brand new single from Pete Astor, previously of The Loft, The Weather Prophets, and numerous other esteemed acts.  Heralding his return as a solo artist and paving the way for a full-length album for Fortuna POP!  the track will be released on coloured vinyl 7” as part of the label’s singles club; it is also one of Rough Trade Records’ ‘tracks of the week’. It was recorded in conjunction with James Hoare (of Veronica Falls, The Proper Ornaments and Ultimate Painting), who contributes guitar, bass, drums and backing vocals.

Pete Astor - Mr. Music

Pedal

From the forthcoming LP "Jay II" to be released June 17, 2016 on Mint Records.

Jay Arner - Crystal Ball

The debut album from Edmonton, AB's Diamond Mind, "Heavy Metal Sunshine", out October 2016 on Wyatt Records. 

Blind Hills Chapel

The first episode of Let's Find Out, where we take your questions about Edmonton's history and find out the answer together. This episode: the Snow Goose Case. How did the Snow Goose Festival become the Snow Goose Chase?

The answer reveals something fascinating about us, and what we can get used to, and how quickly normal can change.

Full episode information at http://letsfindoutpodcast.com.

1 - The Snow Goose Case

Daniel Moir - Seize Your Day

Trump's Private Pilot

Homeshake's 3rd LP "Fresh Air" comes out February 3rd on Sinderlyn.

Pre-Order physical copy here: https://www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/fresh-air

Pre-Order digital here: hyperurl.co/55yrdq

Getting Older

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