As I Rise

Old Man

Our Endless Numbered Days

Naked as We Came

Love and Some Verses

Hold On

Not A Pretty Girl

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Steve Poltz was born in Halifax. He resides in California and tours relentlessly. He is really funny. He is really charming. He is really talented and he is really sincere, as his bio states though, he is NOT normal.

“To suggest that Steve Poltz isn’t normal is about as safe a statement as one could make. You would basically require the powers of the Hubble space telescope to locate Steve Poltz from any region of normalcy. For music fans on both sides of the equator, this is a very good thing.”

“I Want All My Friends To Be Happy” is a stand out track of this session. It seems a fitting track to have on the site for this American thanksgiving weekend. Its full of beautiful and heartfelt sentiments that even the least sentimental amongst us would be hard pressed not to respond to. This song is beautiful in a Poltzian way. “I want all my friends to have kitchens”, “I want all my friends to know laughter…” “I want all my friends to have fine shoes….and to pat someone cute on the butt” “I want all my friends to go travel….and to see the world for what it is”….. “I want all my straight friends to love all of the gay friends I have” “I want all my friends to be healthy, that when they see kale not just to scoff….I want em to live long and prosper and to tell Cancer to just go F-off”.

Poltz arrived at the studio with a small entourage late in the summer. He was quieter and more introverted than we’ve often seen him. He finger picked in a kind of private meditation for a long time as we set up the session. He then played through these 3 tracks with the same relaxed meditative approach, without stopping. His lyrics and his guitar skills are impressive. His performances are often unpredictable, but in the best possible way. Seeing Steve Poltz perform live is a treat and one that should not be missed. Everything about Steve Poltz is entertaining. Keep an eye on his website (below) for dates and blog style musings. You’ll quickly see how dynamic he is. And then go to a show, and if you found out about him here and you go, mention the pinball session. Now sit back and listen to the tracks – I dare you not to feel moved by the sentiment in “I want all my Friend to be Happy” and to thoroughly enjoy Dreamhouse and Music Box.

Shawna Cooper

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