We Win Some We Lose

*All songs written by The Once - Phil Churchill, Geraldine Hollett, Andrew Dale except "We Are Love" and "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" were co-written with Chris Kirby. 

Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Dan Ledwell
Recorded at Echo Lake, Lake Echo, NS
Guest Vocals: Jenn Grant & Rose Cousins

1. The Blood Inside Your Heart (For Olive)
2. Gonna Get Good
3. We Are Love
4. Tell Me Something I Don't Know
5. Last Lemonade

*Bonus* Live Off The Floor Tracks
Performed by The Once with Chris Kirby,Illia Nicoll and Clayton Saunders
Produced by The Once
Engineered and Mixed by Don Ellis at Fat Tracks Studios

A. Last Lemonade [Live]
B. The Blood Inside Your Heart (For Olive) [Live]

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We Win Some We Lose

Starry-eyed, in Stereo

Shivering Fawn (Live)

Fuerza medicina
Yagecito vienes
A guiar mi vida
A limpiar mi mente

Tu sabiduría
Cura dulcemente
Fluye en la energía
De toda mi gente

Pai rapé divino
Honro nuestros lazos
Muéstrame el camino
Yo daré los pasos

Aire que respiro
Agua de la fuente
Amor infinito
Tráeme al presente

Jose Castillo Solís - Los Pasos (Música medicina)

Best Part

“Sometimes when all the creative stars align just right, a song written and performed by two beloved, multi-talented veteran artists meets the sociopolitical moment in unimaginably provocative ways.

With a vibe resonating like an update of the classic atmosphere drenched 70’s soul of Marvin Gaye, Bobby Womack and Isaac Hayes, “What Do You Think of That?” finds former Tempations lead singer Louis Price and keyboardist Starr Parodi - who wrote and produced the song with Starr’s husband and musical partner Jeff Fair - following up their fresh, soul-deep re-imagining of Prince’s “When Doves Cry” by speaking volumes about this crazy, divisive, pandemic ridden world we’ve been inhabiting in this strange, seemingly parallel universe…

After drawing us in with slowly seductive percussion, a touch of vibraphone and an in your face synth vamp that punctuates throughout the track, the duo’s words boldly address our current challenges from the get go: “You’re running fast, you can’t catch up/The cards are stacked, you’re out of luck…why is this for real…”

Easing deftly into the irrepressible soul piercing hook, Price and Parodi fashion the contemporary equivalent of Gaye’s What’s Going On with the pointed question: “What do you think of that?” Several of the lyrical couplets that follow in the chorus and verse (“A lot of crazy in the air/Signs and symptoms of little care” and “You read the news, it gives you the blues”) might work for any fraught time in history, but at this moment it’s as if the duo is holding up a mirror and asking us not only what we think, but what we’re going to do personally and collectively to make enduring, meaningful changes that make a difference.

Production wise, Parodi lays a classic old school soul-jazz foundation with her vintage snakeskin (not real snakeskin, she assures us) covered Fender Rhodes, and the wafting echoes of “I wanna know, I wanna know” rolling off Price’s poignant main question add a rich emotional texture. While radio may jump on the single version, listeners will get the full impact from the nearly six-minute extended mix, which includes a fascinating an extended a capella vocal interlude (with multiple layers all created by Price) after the second chorus which may prompt you to sing along with anthem-like passion.

This colorful element of the remix is followed by the spirited jazzy dazzle of Parodi’s Fender Rhodes solo – and towards the end of the tune, there’s a minute-long outro where Price riffs off and improvises lines above the song’s main vamp and even more colorful Rhodes energy by Parodi.

Though “What Do You Think of That?” was originally penned to address the topic of gun violence in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, as it is said, to every thing there is a season – and it speaks even better to our fraught moment in the present.

It’s an invitation to confront our attitudes towards pain, suffering and injustice of any kind – and hopefully, for those who take it to heart, like any socially conscious classic in pop music history, a musical springboard prompting meaningful action.” - Jonathan Widran - JW Vibe & Downbeat

What Do You Think Of That (Single)

Happy Morning is Waiting for You

New Morning

Celluloid Rockets  - "Streets That Shine"

05 Last Lemonade

04 Tell Me Something I Don T Know

03 We Are Love

02 Gonna Get Good

01 The Blood Inside Your Heart (For Olive)

The Once ain't regular Folk. They blend Folk/Pop/Indie/Acousic/Harmonies together to create a truly enjoyable, unique sound you can get lost in.

04 Tell Me Something I Don T Know

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