Fly with your Shadow is back after an unexpectedly long absence with a bit of a broader focus to allow for some new guests and different types of conversations!
Channelling pain into beauty, Ken Yates’ fourth album is a breathtaking triumph of the human spirit. The cool-hued Cerulean captures the artist’s intimate reckoning as he grieved his dying mother, giving listeners a vivid window into the rollercoaster of intense thoughts and emotions that accompany such a personal, yet universal experience. The result is a transcendent record that surges with tightly held energy and intimate moments. The listener hears the artist growing in real time, moving towards a space of acceptance and peace as he himself moved to the country, began therapy, and wrote the songs he needed to hear.
Cerulean may be born from grief, but it is not musically grieving: its surefooted and softly radiant arrangements shine with the quiet hope of a soul put through the wringer. “This is the first time that I’ve made a record where I feel like the songs were going to be written whether I wanted to release an album or not,” Yates explains. “I was writing because I needed to. I never would have described songwriting as a cathartic process in the past; it was just something I liked to do.” (from the bio by Mitch Mosk)
Music Credits:
“The Big One” is from the album Cerulean, which is available on Bandcamp.
“Honest Light” is from the album Cerulean, which is available on Bandcamp.
Colleen Brown (Major Love) (episode 29)
Jory Nash (episode 28)
Melanie Brulée (episode 26)
Brenley MacEachern (Madison Violet) (episode 25)
Mike Plume (episode 24)
John Wort Hannam (episode 23)
Meaghan Smith (episode 22)
JP Hoe (episode 21)
Jim White (episode 20)
Shawna Caspi (episode 19)
David Francey (episode 18)
Tribute to Paul MacLeod w/Andy Maize (Skydiggers), Jason Schneider, Mark Logan, and Lynn Jackson (Episode 17)
Episode #16: Suzie Ungerleider (formerly Oh Susanna)
Episode #15: Sean Burns
Episode #14: Joe Nolan
Episode #13: Stephanie Lambring
Episode #12: Bryce Thomas
Episode #11: Amelia Curran
Episode #10: Christina Martin
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