Share

Although this is Share’s third album, in some ways it’s the first as
a band. Originally intended as a musical and experimental outlet for
guitarist/vocalist Andrew Sisk, Share has settled nicely into its place
as a roots pop band with a cohesive mature sound. Produced by Dan
Ledwell in a PEI cabin, the fresh air and rural atmosphere has infused
the album with a haunting, life-slowed-down ambiance. Pedestrian boasted a quirky, lovely electro duet with Catherine MacLellan; this
time around, a quietly intimate, almost sad, pairing with Jenn Grant on
“Maybe Always.” Songs like “Horse and Rider” and “Awake at Dawn” are
cautionary tales, but “Penmanship” soars like a classic-in-the-making
ballad.

This article appears in Aug 6-12, 2009.