Woodpigeon’s second album is finally widely available. Formerly sold
at the Calgary band’s live shows, it’s now been re-issued with a bonus
10-track CD. After releasing Songbook in 2006 about living
overseas, Treasury is supposed to chronicle singer/guitarist
Mark Andrew’s return to Canada, but the album sounds more like
America—the 1970s folk-rock band that is, not the country. From the
near-classical strings on “I Live a lot of Places” to the cascading
vocals and keyboards scattered throughout, the album is whimsical and
diverse. This is a big old band that creates big sounds in perfect
little indie-pop songs.
This article appears in Feb 26 – Mar 4, 2009.