Jeffrey Innes Announces New Project: High Ends
“The Weight” Revealed w/ Pitchfork Today
" ...more akin to American weirdos of various unseemliness from Ariel Pink to Jim James, tapping into a bygone era of retro-futurism and resulting in something so out-of-time that it sounds timeless." - Pitchfork
Photo Credit: Mandy-Lyn
In the second half of 2013, following years of near-constant touring as the front-man of the critically acclaimed BC outfit Yukon Blonde, Jeffrey Innes suddenly found himself in possession of an unfamiliar commodity: free time.
With Yukon Blonde on a temporary break between albums, Innes was back at home in Vancouver, but rather than spending his downtime relaxing, he launched the solo project High Ends as an adventurous new songwriting outlet.
"I initially wanted to do something that was really collaborative, so I wrote a bunch of songs with the idea of bringing friends in," Innes remembers. "But all of my friends were on tour, so I ended up doing it myself.”
This prompted a feverishly creative burst of unfiltered solo experimentation, with most of the material written quickly using an array of analogue synthesizers.
The resulting ten-song album was recorded with producer Colin Stewart (Dan Mangan, the New Pornographers)at his Vancouver Island facility. During the sessions, Gold & Youth drummer Jeff Mitchelmore handled percussion; Louise Burns and New Pornographers' Kathryn Calder contributed backing vocals; and Ladyhawk's Darcy Hancock laid down guitar.
“The Weight” is the first song being released from the new project. It premiered with Pitchfork today and you can hear it HERE. Stay tuned for more news from High Ends coming soon.
“The Weight” Revealed w/ Pitchfork Today
" ...more akin to American weirdos of various unseemliness from Ariel Pink to Jim James, tapping into a bygone era of retro-futurism and resulting in something so out-of-time that it sounds timeless." - Pitchfork
Photo Credit: Mandy-Lyn
In the second half of 2013, following years of near-constant touring as the front-man of the critically acclaimed BC outfit Yukon Blonde, Jeffrey Innes suddenly found himself in possession of an unfamiliar commodity: free time.
With Yukon Blonde on a temporary break between albums, Innes was back at home in Vancouver, but rather than spending his downtime relaxing, he launched the solo project High Ends as an adventurous new songwriting outlet.
"I initially wanted to do something that was really collaborative, so I wrote a bunch of songs with the idea of bringing friends in," Innes remembers. "But all of my friends were on tour, so I ended up doing it myself.”
This prompted a feverishly creative burst of unfiltered solo experimentation, with most of the material written quickly using an array of analogue synthesizers.
The resulting ten-song album was recorded with producer Colin Stewart (Dan Mangan, the New Pornographers)at his Vancouver Island facility. During the sessions, Gold & Youth drummer Jeff Mitchelmore handled percussion; Louise Burns and New Pornographers' Kathryn Calder contributed backing vocals; and Ladyhawk's Darcy Hancock laid down guitar.
“The Weight” is the first song being released from the new project. It premiered with Pitchfork today and you can hear it HERE. Stay tuned for more news from High Ends coming soon.
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