Canon Blue is an indie/electronic/

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project by

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-based artist/producer Daniel James. On October 6, 2011, the NPR radio show World Cafe called the band "up and coming". The project's debut album ''Colonies'' was released on

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on 17 September 2007. It was mixed by Chris Taylor and mastered by

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. Canon Blue opened for several

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shows in June 2011 and their song "Indian Summer (Des Moines)" was featured on NPR as October 28, 2011's "Song-of-the-day". Canon Blue's sophomore album, ''Rumspringa,'' was also produced by Rumraket and was released on August 29, 2011. Musical collaborators on this album include Chris Taylor,

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, and Slaraffenland. A third album, ''Lasso Yo'', was released on

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in 2017.

Discography

*''Colonies'' (Rumraket, 2007) *''Rumspringa'' (Rumraket, 2011) *''Lasso Yo'' (

, 2017)

References

External links

Daniel James's official website
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