''Compostela'' is the fifth full-length studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter
Jenn Grant
Jenn Grant (born August 20, 1980) is a Canadian folk pop singer-songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Career
''Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century''
She performed as a musician for a time in her early teens, but stopped due to a bo ...
, released October 21, 2014, on
Outside Music
Outside Music is a Canadian record label and distributor founded by Lloyd Nishimura in 2001. In 2007, it expanded to include an artist management division which includes Jill Barber, Matthew Barber, Aidan Knight, Justin Rutledge as management ...
.
["Jenn Grant Taps Ron Sexsmith, Rose Cousins, Sarah Harmer for 'Compostela'"]
''Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...
'', September 9, 2014.
The album features collaborations with
Buck 65
Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country ...
,
Sarah Harmer
Sarah Harmer (born November 12, 1970) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and environmental activist.
Early life
Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sist ...
,
Ron Sexsmith
Ronald Eldon Sexsmith (born January 8, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. He was the songwriter of the year at the 2005 Juno Awards. He began releasing recordings of his own material in 1985 at age 21, and has s ...
,
Rose Cousins
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,
Don Kerr
Don Kerr is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is the drummer, lead singer and front man of Toronto band, Communism. He plays in Ron Sexsmith's band,[Doug Paisley
Doug Paisley is a Canadian alternative country singer and songwriter with record label No Quarter Records. He was born in Toronto. Paisley's "What About Us?" was featured in Mojo magazine as part of a complimentary CD entitled ''New Harvest''. P ...]
, Kim Harris, Stewart Legere,
Justin Rutledge
Justin Rutledge (born January 3, 1979) is a Toronto-based Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter signed to Outside Music.
Rutledge's musical style is often compared to that of American alt-country singer Ryan Adams. His influences, both ...
and
Rachel Sermanni
Rachel Sermanni (born 7 November 1991) is a Scottish folk musician from Carrbridge in Strathspey. She has toured with a number of well-known folk and indie artists in the United Kingdom. Her first album was released in September 2012.
Biography ...
.
Two tracks, the Buck 65 collaboration "Spades" and the Stewart Legere collaboration "No One's Gonna Love You (Quite Like I Do)", appeared alongside four non-album tracks on her EP ''
Clairvoyant
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'', released earlier in 2014.
The album was a shortlisted
Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall o ...
nominee for
Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the
Juno Awards of 2015
The Juno Awards of 2015 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2013 and in most of 2014. The awards were presented in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 14–15 March 2015. The main ceremony was conducted ...
.
"The 2015 Juno Awards Nominees Announced in Toronto"
. '' Cashbox'', January 29, 2015.
Track listing
# "Bombshell"
# "Trailer Park"
# "Spades"
# "Stranger in the Night"
# "Bring Me a Rose"
# "Barcelona"
# "No One's Gonna Love You (Quite Like I Do)"
# "Canadian Maple Grove"
# "Wild Animal"
# "Spanish Moon"
# "American Man"
# "Hummingbird"
# "Mauve"
References
2014 albums
Jenn Grant albums
Outside Music albums
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Canadian Folk Music Award-winning albums