''The Demos'' is the second studio album by Canadian
country
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artist
Jess Moskaluke.
It was released on February 19, 2021, through
MDM Recordings.
It includes the number-one
Canada Country
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hit "
Country Girls", as well as "
Halfway Home", "
Mapdot", "
Leave Each Other Alone", and "Nothin' I Don't Love About You".
Background
Before the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, Moskaluke had not intended to release an album for some time, intending to work on singles instead.
After the institution of travel restrictions, she could not travel from her home in
Saskatchewan
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to
Nashville, Tennessee
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to record new music with producer Corey Crowder.
Rather than writing new songs, Moskaluke decided to delve into her back catalogue of songs she had never recorded on past albums.
She worked with Crowder to virtually turn the demos of these songs into a fully-produced record.
Critical reception
''The Demos'' received generally positive reviews. Joshua Murray of ''The Reviews Are In'' called the album a "good listen" that "
oesn'tseem to go by too quickly or too slowly".
Kim Hughes of ''Parton and Pearl'' noted Moskaluke's "mighty, indefatigable" voice. Hannah Rastrick of ''Complete Country'' said that the "songs cover every stage of love that we can all relate to" and referred to Moskaluke's vocals as "spot on".
Track listing
Charts
Singles
Release history
References
External links
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2021 albums
Jess Moskaluke albums
MDM Recordings albums
Universal Music Canada albums