Tim Baker Releases ALL HANDS Video, Solo Debut Out 4/19
By: Tori Hartshorn Apr. 11, 2019
Forever Overhead, the debut album from Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Baker, features eleven songs that center on kinship. The newest track from the album "All Hands" is a blissful indie-folk song that celebrates those personal connections. It is a thank you letter to all who have helped him along his winding road.
WATCH: Tim Baker's "All Hands" HERE
"All Hands is a song about my past," says Baker. "About growing up in the west end of St. John's, and knowing I'll get back there someday. The title is an expression we use all the time there to refer to 'everyone'. And so for the video I wanted to see if I could show all of the people behind the song, behind the album, behind the "solo" Tim Baker - my everyone, so to speak."
"So it's sort a montage of teachers, friends, family, colleagues, supporters - people that were instrumental in the making of the record, and the making of me. Of course we couldn't actually fit everyone in exactly, but I went to five different cities over three weeks and got as many as I could. I want to thank all hands for making time for it, all the different camera operators, and especially my director Jordan Canning (Schitt's Creek, Burden of Truth, Baroness Von Sketch Show) once again. Yes, I just want to thank everyone."
WATCH: Tim Baker's "Dance" HERE
Rolling Stone recently featured "All Hands" as one of their "10 Best Country and Americana Songs To Hear Now," noting, "The former frontman of Hey Rosetta! kicks off his solo career with this indie-folk anthem about his coming-of-age in Newfoundland. It's nostalgic and nuanced, with a chorus that nods to Jackson Browne and a buoyant, bubbling verse worthy of Feist."
For his debut solo album, Tim Baker, formerly the songwriter and lead vocalist of beloved Canadian indie rock band Hey Rosetta!, took his inspiration from '70s songwriters, like Jackson Browne and Randy Newman, whose music filled his childhood home, and from his contemporaries (Feist, Bahamas, Andy Shauf). The resulting blend of piano ballads, pop grooves, and ebullient folk-rock is straightforward with curious undertones that provides a timeless backdrop for Baker's vibrant lyricism.
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TIM BAKER - HEADLINE SHOWS 2019: 04/17/19 Hamilton, ON The Casbah (All Ages) 04/19/19 St. John's, NL Holy Heart Theatre* 04/20/19 St. John's, NL Holy Heart Theatre* 04/23/19 Toronto, ON Great Hall* SOLD OUT 04/24/19 Toronto, ON Great Hall* SOLD OUT 04/25/19 Toronto, ON Great Hall* 04/26/19 Ottawa, ON Bronson Centre* 04/28/19 Quebec City, QC Maelstrom* (new date) 04/29/19 Fredericton, NB Wilmot United Church* 04/30/19 Moncton, NB Tide and Boar Ballroom* 05/02/19 Charlottetown, PE ECMAs 05/03/19 Halifax, NS St. Matthew's United Church* SOLD OUT 05/04/19 Halifax, NS St. Matthew's United Church* SOLD OUT 05/07/19 Montreal, QC Le Ministère* 05/08/19 NYC, NY Rockwood Music Hall 05/13/19 Asbury Park, NJ Danny Clinch Gallery 05/14/19 Vienna, VA Jammin Java 05/16/19 Boston, MA Cafe 939 05/18/19 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Showcase 05/20/19 Buffalo, NY Leopard Lounge at Town Ballroom 05/29/19 Edmonton, AB The Station on Jasper* 05/30/19 Calgary, AB Commonwealth Bar & Stage* 06/01/19 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom* 06/03/19 Seattle, WA Columbia City Theater* 06/04/19 Portland, OR The Old Church* 06/07/19 Los Angeles, CA The Hotel Cafe* 06/08/19 San Francisco, CA Hotel Utah* *with Charlotte Cornfield |
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