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Tuesday 24 March 2015

Buffy Sainte-Marie Returns with 'Power in the Blood'



Arrival of Power in the Blood. This album will drop on May 12 through True North Records.


Sainte-Marie recorded the album in Toronto with three producers: Michael Phillip Wojewoda (Barenaked Ladies, Rheostatics), Jon Levine (Nelly Furtado, K'naan, Serena Ryder) and Chris Birkett (Sinéad O'Connor, Talking Heads).

Most of the songs here are brand new, but opening cut "It's My Way" is a re-recording of the title track from her 1964 debut album. "Power in the Blood" is a collaboration with electronic group Alabama 3.

According to a press release, "Power in the Blood is a reminder that, five decades on, Sainte-Marie is a voice as vital and significant as ever. Like so much of Sainte-Marie's work, it's universal."

The songs reportedly touch on subjects like "the sanctity of life, the splendour of Mother Nature and scathing political and social commentary." The tracklist is below and the album cover is above. Also below, see Sainte-Marie's tour schedule, which includes UK dates with Morrissey plus a handful of Canadian dates.

The new version of "It's My Way" can be streamed at the bottom of this page, along with the old version.


Power in the Blood:

1. It's My Way 2. Power in the Blood 3. We Are Circling 4. Not the Lovin' Kind 5. Love Charms (Mojo Bijoux) 6. Ke Sakihitin Awasis 7. Farm In the Middle of Nowhere 8. Generation 9. Sing Our Own Song 10. Orion 11. The Uranium War 12. Carry It On


Tour dates:

03/18 Cardiff, UK - Motorpoint Arena *

03/20 Leeds, UK - First Direct Arena *

03/21 Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro *

03/24 Belfast, UK - Odyssey Arena *

03/26 London, UK - The Tabernacle

03/27 Birmingham, UK - Barclaycard Arena *

04/26 Sidney, BC - Mary Winspear Centre
04/29 Campbell River, BC - The Tidemark Theatre

04/30 North Vancouver, BC - Capilano University Centre for the Performing Arts Theatre

05/01 North Vancouver, BC - Capilano University Centre for the Performing Arts Theatre

05/06 London, ON - Aeolian Hall

05/07 Toronto, ON Koerner Hall

05/09 Burnstown, ON - Neat Coffee Shop

05/15 Lincoln, NE - University of Nebraska Lincoln
05/17 Chicago, IL - City Winery
05/18 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
05/19 Washington, DC - The Hamilton
05/20 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
07/16 Grass Valley, CA - California Worldfest

08/07 Little Current, ON - Manitoulin Country Fest

SOURCE ARTICLE Via http://exclaim.ca/http://exclaim.ca/

5 comments:

Sam Swenson said...

One of my favs all time, Hero for Earth Warriors!

Anonymous said...

Buffy Love Your Song : It's my way! Must get your new album :)

Unknown said...

I just simply loved it! Wonderfully created.

pia said...

Loved since I was a young girl and she was a young woman - always beautiful, strong and inspiring.

Unknown said...

Good news indeed!
Let,s hear it for Buffy,
True North, & all the loyal fans
(Also the other musicians
& behind-the-scenes crews)
Glad to see Generation included
with the new material..
"Goodbye scars of history..!"