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Album Details

• Artist: Thousandsticks
• Album: White Knuckled Midnight Drives
• Label: Western Famine
• Year of Release: 2001
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2003-04-01

Thousandsticks – White Knuckled Midnight Drives If you live in the Calgary area and are an avid fan of the indie scene here you will recognize the name James Hayden as a mainstay in the scene. James has given us much to cheer about as the technically inclined drummer in the critically acclaimed Fire Engine Red alongside with Lorrie Matheson. When the band sadly went their separate ways you would always see Lorrie and James still hanging out together even with Lorrie going full steam with his new band National Dust. Lorrie has found time in his busy schedule to help out James with his new project Thousandsticks both as backup vocalist and keyboards. Along with James and Lorrie are former Wagbeard members (Calgary indie fans will no doubt remember their killer album Ice Station Debra). As for James’ songwriting and band leadership you will be happy to know that James hasn’t veered that far off of what he was up to in Fire Engine Red. He is the type of songwriter who throws all his influences and music idols into a bag, shakes it up and pulls out a handful of fantastic killer pop licks and brilliant lyrics. You will be immediately drawn into the smart pop hooks with the super catchy “Climbin’� and “Begin Again�. The music makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside the same way Bob Mould and Grant Hart did with Husker Du. This is an album worth seeking out.

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