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COLIN WYLIE

by COLIN WYLIE

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SOMETHING ELSE 03:48
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SOMETHING ELSE OH THE CAMERA AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYE, YEAH WE CANNOT FALL LIFE SEEN THROUGH GLASSES OF ALCHOHOL TRYING TO FIT IN SOMEONE ELSES LENSE OH THE CAMERA AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYE YOU’RE TEN FEET TALL YOURE LOOKING SO PROUD BUT SEEM SO SMALL YOU MIGHT BE DYING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE OH JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME REAL TIME FOR OUR SELF OR WE’LL CATCH OUR DEATH BY PHOTOGRAPH CUZ THE FANTASY NEVER ENDS OH THE CAMERA SEEN THROUGH THE EYE LIKE WE’VE GOT IT ALL LIFE SEEN THROUGH GLASSES OF ALCHOHOL TRYING TO FIT IN SOMEONE ELSES LENSE OH THE CAMERA A SCENE IN THE EYE YEAH OUR LIKENESS CALLS WE’RE TALKING SO LOUD BUT FEEL SO SMALL THEY MUST BE THNKING WE’RE SOMETHING ELSE OH JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME REAL TIME FOR MYSELF (AND OLDIES RADIO) OR IT MIGHT BE DEATH BY PHOTOGRAPH CUZ THE FANTASY NEVER ENDS YOU CAUGHT ME TRYING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE JUST KEEP TRYING TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE YOU MUST BE TRYING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE YOU CAUGHT ME TRYING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE JUST KEEP TRYING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE
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ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA 04:01
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ELLIOTT 02:12
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CAN'T STOP THE HAVE LOTS 04:16
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CAN’T STOP THE HAVELOTS Music & Lyrics by Colin Wylie THOSE THINGS THAT TURN YOU ON, SIRENS IN THE SONG, THEY SING THEIR LOVE FOR YOU (CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP, UNTIL YOU GET ENOUGH) THOSE THINGS THAT SPUR YOU ON, LIKE DIAMONDS IN THE SUN, THEY PLAY THEIR TRICKS ON YOU THE HAVELOTS AND THE HAVENOTS, WE’RE JUST PEOPLE, (NOW THAT YOU GOT EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT, HAVE YOU GOT EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT?) YOU MAY HAVE NOT, YOU MAY HAVE A LOT, YOU FEEL CHEATED WE WERE TOLD A CROCK, IF YOU STRIVE A LOT YOU’D ACHIEVE IT THEY PROMISED A REAL HOAX THAT IF YOU’D YIELD YOUR SOUL FOR A LIVLIHOOD THE LIE THAT YOU LIVE THE MOST, GRIEVES THE GHOST RIGHT INSIDE OF YOU. LORD I LOVE YA LOT, YOU LIVE YOUR WORLD WAY WORLD AND I”LL LIVE MINE THAT’LL BE SURE TO MAKE YOU CYNICS SMILE I’LL GIVE THAT CREDIT RIGHT BACK TO YOU PLUS PRIME INTEREST ON AND YOUR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY YOU LIVE YOUR WORLD WAY WORLD AND I”LL LIVE MINE DIAMOND RINGS AND FINE NEW CLOTHES; REAL FAST LIVIN SPEND A LIFETIME PAYING FOR ANY OF THOSE
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POP CHIPS AND A BAR DOWN 03:00
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SURF WAWA 02:39
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BACK ON YOUR FEET AGAIN 02:55
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THE HILL TO CLIMB 02:55
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GEORGIA MAY 03:34
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10.
THE WEDDING 04:45
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about

The entire album was written & recorded at Old Church Recording a 126 year old Church house / studio in the Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada.

The tracks included on the album, came from a collection of material that was compiled from 2015 - 2018.

The 'Colin Wylie' album was designed to be listened to as a whole; from beginning to end.

Its an eclectic, yet cohesive, collection of songs interspersed with instrumentals. The album was conceptually designed and intended as its own 'playlist' or as a 'mix-tape' from a bygone era.

As a music lover of many musical genre, the album cuts a wide swath of influence. Each of the ten tracks are informed differently, remain deeply original, and forge a great album from top to bottom that gets better with every listen.

ALBUM REVIEW - hearasingle.blogspot.com/2019/11/colin-wylie-colin-wylie.html

Ontario's Colin Wylie was the drummer for Blinker The Star in those early glory days. More recently, he can be heard in Hinterlandband, an excellent gentle Folk Pop affair, far removed from the noise of those 90's days.

Now out of the blue, or pink, comes Wylie's debut solo album. Looking every inch, a Flaming Lip, on the front cover, not only is the album a surprise, it's also ridiculously versatile. It sounds like he wants to get out every different idea out to the great unwashed.

He succeeds in this, not because of all these directions, but because these songs are deeply original. The album has a foundation of great left field pop. When it does veer off, and it does, it is brought back to earth with another top Pop offering.

There are ten songs in these 34 minutes, three are instrumentals. one of which, Georgia May, is a reminder of Hinterlandband. Don't be put off by the lack of words, Surf Wawa is like a Miami Vice chase seek and capture soundtrack. These other seven songs have words aplenty.

The album is held together by two magnificent wit laden Pop Songs. Pop, Chips And A Bardown is a masterpiece in catchy with killer lines (Weekend Weekend, We Stay Up Till Ten) and ends with a wonderful tempo change. Back On Your Feet Again is top notch 70's Singer Songwriter Pop Rock.

Something Else has a hint of Orgone Box, Can't Stop The Havelots is in Prince P Funk territory. Then there's The Closer an aching Ballad that morphs into a McCartney-esque harmonic close. Have no doubt that there's a lot to take in here, but it is so worth it. Mr Wylie, you appear to have a solo career! Don't leave it so long next time.


You can buy the album as a download or Vinyl and CD here. You really should! You can listen to it on all the streaming sites including Apple Music here.

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released October 25, 2019

ALL SONGS : COLIN WYLIE

PRODUCED: COLIN WYLIE & FINN

* An Old Church Recording release in partnership with Ting Dun productions, distributed by IDLA.

Recorded at Old Church Recording by Colin Wylie – Ottawa Valley, ON

Mixed by Adrian Popovich – Mountain City Studio – Montreal, QC

Mastered by Noah Mintz – Lacquer Channel – Toronto, ON

Album Art by Orrin Alexander & Colin Wylie

Photography by Sean Sisk & Colin Wylie – Ottawa, ON

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COLIN WYLIE Ottawa, Ontario

Colin Wylie is known for the ‘Hinterlandband’ project. (2009’s ‘Leaving Fallow Field’ & 2012’s ‘Bon Echo’). Compositions from these two albums have been placed in programming for Muchmusic, NBC, CTV, MTV (US &UK), Fox (US), CBC, The CW Network and PBS.

Colin former member of Canadian band Blinker the Star A&M and then Dreamworks in the 90's barely out of their teens. ... more

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