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- Date Released: March 20, 2007
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Contemporary Folk
- Label: Nettwerk Records
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Both country and C&W are genres that blossomed around the problems of ordinary people, with their emotive thematic situations invariably writ larger than life. Nathan's heart is close to this tradition, but their heads are far more nuanced, and consequently the Canadian group's subjects and lyrics bear little resemblance to their Southern counterparts. No achy-breaky hearts, cheatin' beatin' husbands or runaway wives are to be found on Key Principles, instead Nathan's world is populated by less dramatic souls with far less well-defined complaints. An amorphous restlessness pools around "Trans Am," an unspoken yearning is whipped up by "The Wind," nostalgia swirls around "John Paul's Deliveries," and existential angst defines an "Ordinary Day." All of Key Principles' characters long for a bit of happiness in their drab, disconnected lives. Each one is deliberately understated, their actions seemingly reduced in size, with even murder made minuscule, as if they're constantly aware their world is dwarfed by the universe itself. In that respect, Key Principles is a continuation of the stories told on their previous two sets, but this time the quartet expand their sound, adding a flash of cabaret here, a touch of Stax brass there, a bit of Tex-Mex elsewhere, all beautifully pulled together by Howard Redekopp's excellent production. A transcendental set, and Nathan's best record to date.
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John Paul’s Deliveries |
4:30 |
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| 02. | |
Scarecrow |
4:24 |
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| 03. | |
Daffodils |
2:51 |
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| 04. | |
Trans Am |
3:04 |
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| 05. | |
The Boulevard Back Then |
3:25 |
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| 06. | |
The Wind |
4:43 |
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| 07. | |
You Win |
3:20 |
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| 08. | |
Key Principles Of Success |
4:13 |
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| 09. | |
Ordinary Day |
3:47 |
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| 10. | |
Malorie |
2:35 |
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| 11. | |
Sophie’s Waltz |
1:42 |
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| 12. | |
Let Them Look |
3:38 |
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| 13. | |
Terrible Way To See Omaha |
3:01 |
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| 14. | |
Secrets |
3:09 |
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14 Total Tracks, 48:22 Total Length
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Credits
- Scott Hull - Mastering // Kurt Dahle - Percussion // Kurt Dahle - Guest Appearance // Todd Martin - French Horn // Todd Martin - Guest Appearance // Howard Redekopp - Piano // Howard Redekopp - Vocals (Background) // Howard Redekopp - Producer // Howard Redekopp - Engineer // Howard Redekopp - Mixing // Howard Redekopp - Guest Appearance // Damon Mitchell - Guitar (Acoustic) // Damon Mitchell - Harmonica // Damon Mitchell - Drums // Damon Mitchell - Vocals (Background) // Jon Schledewitz - Photography // Devin Latimer - Bass // Devin Latimer - Percussion // Devin Latimer - Vocals (Background)
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