Express and Company

This monday morning brings an exciting announcement! Express and Company are now part of the RHR roster!  The record, “Ontario”, is just so good. So so good.  Stream it on Rdio, or just download it on iTunes. You’ll like it. I promise.

Ontario is currently #3 on CBCR3 and #1 on the CBCR3 rock charts, and press response has been stellar. See a portion of No Depression’s interview below. Very proud to have E&C as part of the family. Enjoy!

No Depression on Express and Company‘s Ontario: “On Ontario, Ireland is a loyal student of one of the most time-honored laws of great writing – whether of song or literary: write what you know. It just so happens, most acts of the genre (whether you wish to call it Americana, country-folk, country-rock, roots music or alt-country) embrace themes of love, love lost, family and the open road. However, the best of the bunch – and Express and Company deserve the honor of being included in the upper ranks with these eight songs – paint honest scenes that appeal to sentimentality without being hammy, tug heartstrings without yanking off the chain, and craft rural prose that doesn’t strike the listener as hopelessly antiquated…I’ll go on record to say Ontario is the finest front-to-back record of its kind I’ve heard since Whiskeytown’s Pneumonia.

Love Shines

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Well, there is chaos in Boston, with one marathon bomber dead, and the other on the loose. Every news network and morning program is updating the public, saying the same things.. waiting for suspect #2 to be captured. Bostonians have to stay inside. Communities are shut down. It’s very intense.

I decided to turn to a channel airing the Ron Sexsmith doc called Love Shines. It’s very well done, and I must admit, much more poignant and honest and personal than I had expected. It’s not ONLY about his recording with Bob Rock. It delves in to his past, his personality, and has incredible guest interviews (including one of the loves of my life, Daniel Lanois!). If you are feeling like you need a break from the chaos, I highly recommend this documentary. The trailer is here: http://www.youtube.com/user/LoveShinesFilm

Be safe out there,

xo,

JB

Quake – Corrado

I’ll keep this post very short. Our youngin’ Quake just released his best record yet (April 4th / Robin Steele Records). Listen on Rdio, stream on CBC Music or just.. go buy it already. Corrado is undoubtedly Rocking Horse Road’s pick of the week. Probably the month.

This is where I was going to embed the video. It’s not happening. Check it out here; http://youtu.be/e6SMlWVKgJ8 “..and to think, i almost made a dance song.”  Amazing.