The Cowboy Junkies have a new album coming out in June called One Soul Now. Because I’ve been a massive fanboy for 15 years, I’ve already ordered my copy. Along with it, the Junkies are offering a CD-ROM (I know, how retro) called The Anatomy of an Album:
The CD-ROM takes you “behind the scenes†of the writing and recording of each song on the new CD. Anatomy Of An Album includes photos, lyric drafts, commentary and over 90 minutes of music (demos, songwriting sketches, etc.). It can only be purchased in North America through our website and we think it’s pretty darn cool.
You can download a sample section, and for the dedicated fan, it looks pretty cool. The sample shows how a song called ‘From Hunting Ground to City’ evolves from a demo in 1996 to finding its way onto the album. Lyric and music sheets are also included. It’s a little hokey, but the Junkies have always been musicians interested in the creative process, so it’s a natural fit. Also, they’re natural archivists–they have extensive online tour diaries, so this sort of project is no surprise.
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Wow, I haven’t seen the word “fanboy” in AGES.
I’ve had the album for a month…it’s quite good. The band plays really well on it and I think the rhythm section is excellent on it.
I do like the way the Cowboy Junkies work their fanbase and all that…it’s really well done and they treat their fans via their online prescence.