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| Released | 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2013 | |||
| Length | 30:05 | |||
| Label | Arts & Crafts Productions | |||
| Producer | The Sadies | |||
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And the Conquering Sun is a collaborative album by Gord Downie and The Sadies, released on Arts & Crafts Productions in 2014.[1]
The album began when The Sadies were invited to perform on the CBC Radio concert series Fuse; the series centred on collaborative concerts between multiple artists, and the Sadies selected Downie as they had just completed opening for The Tragically Hip on that band's World Container tour.[2] The set list they performed on that broadcast comprised covers of artists such as Roky Erickson, Johnny Cash and Iggy and the Stooges.[3] Downie and the Sadies subsequently continued to occasionally write songs together, eventually deciding to release their original material as an album.[4]
Downie and the Sadies supported the album with a concert tour.[5]
- ^ "Gord Downie & the Sadies And the Conquering Sun (Arts &Crafts); Pick of the Week". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, April 3, 2014.
- ^ "Gord Downie, Sadies rise together in The Conquering Sun". Ottawa Citizen, April 12, 2014.
- ^ "The cryptic world of Gord Downie". The Globe and Mail, April 28, 2014.
- ^ "Canadian collaboration creates fresh new album; Downie, Sadies played it by ear, one song at a time". Vancouver Sun, April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Musical veterans merge for new album: Gord Downie, the Sadies not immune to jitters in making of the Conquering Sun". Toronto Star, June 7, 2014.