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The release of Amos the Kid’s debut LP, Enough as it Was, followed the remarkable rise of Winnipeg’s Amos Nadlersmith from reclusive songwriter to hometown hero. Only a few years have passed since the not-quite-country musician was playing the odd diamond-in-the-rough set in a half-empty bar; now, he’s a stop-him-in-the-street performer playing for sold out crowds of hundreds and who released one of the “greatest Canadian albums you might have missed" in 2023 (Exclaim!). Enough as it Was will be released in Europe by Grand Hotel Van Cleef on January 10, 2025.
The record sees Nadlersmith fully flesh out the corners of his sonic world; his indie-tinged-country rock is burnished for the first time by grungier undertones, somehow managing to be both incisive and feel-good—matching the energy of his live show. The album’s centerpiece is its title track, a startlingly off-kilter and warped vision of country music that stands unique in his catalogue, and perhaps in popular music at large; a kinetic, swaying blend of roots instrumentation and chopped percussive samples that progresses towards an unexpected and explosive finale.
Enough as it Was was produced, engineered and mixed by Adam Fuhr (<a href="spotify:artist:5M0KLIhi300XkzJGPXzFsQ" data-name="Yes We Mystic">Yes We Mystic</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4mGuBsyykVd7HxpBZH6zyf" data-name="Virgo Rising">Virgo Rising</a>), mastered by Cam Loeppky (<a href="spotify:artist:1US3cA3tVZ50O7n4xE1o0K" data-name="The Weakerthans">The Weakerthans</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2olXFp5y1AwrgJA9YSV4Sn" data-name="Constantines">Constantines</a>), and features performances from members of <a href="spotify:artist:5M0KLIhi300XkzJGPXzFsQ" data-name="Yes We Mystic">Yes We Mystic</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4oNZapwLKDfR92AX7LbRk1" data-name="Boy Golden">Boy Golden</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4b9Dr3XFxT65mrPBFY6mqG" data-name="JayWood">JayWood</a>.
The record sees Nadlersmith fully flesh out the corners of his sonic world; his indie-tinged-country rock is burnished for the first time by grungier undertones, somehow managing to be both incisive and feel-good—matching the energy of his live show. The album’s centerpiece is its title track, a startlingly off-kilter and warped vision of country music that stands unique in his catalogue, and perhaps in popular music at large; a kinetic, swaying blend of roots instrumentation and chopped percussive samples that progresses towards an unexpected and explosive finale.
Enough as it Was was produced, engineered and mixed by Adam Fuhr (<a href="spotify:artist:5M0KLIhi300XkzJGPXzFsQ" data-name="Yes We Mystic">Yes We Mystic</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4mGuBsyykVd7HxpBZH6zyf" data-name="Virgo Rising">Virgo Rising</a>), mastered by Cam Loeppky (<a href="spotify:artist:1US3cA3tVZ50O7n4xE1o0K" data-name="The Weakerthans">The Weakerthans</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2olXFp5y1AwrgJA9YSV4Sn" data-name="Constantines">Constantines</a>), and features performances from members of <a href="spotify:artist:5M0KLIhi300XkzJGPXzFsQ" data-name="Yes We Mystic">Yes We Mystic</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4oNZapwLKDfR92AX7LbRk1" data-name="Boy Golden">Boy Golden</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4b9Dr3XFxT65mrPBFY6mqG" data-name="JayWood">JayWood</a>.
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