On their new album, We All Want The Same Things, Erin Propp and Larry Roy reflect on the everyday and blur the edges, to create a body of work that is deeply personal and achingly relatable.
As the duo explain: “There is a nuance in the everyday - in its layers of love, joy, hurt, and in its emotional currents ever present. “These are songs that take it all in, that read between the lines, that hear the subtext, that feel it, that say it out loud. “The music rings true with nuance and power, with rare clarity and precision.”
The musical abilities displayed by the pair is expertly honed, as they dig deep to reach out to the listener. The music resonates as our collective shared experience is explored and revealed. We Want All the Same Things, is the long-awaited second release, following their 2012 debut stunner, Courage, My Love (2012). Courage was met with praise and acclaim, winning Best Jazz Album of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards (2013), and a Juno nomination in the category of Vocal Jazz Album of the Year (2014).
From intimate jazz club sets, to moving concert hall performances, the duo can do it all. Propp and Roy have performed with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, and have opened for Gretchen Parlato at the Winnipeg International Jazz Festival.
Reviewing We All Want The Same Things, Chris Spector writing for The Midwest Record, said: “This charming album is the kind of record Joni Mitchell would have made if she really wanted to be a jazz vocalist and not be concerned with the star maker machinery.
“Always gentle but never twee, this duo and their vast pals know how to make friendly records that will come to be welcome everywhere. A winner throughout.”
The eight years between albums has enabled Propp and Roy to hone their craft and now speak with a new volume of musical perception.
TRACKS
Each Hidden Joy
Hello Morning
We Want All The Same Things
Farther On
Recomecar
The Light
Give Me More
So Far Away
Tell Him
The Nearness Of You
Angels Gather There
A La Claire Fontaine
