Blue Rodeo Releases New Record to Rave Reviews and Finds a
New Generation of Fans

Invited to play several shows at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics

Canada’s multi-platinum selling band Blue Rodeo releases The Things We Left Behind in the U.S. This week. This is the band’s 12th studio record and the most ambitious to date. In a time where bands are posting “tweet songs,” Blue Rodeo is releasing an old-fashioned 16-song double record on CD and vinyl, and garnering attention from a new generation of fans. From new media outlets such as Chicks With Guns, PopDose, Power of Pop, and Slant, to an upcoming review in Spin magazine and the new M magazine, some writers are discovering the band for the first time.


[The Things We Left Behind ] “... the feel of having been through the fires of life and time spent on the road and have come out of it finely sharpened and ready to go!”
CHICKS WITH GUNS Magazine

“... a testimony to the creative staying power of this extraordinary country-rock outfit...The Things We Left Behind is a lesson in how to deliver a first-rate country-rock album in this day and age... this one is a definite keeper!”
POWER OF POP

“Cuddy and Keelor both seem to be taking stock, reflecting on the passage of time and the state of the heart with penetrating but poetic insight... An absolutely stellar outing, this is unquestionably the strongest statement yet from a band that continues to set new standards with each release. Highly recommended!”
BLOGCRITICS

“...it helps when you have two songwriters as consistently great as Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, who are obviously trying to push themselves creatively. The results are pretty impressive.”
POPDOSE

Blue Rodeo has given us an album that no one in Nashville seems to have the guts to make anymore....standouts include beautiful ballad "Waiting for the World," the plaintive lyrics of "Arizona Dust" and the epic "Million Miles” ...some of the strongest work of their career.”
BANNER GRAPHIC (IN)


The Things We Left Behind takes the listener on a journey with its trademark roots-rock sound augmented by glorious orchestral touches. Ballads like “One More Night,” “Gossip” and “Waiting For The World” contain some of the strongest performances of the group’s career while “Million Miles” and “Sheba” bear the unmistakable influence of groups like Fairport Convention. Keelor’s “Never Look Back” reprises the sound of his and Jim’s pre-Rodeo post punk band the Hi Fi’s with a nod to the Everly Brothers.

In their twenty-five year career, Blue Rodeo has sold over 4 million records, won an unprecedented 5 Juno awards as Group of the Year and been inducted onto Canada’s Walk of Fame. But for them, the accolades and awards pale in comparison to the good fortune of being musicians.

“I think that’s the testament - to really do it for a living,” says Cuddy reflecting on all that has happened to the band. “Not just live the life of a popular band but to actually do music for a living.”


Praise for their past recordings include:

“If as many bands played with the honesty and passion of Blue Rodeo, this would be a different world indeed.”
Rolling Stone

“Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor have gained worldwide notoriety as two of Canada’s greatest songwriters. “Cuddy and Keelor are gifted melodist.”
The New York Times

“What their music does, more than anything else, is reach out to a rarely touched spot - a place where music and imagery are fused and lyrics become emotions, not just stories.”
Chicago Tribune


They have appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Tonight Show, Austin City Limits among many others.

The Things We Left Behind was produced by Blue Rodeo at the band’s Woodshed studios in downtown Toronto. A U.S. tour is planned for Spring 2010.

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