lost songs by zoë and the lost boys
This is a collection of songs played by zoë and the lost boys during their 4-year existence, which were never "properly" recorded. The term "properly" is used very loosely here, as this is very much an anthology of glorified demos. At least half of the instrumentation and all of the vocals were recorded in small apartments and basements, and to say the mixing is rudimentary would be an understatement. Some of the arrangements resemble how they were performed from 2011-2014, and some have drastically changed. Some songs are still part of Zoë's live solo/duo sets, and some may never see the light of day again, so enjoy them now!
Tracklist
| 1. | light as a feather | 3:23 |
| 2. | road left to spare | 3:56 |
| 3. | cold | 4:18 |
| 4. | avocado love song | 3:38 |
| 5. | the hatchet | 3:34 |
| 6. | constancy | 3:35 |
| 7. | broken glass blues | 3:34 |
Credits
Written and drawn by Zoë Robertson
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Julien Palassio, 2013-2023
Drum recording (1-5) by Charles Viguerie
Keyboard recording (1, 2, 3, 5) by Jonathan Sloan at Stockyard Studios
Additional guitar/piano recording (2, 4, 6) by François Pelletier at Studio L'Antre
Zoë Robertson: vocals, piano (4)
Julien Palassio: bass, acoustic/electric guitars, ukulele, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Elijah Baker: drums (1-5), bongos (2, 5), shaker (2, 3), fish (2)
François Pelletier: electric guitar (2, 6), backing vocals (5)
Bruce MacKinnon: piano (1, 3), organ (2, 5)
Seann Battams: fiddles (4)
ZLB004 - (c) 2011-2023 Zoë Robertson (SOCAN)
License
All rights reserved.
I write songs about all kinds of odds and ends - shoes, ships, sealing wax, cabbages, kings - but I always find myself returning to the themes of landscape, love, time, death and the strange way that being a creature feels and creates meaning in the swirling eddies of spacetime. I also write about motherhood, and the emotional saga of becoming a parent.