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Dean Drouillard : Dust
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an introspective album to experience alone with a big old pair of headphones, and no distractions. Dust is a collection of late-night, warm and wistful recordings, lyrically revealing Dean's reflective observations about the people and situations he sees
Genre: Pop: Folky Pop
Release Date: 2003
Dust
Dean Drouillard
Record Label: 57 Songs
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1. Nothing Stays 2:23 + MP3 $0.99
2. Like I Do 3:17 + MP3 $0.99
3. Letters 6:05 + MP3 $0.99
4. What I'm Waiting For 3:46 + MP3 $0.99
5. Dust 3:56 + MP3 $0.99
6. Close To Cars 3:26 + MP3 $0.99
7. No One Needs To Know 4:32 + MP3 $0.99
8. Nobody's Fault 2:21 + MP3 $0.99
9. Candle 4:23 + MP3 $0.99
10. All I Know 3:51 + MP3 $0.99
11. Something I Can't Lose 5:21 + MP3 $0.99
12. I Can't Play... 11:27 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Dust is a collection of late-night, warm and wistful recordings, lyrically revealing Dean's reflective observations about people and situations in everyday life. The songs were written with nothing but an acoustic guitar and pen and paper, revealing an intimate honesty not unlike Nick Drake or Duncan Sheik. But the sounds pull you into a world of their own. Ethereal and delicate electric guitars, lush harmonies, toy keyboards, and glockenspiel surround Dean's hushed voice and acoustic guitar. From the sparse and personal title track "Dust" to the ghostly Lanois-esque ambience of "Letters", Dean creates sonic worlds to explore - world's more revealed in each repeated listen.

Although Dean played most of the notes himself, he also enlisted some trusted friends to add their own subtle textures to the mix, adding drums, upright bass, lap steel, guitar, piano, organ, and banjo. The performances of each instrument add to the gentle, understated atmosphere of the recording, never drawing attention to themselves.

Featuring:
Dean Drouillard - vocals, guitars, bass, keyboard, glockenspiel, percussion loops
Adam Warner - drums, percussion
Mike Lerner - piano, organ
Brian MacMillan - lap steel
Wes Neal - upright bass
Erik Arnesen - banjo

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REVIEWS

Great album... truly inspiring and lyrical rich
author: Christian Blanchard
                            
Dean this is a truly great CD. Letters is my favourite on this album. This albums flows so well and the vocals or soothing and calming. The lyrics are rich and they hit home for me. Great stuff. -Christian
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Great album... truly inspiring and lyrical rich
author: Christian Blanchard
                            
Dean this is a truly great CD. Letters is my favourite on this album. This albums flows so well and the vocals or soothing and calming. The lyrics are rich and they hit home for me. Great stuff. -Christian
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Buy this disc RIGHT NOW!
author: Rich Miller (waiflike)
                            
Intimate, Introspective , Isolated , Insightful, Inspiring, Delicate, Dreamy, Modest, Mellow, Melancholy...I like alliteration and I love this disc. Nice job, Dean!
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author: NOW Magazine
                            
After touring with Howie Beck as well as Andy Stochansky, Dean Drouillard holed up in his Queen Street apartment and put down most of the tracks on his second disc all by his weary lonesome. Mellow and introspective, Drouillard is obsessed with love and loss on Dust. All 12 songs explore the theme and never really come up with any solutions. They reinforce the premise that life is long and love hurts... really bad. It makes Beck's Sea Change sound happy by comparison, so it's perfect for when you've gone home alone, again, and feel like no one will ever "get" you. Dean Drouillard unveils Dust at C'est What Friday (July 4), with the Donnellys and Ron Leary. BRENT RAYNOR
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