Disarming – 2004

Leading with songs about political corruption (“Tapped & Wired”), media monopoly (“All in the Family”), water conservation (“H20” – a revisit to “Water is the Cure-All” from the 1999 release), and capitalism & accountability (Lyndell Montgomery’s “Sucker Punched” spoken word piece), not to mention the double entendre of “Disarming” in the title track, the need for which intended as both personal and national, this album is ironically most loved for its non-political songs. “Elle est la” (the French song) was featured in the L-word’s 3rd season; Pek, the well-known instrumental finally got recorded in a studio on this release; F.A.Q. is a humorous Q&A about the mysteries behind the band. The first album to feature the drumming talents of Adam Bowman (although Cheryl Reid moonlighted on “Breath”), it was recorded at The Recording House with Sean Gregory at the desk. Guests included Sean on electric guitar and Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac from Madison Violet (backing vocals on “Tapped & Wired). This album also featured a continuous play component wherein each song ends with a hidden insert that leads into the next song. There were two different packages released, a tan-coloured cardboard digipack in the first round and a standard jewel case with the cover image famed in red in all proceeding printings.

Track List:
1 - Tapped & Wired
2 - Disarming
3 - Splinter
4 - Boise
5 - Twist Twice
6 - Sucker-Punched
7 - All in the Family
8 - 14 & Fiery
9 - H2O
10 - F.A.Q.
11 - Elle Est La
12 - Pek
13 - Breath