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Sarah Slean describes the genesis of her fourth full-length album Day One as occuring in the summer of 2003 when, as she puts it, her house burnt down. It's her metaphor for those periods in life when everything seems to be crashing to the ground at once. The fallout from this particular four alarm fire was so great that it sent Slean scrambling for a change of scenery. Sensing that she needed solitude, she left her Toronto home and took residence four and half hours away, in a remote log cabin just outside of Ottawa. It was there that she spent countless evenings in total isolation, thinking, drawing and composing new material.
By the time she returned home over four months later, she was absolutely bursting to get back into the studio. Back in the city, Slean tapped producers Pete Prilesnik (Sarah Harmer) and Dan Kurtz (of live house band The New Deal) to help with production duties. An accomplished programmer and bassist, Prilesnik's rhythmic sensibilities proved the perfect counter to Slean's melody-driven ear.
Recorded in Toronto over a five month period with Prilesnik and Kurtz, Day One is Slean's wisest and best-realized record to date. Ranging from the torch light moodiness of opener "Pilgrim" and the cabaret-noir of "The Score" to the stunning balladry of "California" and the uptempo pop of the album's title track, Day One communicates its central themes of ruin and rebirth while still retaining a sense of optimism and playfulness.
Co-produced by Slean herself, Day One includes guest appearances from Toronto singer-songwriter Howie Beck and Billy Talent guitarist Ian D'Sa.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Day One (Audio CD)
I have been a radio fan of Sarah Slean for the past couple of years since Night Bugs' singles hit the waves. I checked out a few tunes from her previous work and found it a bit hard to get into at times, not understanding where she's coming from with her musical style. Still, I love the fact that she's got her own style, which already puts her above all the manufactured pop of our day. I'm also a fan of Canadian artists, being patriotic. I was excited about Day One, after learning more about her from websites and articles, and eagerly jumped into Day One when it arrived (courtesy of Amazon, btw). I was immediately hooked. She's created what I feel to be a truly fantastic CD, filled with the emotion for which she is known and a new found groovier sound that will hopefully help the CD be more accessible to newer fans. I wish her all the best with this outing. The Juno nod hopefully serves as a hint of great things to come!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A newbie guide to Day One,
By "prophetic34" (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Day One (Audio CD)
This CD is Sarah Slean's most recent and quite enjoyably. It's a little more synthy and poppy than her other albums but it's got the unique style that some of us know as Sarah Slean. I definetely recommend this, her song writing isn't the typical I love him but he doesn't love me so ew. I highly recommend it. She's better in concert, if you have the chance ;)
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Sarah Slean is Wonderful,
By A Sarah Slean's new fan (Montreal, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Day One (Audio CD)
First time I heard of Sarah Slean was her video clip for Lucky Me on MTV2 Canada. I enjoyed the song very much and it got me wanting to hear more from her. Downloaded a couple of her old songs and I was wowed by her talent. Her songs are well written and she has an incredible voice. I was liking her more and she was passing through Montreal for a concert with Ron Sexsmith, so of course I went to see her. Her voice live is even sweeter. I bought her CD (Day One) the next day and been listening to it since. The songs' lyrics are well written and the music is very melodic. Sarah Slean will be coming back to Montreal in April and for sure that I will be there.
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