Toronto country/ folk songwriter Jerry Leger and his Situation are hitting a lot of new places on their cross Canada in support of his seventh studio CD “Early Riser,” which they recorded with the Cowboy Junkies’ Michael Timmins.
They come to Lethbridge, for the first time to play the Slice, April 3.
“ It sounds great,” said Leger from his Toronto home, getting ready for the tour.
“ It comes out in little over a month. We just got the test pressings,” he said adding they also released the record on vinyl.
He enjoyed working with Timmins.
“We’ve never worked with Mike before. But immediately it was like we were of the like state of mind,” he said.
“ We both wanted the same thing. We were on the same page. He just allowed us to go where we wanted to go which is being a good producer.”
Timmins also mixed the album, which took some time, but the actual recording only took four days.
“There was a separate session to record the three back-up singers together. But that’s the way I like to do things. I can't spend four months refining songs,” he continued.
“ I’m a fan of his work and I have a lot of respect for him and the things he’s done,” he said.
Leger noted the songs on the CD are basically brand new.
“There are a couple that I have been playing for a few years. I’ve just got a certain feel,” he said.
The subject matter and style is pretty much the same.
“It's really just like the others. There is a lot of heartbreak and more heartbreak,” he said.
He is excited to play Lethbridge.
“I’m playing a lot of places I haven’t played before. I’ve never played Lethbridge, so I’m looking forward to it. I don’t know what to expect,” he said.
He will be focusing on the new record for the show.
“I imagine you will be hearing a lot of the new album and songs from the other records. There aren’t any rules, the show is different every night. We’ll see what the audience is like. But there are always songs that haven’t been on any record and songs I haven’t played before. Being on the road is a good way to try them,” he said.
Jerry Leger and the Situation play the Slice, April 3 at 9 p.m.
