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MP3 Heather Loewen & the Daily Special - All-Day Breakfast
7 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Modern Rock, POP: Power Pop
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Heather Loewen & the Daily Special step outside the “Yukon sound” with an alternative pop/rock explosion in “All-Day Breakfast”, lyrical inspiration coming from conversations with friendly neighbourhood letter-carriers, Elmore Leonard novels and tarot-card readings.
Originally from the beautiful resort town of Penticton, BC, Heather shifted to Vancouver for a 5-year hiatus before accidentally landing in Whitehorse, Yukon in 1997. With an honours diploma in business administration and international marketing, she had dreams of cushy corner offices and huge paychecks. While she did obtain the lofty title of “Marketing Director” for the Yukon Brewing Company, it just wasn’t the ticket.
Heather’s secret aspiration to become a best-selling novelist somehow morphed into songwriting in 2001 after a year of unemployment, during which time she wrote 2/3 of three different books and took up painting. Lacking the attention span to complete a full novel, and the patience for developing any great skill in the visual arts, she turned to the songs in her head that were waiting to escape.
Partially to blame for this unlikely shift in artistic vision was a group of fellow cabin dwellers including recording artists Kim Beggs, Kim Barlow, Anne-Louise Genest and Natalie Edelson. No matter how hard she tried, Heather couldn’t get excited about roots music, having listened to alternative rock, pop and punk her whole life. Although she did write some rootsy songs, and continues to do so now and then, a shocking identity crisis led her to record a demo with a rock band and to buy an electric guitar.
Having made her stand as an alternative pop/rock songwriter and performer, Heather’s musical conspirators in Whitehorse are a group of twenty-something guys called “the Daily Special”.
Ken Hermanson, crazy-ass guitar player, song-tweaker, sometime producer and Micah Smith, wicked bass driver, have been working with Heather since 2003. The Daily Special has included three drummers in three years: first, Patrick Singh; then Neil Byblow; now Daniel Dunphy, all of whom contributed their talents to the recording of “All-Day Breakfast”.
“All-Day Breakfast” was made possible over the span of three years due, in part, to the financial assistance from the Cultural Industries Trust Fund, Lotteries Yukon and the Yukon Film and Sound Commission.
Heather lives in a crooked little house in downtown Whitehorse with her husky-x, Sherpa the wonder dog, and drives an old pick-up truck. She funds her music career and home-based business, Stir it Up CD Promotions, by working as a temp letter-carrier (the best job in the world).
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Falling is well written, well constructed, and all around well done.
Heather Loewen''s vocals are melodic and mysterious. The instrumentation gives to the song well, meshing and building together with the vocals rather than the two fighting for attention.
This is a really good alternative/pop track- listen for it on the Limelight....
Khiki Kavan
The Limelight Radio Show
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“Mixing up lyrical styles, Loewen gives us a variety of listening perspectives…Loewen’s vocal performance is consistently strong and her ability to sing a melody is, well, music to my ears.”
- Bill Polonsky, What’s Up, Yukon?
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