For those of you who don’t know who Kathleen Edwards is, you’re going to be hearing her name a lot in the coming days, weeks and months, as the critically acclaimed Canadian alt.country singer will release her fourth studio album Voyageur tomorrow via Zoe/Rounder Records.  Edwards was looking to get away from the singer-songwriter mold of her previous work, and make an album more inline with the indie rock that she had been listening to before entering the studio. So what’s the big deal about that? Well, she was able to nab none other than Mr. Bon Iver himself, Justin Vernon, who had previously cited Edwards music as an influence, to co-produce it. Recorded at Vernon’s new April Base studio in Fall Creek, Wisc., the ten-track record has his fingerprints all over it, as he added his now unmistakable guitar tone, as well as a layer of lushness by contributing his signature haunting vocals.

Vernon isn’t the only notable guest to lend a hand, as Norah Jones, Phil Cook (Megafaun), S. Carey (Bon Iver), John Roderick (The Long Winters) and France & The Lights all make appearances on Voyageur (which is currently streaming as part of NPR Music’s First Listen series). The other big story to come out of these recording sessions is something that may be more fitting for indie-rock’s version of US Weekly, as Edwards and Vernon began dating during the record sessions. Kathleen Edwards kicks off her 28-date world tour with a gig at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, Illin. on January 24, but prior to that will stop by the Ed Sullivan Theater for an appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman tomorrow night.

Let’s check out the on road style music video for the track Change The Sheets…

Jeffrey Greenblatt

Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a B.A. in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of Scripps Networks Interactive, MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.

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