Our French is a little rusty, but the incomparable Les Inrocks made Songbook their disc du jour and we’re pretty rouge about the face because of it. Check it here.

Our Australian’s a little better, and the nice folks at Duggup gave some cool props here. Cheers!

Our English is pretty top-notch if we can say so ourselves, and THE WORD had the following to say in their November 2008 issue:

Austerity be gone! The poppier end of the indie-folk canon

” If in doubt, opt for brevity. Canadian singer-songwriter Woodpigeon (earthly name Mark Hamilton) previously fronted the ludicrously named Woodpigeon Divided By Antelope Equals Squirrel before he saw the light and downsized both band and name. It was a wise move, ensuring there was no instant irritation from the listener that might detract attention from this delightful … Continue reading

We came, we saw, we played, we slept (barely), and then we left. Thanks to everyone who made our UK Songbook release tour such a joy (in particular, thanks to everyone at casa de Calexico — you guys are amazing).

Here’s Peter at The End of the Road Festival at the Larmer Tree Gardens in Dorset, UK, lookin’ a bit like rock royalty somehow:

Mark misses this orange tie. He gave it to Martin from Calexico, thinking it’d be easy to find another one just like it. Alas, that wasn’t the case. You can almost see the longing in his eyes. The sadness.

And here’s Foon being the most photographic mandobird slinger in the history of the world ever:

Dang, that was fun.

Another thrill: Holding Songbook in our hands with its beautiful new artwork by Sing Statistics.

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01. ON THE ROAD

Hey! Check out the following list of confirmed tour dates and come out and say ‘hi’ if we’re coming through your town!

AUGUST 2008
30 – THE GATEWAY w/ Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir – Calgary, Alberta

SEPTEMBER 2008
06 – THE LUMINAIRE w/ Orphans + Vandals & Spokes – London, UK
07 – THE COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE w/ Guests – Colchester, UK
08 – THE CAPTAIN’S REST w/ Eagleowl & Kelley Stoltz – Glasgow, Scotland
10 – TRIPOD w/ Calexico – Dublin, Ireland
11 – QUEEN’S HALL w/ Calexico – Edinburgh, Scotland
12 – CARLING ACADEMY w/ Calexico – Oxford, UK
13 – LEADMILL w/ Calexico – Sheffield, UK
14 – END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL – Main Stage (5PM) – Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset
14 – END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL – Tipi Stage (Midnight) … Continue reading

To celebrate the release of Treasury Library Canada here on our own shores even more, “the Little Digital Music Store” zunior.com is offering the remix + a couple-of-rarities collection Pixie Children Crying for free when you purchase Treasury Library Canada! Check it here.

Th’ Tracklist:

01.
matty-john chyzyk

02.
camera-man

03.
woodpigeon vs. my robot unicorn:
a slight return home (my robot unicorn’s homeless remix)

04.
woodpigeon vs. yuval:
the alison yip school for girls (yuval’s making valentines in the hallway in spring remix)

05.
woodpigeon vs. my robot unicorn:
home as a romanticized concept (i don’t need you, everybody else loves me remix)

06.
woodpigeon vs. vitaminsforyou:
the alison yip school for girls (vitaminsforyou’s alison married my older brother remix 1)

07.
woodpigeon vs. yuval:
home as a romanticized concept where everyone loves you always and forever (yuval’s … Continue reading