''Lustre Parfait'' is a studio album by

Gord Downie Gordon Edgar Downie (February 6, 1964 – October 17, 2017) was a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist. He was the singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which he fronted from its forma ...

and

Bob Rock Robert Jens Rock (born April 19, 1954) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician, best known for producing rock bands and music artists such as Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, The Tragically Hip, the Cult, 31 ...

, slated for release May 5, 2023 on

Arts & Crafts Productions Arts & Crafts Productions is a music-focused media and artist services company that offers information as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser, and publisher worldwide. It has earned 21 Juno Awards. Arts & Crafts has been ...

.Alex Hudson
"Gord Downie and Bob Rock's Collaborative Album Gets Release Date, New Single"
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'', November 22, 2022. The second posthumous album of previously-unreleased material following Downie's death in 2017, the album features songs Downie and Rock created together in the 2010s after Rock produced

The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, were a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassi ...

's albums ''

World Container ''World Container'' is the tenth studio album by Canada, Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in Canada on October 17, 2006, in two formats: as a limited edition Digipak and regular jewel case. The United States release was Mar ...

'' and '' We Are the Same''. It was known prior to Downie's death that he had recorded a solo album with Rock, although plans for its release had not been announced by the time of Downie's illness and death. The album's title track was released in October 2022 as a preview. In November, "The Raven and the Red-Tailed Hawk" was released as the title track of a three-song EP that also included "Lustre Parfait" and the song "Is There Nowhere"; in February 2023, "The Moment Is a Wild Place" was released as the lead track of a six-song preview EP, which also featured all three of the already-released songs as well as the album tracks "Something More" and "Camaro".Will Schube
"Bob Rock And The Late Gord Downie Share ‘The Moment Is A Wild Place’"
''UDiscoverMusic'', February 1, 2023. Rock described working with Downie on the album's songs as one of the great highlights of his professional life.Kerry Doole
"Gord Downie & Bob Rock: Lustre Parfait"
''FYI Music News'', October 26, 2022. Supporting musicians on "Lustre Parfait" include

Tom Keenlyside Thomas William Keenlyside (born 1950) is a Canadian saxophonist and flautist from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Biography Born and raised in Vancouver, Keenlyside grew up hearing many genres of music on the radio that his parents left t ...

, Steve Madaio,

Camille Henderson Camille Henderson is a Canadian pop singer. She played the role of Shirley in Sandy Wilson's 1985 Canadian film ''My American Cousin''. She went on to become part of the Vancouver-based pop group West End Girls from 1991 to 1993. Following her ...

and

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2023 albums Gordon Downie albums Arts & Crafts Productions albums Albums published posthumously Upcoming albums {{2020s-rock-album-stub