''No Time for Later'' is the third full-length
album
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by
Canadian
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rock band The Trews
The Trews are a Canadians, Canadian rock music, rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Chris Gormley. The band is currently based in Hamil ...
. It was released February 19, 2008 on
Bumstead Records
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. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F. The first single, "
Hold Me in Your Arms" was released on November 25, 2007.
Recording
Following the release of ''
Den of Thieves'', the members of the band started work on ''No Time for Later'' and brought in two new producers: Gus Van Go and Werner F. The group rehearsed for several months and narrowed a group of over 30 songs to the thirteen that made the final album.
A song called "Long Way from Freedom" was also recorded for the album, but was not included. It was later added to The Trews' website as a free download.
The album was recorded in mid-2007 in
Toronto
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and
Brooklyn
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.
Singer
Simon Wilcox
Simon Wilcox is a Canadian songwriter based in Los Angeles
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helped write the title track. According to
John-Angus MacDonald, the title came from a discussion between Wilcox and lead singer
Colin MacDonald. Colin said "there's no time for later, we'll finish the song" and Wilcox, not realizing that Colin wasn't referring to a song, responded with "No, let's work on that song." Following the discussion, MacDonald quickly wrote a verse and chorus in about five minutes.
The song "Gun Control" was written following the
Virginia Tech massacre
The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Seung-Hui Cho, an ...
on April 16, 2007. John-Angus MacDonald said "We were sitting around the apartment and watching all the coverage from CNN and Fox, it just seemed so blatantly obvious they were beating around the bush. The problem was how did this kid have a gun in the first place? It's a personal and political view from us."
Singles
The first single, "Hold Me in Your Arms", was released on November 25, 2007. It premiered at the
2007 Grey Cup pre-game show and was immediately released on
iTunes. The music video premiered on January 9, 2008.
The second single, "Paranoid Freak", was released April 2008. It has quickly gained radio-play in Canada. The third single was "Man of Two Minds" released September 2008.
The Albums latest single is "Can't Stop Laughing" which was co-written by
Ron Hynes
Ron Hynes (December 7, 1950 – November 19, 2015) was a folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream", which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41s ...
.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Colin MacDonald,
John-Angus MacDonald, Jack Syperek and
Sean Dalton unless otherwise noted.
# "No Time for Later" – 3:27 (Colin MacDonald, John-Angus MacDonald,
Simon Wilcox
Simon Wilcox is a Canadian songwriter based in Los Angeles
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)
# "Dark Highway" – 3:19
# "Be Love" – 3:20
# "I Feel the Rain" – 3:55
# "Paranoid Freak" – 4:22 (Colin MacDonald, John-Angus MacDonald, Syperek, Dalton,
Gordie Johnson
Gordie Johnson (born 22 May 1964) is a Canadian musician, best known as the front man for the blues/reggae rock band Big Sugar, Austin-based blues/gospel band Sit Down Servant, and southern rock band Grady.
Johnson is a Grammy nominated pr ...
)
# "I Can't Stop Laughing" – 3:22 (Colin Macdonald, John-Angus MacDonald, Syperek, Dalton,
Ron Hynes
Ron Hynes (December 7, 1950 – November 19, 2015) was a folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream", which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41s ...
)
# "Man of Two Minds" – 3:59 (Colin MacDonald, John-Angus MacDonald, Wilcox)
# "
Hold Me in Your Arms" – 3:07
# "Gun Control" – 3:58
# "Will You Wash Away" – 3:19
# "End of the Line" – 4:49 (Colin MacDonald, John-Angus MacDonald, Syperek, Dalton, Gus van Go)
# "Burning Wheels" – 3:18
# "Ocean's End" – 5:11
# "Mistress Misery" - 4:09 (
iTunes exclusive)
Reception
Amy O'Brian of the
Vancouver Sun
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described the album as "nothing particularly ground-breaking
..but it is a raucous romp of guitars, drums and even a taste of bagpipes. It's a strong set of 13 songs over 50 minutes." She criticized the choice for the cover art, writing "it's a shame they chose the cover art that they did because there are certain people (such as myself) who will judge an album by its cover before listening to it.
..It's neither a flattering nor fitting image for The Trews."
The songs "Paranoid Freak" and "Dark Highway" were used in the eight season premiere of the hit Canadian drama ''
Degrassi: The Next Generation''.
The album debuted at #4 on the
Canadian Albums Chart but fell from the top ten the following week.
References
External links
* http://thetrewsmusic.com./ - The Official Website of The Trews
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2008 albums
The Trews albums
Albums produced by Gus van Go