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Biography

Gilbertson was born in Hinton, later living in Edmonton, Alberta, Gilbertson comes from a musical family, with mother playing piano and father playing guitar. Tim Gilbertson is the youngest of the children, and the only one not to have received formal music training. One brother, Eric, is a drummer and the other, David, is a rhythm guitarist. His sister is a music teacher. Gilbertson earned a Master's degree in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Alberta, and runs a media production compan
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Debut

The debut ''Tim Gilbertson'' was released on Pop Echo Records in 2007. Produced and engineered by Andrew Shaw, the album was recorded in Burnaby, British Columbia, in July–August 2006. Gilbertson's brother Eric played

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'' saying, "There’s joyfulness to his songs, from their nice, crunchy guitars to the unforced vocals, and despite a couple of weaker moments, this is an incredibly accomplished piece of work." ''

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s critic called the track "Palm Trees and Postcards" one of her top five favourite songs of 2007.Sperounes, Sandra. "Who'll still be around in five years?: Longevity a challenge for musicians thanks to the Internet", ''

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Track listing

All songs were written by Tim Gilbertson. # "Palm Trees & Postcards" # "Hot Damn!" # "Analogue" # "Get Going" # "Bike Ride" # "Wasting Air" # "Long Walk" # "Sick to the Stomach" # "Kissin' Cousins" # "Counting Stars" # "All Our Guns"

Palisades

His second album, ''Palisades'', was released on Pop Echo in 2010. It was recorded in Edmonton. The lead single is "Chipped Teeth".

References

External links

Tim Gilbertson
official site
Tim Gilbertson
on CBC Radio 3
''Tim Gilbertson'' album review
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