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this is coming out on CD late january 2009 (and on itunes mid-jan). check www.lightintheattic.net for more info.
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*doug is a canadian composer who started playing jazz in canada in the late 40s/50s, continued on as an arranger in europe in the 60s, returned to canada by the early 70s where he was a house composer/conductor/arranger for the CBC (canadian broadcasting corporation)... he also did scores for pioneering NFB animation shorts and worked w/ numerous pop/rock acts over the years... songs for the new industrial state is his masterpiece and very relevant today...
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09/12/08
LAIST "It’s nice to report that on That Lucky Old Sun (Capitol), he’s started staring at the sun again, and delivered a heartfelt love letter to his homeland. It’s not hard to imagine that digging LA would continue to inspire the elder Wilson, and with co-writer Scott Bennett and his highly qualified backing band, including several members of local retro-pop heroes the Wondermints, he’s finally made the album we've long known he was capable of."
09/10/08
SEATTLE WEEKLY "The question then is whether the Beach Boys' influence is being projected onto the music by critics or truly being put forth by the artists. In this case, it just may be more the former. This year has already seen three Beach Boys–related releases: the 16-disc boxed-set rerelease of the Boys' U.S. Singles Collection: The Capitol Years, the reissue of Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, and the release of Brian Wilson's That Lucky Old Sun. So, yes, the Beach Boys are no doubt prevalent in the public consciousness this year."
09/08/08
CONTRA COSTA TIMES "The biggest disappointment of the night...was told by the amazing number of empty seats in the house. "
ROLLING STONE "This was US concert premiere of Wilson’s brand new Southern California-themed symphonic pop suite "That Lucky Old Sun,' and the prerecorded narration wasn’t accompanying the projected whimsical animation like it should’ve. But soon Wilson, his masterful 11-member band and a local string section went back to the beginning of this intricate 38-minute composition and performed its heart-melting melodies without another glitch or pause."