SOCAN Song of the Week

Joel Plaskett - “High Summer”

• Written by Joel Plaskett
  
• Photo by Essery Waller
  
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• Longtime music-maker Joel Plaskett’s new album, One Real Reveal, out Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, is his innermost work to date. Recorded solo, on a four-track cassette machine, with all the human touches the tape could pick up, the album delivers his songs in their most unguarded form, and includes his first spoken-word piece, “The New Joys.” One Real Reveal will be supported in the fall by an intimate national tour. Coast-to-coast and world 'round, Plaskett has rocked crowds at clubs, festivals, and grand old theatres with longtime bandmates Dave Marsh and Chris Pennell, as well as drawn audiences close with intimate acoustic shows, both solo and with his father Bill. In Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, he built the Fang Recording, the studio, where he’s made many of his albums and produced records for other artists, like Mo Kenney, Steve Poltz, Shotgun Jimmie, and Jimmy Rankin. Since 2023, Plaskett has used the space to present Window Inn Wednesdays, a monthly, no-phones-allowed variety show that pushes back against the speed and noise of modern life, making space for real engagement between art, artist, and audience.