A tapestry of hurtin' and feelin' tunes about life on and off Canada's barstools

Ayla Brook (pronounced Ey-Lah) makes music as raw and vast as the Canadian prairies and as broad and deep as the Pacific Ocean. From his remote conception in BC's Refuge Cove, to his upbringing in Lily Plain, Saskatchewan, to forming The Sound Menin the prairie capital city of Edmonton, Ayla has never wavered from his original vision of honest roots rock.

That vision is brilliantly captured onDesolation Sounds, the new album by Ayla Brook & The Sound Men, produced by Terra Lightfoot and mixed by Jon Auerof The Posies and Big Star fame. It's a collection of songs and stories about friends and family. With levity, grit and grief we're pulled into human connections stronger than the ding of a phone notification. They burst with rock and soul and the western charm that has become the band's trademark sound.

That was proven when they were namedRoots Artist of the Year at the 2018 Edmonton Music Awards, the capper to a full summer of folk and indie music festivals. Whether they're packing dance floors in honky tonks or in rock clubs soaked in wine and whiskey, Ayla Brook & The Sound Mendeliver a tapestry of hurtin' and feelin' tunes about life on and off Canada's barstools.

Track Listing

• Lift You Up
• All That I Wanted to Do
• (I Think I) Hit My Limit
• She Smiles Like a River
• Cheap Microphone & an Old Guitar
• A Little More Light
• Floated so Far
• Love & Laughter
• Little Birdie
• Refuge Cove
• Who Are You

Additional Details

Label: Fallen Tree Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Language: English

Run Time: 44:20 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/13/20

UPC: 842736001827