Joel Plaskett’s latest release, “Just Passing Through,” provides a glimpse into his transient lifestyle along with the title track to the second of four albums contained within his massive upcoming quadruple album, 44.
Plaskett eases in off the album’s previously released video, still at the typewriter where we left him at the typewriter on “Head Over Heels Into Heaven.” Building off a crescendo that blurs the lines Buffalo Springfield’s “Expecting to Fly” and The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields,” with what John Lennon described as “messing with the tapes,” Plaskett immediately launching himself into a solid 4/4 that could land flat amongst some classic Tragically Hip.
“I’d like to make your acquaintance, but I’m just passing through,” sings a nonchalant Plaskett from the depths of visual effects that might similarly be born of Canada’s nascent music industry, completely with layered overlays and a classic snapback.
Pieced together by Jeff Miller from footage shot on Plaskett’s phone camera taken over the years, “Just Passing Through” might have just as easily sprung out of 1990 as 2020.
Joel Plaskett’s 44 is set for release on April 17, 2020, the day before his 45th birthday.
Tour Dates:
04.16.20 – Truro, NS @ Marigold Cultural Centre
04.23.20 – Campbell River, BC @ Tidemark Theatre
04.24.20 – Victoria, BC @ Capital Ballroom
04.25.20 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
04.28.20 – Calgary, AB @ Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts/The Bella Concert Hall
04.30.20 – Edmonton, AB @ Myer Horowitz Theatre
05.01.20 – Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre
05.02.20 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
05.04.20 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
05.06.20 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
05.08.20 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
05.09.20 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
05.12.20 – London, ON @ Aeolian Hall
05.13.20 – London, ON @ Aeolian Hall
05.14.20 – Kingston, ON @ Grand Theatre
05.15.20 – Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre – Babs Asper Theatre
05.16.20 – Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus
05.24.20 – St. Johns, NL @ St. John’s Arts & Culture Centre
05.26.20 – Labrador City, NL @ Labrador West Arts & Culture Centre
05.28.20 – Grand Falls, Windsor, NL @ Gordon Pinsent Arts and Culture Centre
05.29.20 – Gander, NL @ Joseph R Smallwood Arts & Culture Centre
05.30.20 – Stephenville, NL @ Stephenville Arts & Culture Centre
05.31.20 – Corner Brook, NL @ Corner Brook Arts & Culture Centre