Some Kind of Way

by Bart

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impressivelad This is a really intriguing album, steeped in old school grooves and hazy textures. Bar a couple tracks, the overall vibe is very laidback as Bart careens from 60's folk rock to Blaxploitation soundtracks to Prince-esque funk-pop. At times it can be a bit all-over the place but a very fun album with some great, chilled out jams. Favorite track: Rose Quartz.

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1.	When Will I Find It? 01:32	lyrics	buy track
Searching for something looking for someone How do I find it? How do I find them? Asking for reasons questions unanswered When do I find them? How will I find them? Making light of the hard times Being there when your friends call Making fun of the scripture Slowly burning in post-life Projecting illusions defending deception How do I find it? When will I find it?
2.	Turncoat 02:18	lyrics	buy track
You grip and break 100 promises you made You cheat your fate and repent for the lives you take They see disgrace The traitor only has one name Turncoat Turncoat You’re a turncoat Just a turncoat You’re nobody now Turncoat You slip away covering the tracks you made Forget the game you’re never going back again They’ll see your shame and question every word you say Turncoat Turncoat Just a turncoat You’re a turncoat You’re nobody now
3.	Gorge 03:59	info	buy track
4.	Song Of Spring 04:13	lyrics	buy track
So we all retreat into our clouds of disbelief Turning from the sun doing all we please hoping time releases us From hard times yet to come I’ll say what I said before String it along like bells on a bough But I’m sick with it now That I’d been so proud to lie to you to piss in our bed Caught up in the night when mercy’s far from sight Fighting with the past Did I always do what was best for you? Or did I do my best to lose you? Made it manifest misused you You didn’t desert me tried not to hurt me I wish I’d done the same for you New day will soon come as it has long done Will we sing a song of spring? Things can’t be undone but with a new sun another day, another way
5.	Rose Quartz 05:44	lyrics	buy track
If you think you’re falling through a rose coloured maze take a picture of the time and tell us what it says Speak to me in numbers while a symphony unwinds A colour coded labyrinth where infinity is prime Finding composure over and over trusting our devious lies. Over exposure like Crimson and Clover breaking your spirit and mine
6.	Home Before 5 06:14	lyrics	buy track
Home before five into the dust They made it up for their children’s children Making waves that they cannot define What is the cost of our salvation? Can it really be synthesized? When I see a picture of a clear blue sky home doesn’t seem so far away
7.	Forced Perspective 02:31	lyrics	buy track
Observing direction In the past you can’t see your reflection Concluding delusion a short life filled with modern confusion Inventing conviction staying true to the nature of fiction Abusive perceptions you’re forced down into genuflection A frontal contusion when you break through the wall of illusion Undressing diffusion A silent scream that could break the union
8.	The Breeze 04:32	info	buy track
9.	All Good Things 04:23	lyrics	buy track
We have lost our way trying to find shelter Why can’t we just stay on this bed of river? Twist and turn and burn in the heat of the sun She will light the way on with wordless whispers Tell her you can’t stay promised and delivered Hope tonight to find in the eyes of the stars Once above the sky they’ll know that we are one We will find our way through the paths forgotten Wisdom has it’s say thunder has it’s warning Want to know inside that the face of the moon brings us all to sleep before the setting of the sun

about

"Some Kind Of Way" is beloved Toronto band Bart’s third full length release and follow-up to their critically acclaimed sophomore album "Today, Tomorrow, & The Next Day". Seeking to abandon the protracted and meticulous creative process of previous albums, chief architects Christopher Shannon and Nathan Vanderwielen assembled a core group of players to form a new iteration of Bart by inviting multi-instrumentalists Harrison Forman (Hieronymus Harry, Dr. Joy), Patrick Lefler (ROY, Possum) and drummer Michael Brushey to help capture the record’s spontaneous ensemble performances. This core was then augmented by a cadre of collaborators both old and new drawn from Toronto’s deep musical well. Familiar voices return including Joseph Shabason (Tenor Sax), Jason Bhattacharya (percussion) along with newcomers to the Bart universe Carl Didur (piano/synth), Patrick Smith (soprano sax, flute), Ewen Farncombe (Trumpet), Eliza Niemi (cello) and Rachel Cardiello (viola). Together they combine to create Bart’s most eclectic and immediate album to date.

The album charges out of the gate in classic fashion with two of the LP’s singles back to back, "When Will I Find It?" (a retro acoustic pop nugget reminiscent of the band’s recent spate of standalone singles) and "Turncoat" (a scathing post-punk condemnation of an imposter) which combine to clock in at a mere 3:50. With third track, the Crimson-esque instrumental "Gorge", introducing wah-wah guitar, mellotron, flute, sax and strings to the proceedings all bets are off on what will come next. What does follow is one of the album’s highlights, "Song of Spring" (which features a star turn on vocals and composition courtesy of luminous Toronto legend Drew Smith of Bicycles and Bunny fame). As the confessional cut unwinds with a Joseph Shabason sax solo casting a distinct counterpoint to the narrator’s sense of loss and regret, the tune makes a strong case for the band to further explore their soul leanings. Side A concludes with "Rose Quartz", which is perhaps the album’s freest expression of ensemble playing. A deep groove provides a launch pad for sax soloing and psychedelic verse that takes a page from electric jazz and also, but not surprisingly, another of Toronto’s purveyors of psych, Possum, whose overlapping membership with Bart cannot be ignored.

"Some Kind Of Way’s" Side B contains the record’s deep cuts and an even more eclectic sound emerges. "Home Before 5" is classic Bart with its series of musical movements, progressive leanings, sophisticated tone and opaque lyricism. Second cut "Forced Perspective" is another accusatory post-punk shouter with the band at its most sly and mathy. Next up is "The Breeze" (credited to the entire band) which is a particularly dank visit to the swamp of psychedelic jammers that inhabit B-sides and B-movies; clearly the band was getting loose in the studio and this is perhaps the most spontaneous track in the entire Bart catalogue. Closing track "All Good Things" (written by Vanderwielen and Mark Smith) is a wonderfully melancholic acoustic and string ode and, although a true outlier, it sends the album off in elegant fashion.

With Bart being a group of such avid musical seekers, "Some Kind Of Way" feels as though a deep musicologist has made a mixtape of songs from albums you need to own. Let it act as a gateway to explore Bart’s catalogue and the music of those who contributed to "Some Kind Of Way", as this is the work of a group of some of Toronto’s most talented players and studio talents working together collectively to produce a stunning and timeless work.

credits

released April 7, 2023

Produced, Engineered & Mixed By Nathan Vanderwielen, Christopher Shannon and Roy
Mastered By Jeff Mcmurrich
Layout By Alex Durlak

See individual songs for additional production and player credits.

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Bart Toronto, Ontario

In the spring of 2016 Bart released their debut full length record, Holomew, a work that Clash Magazine stated “embraces everything from free jazz to prog rock” going on to describe it as “musically complex while maintaining an incredible sense of directness”. In the band’s hometown Now Magazine simply stated “Bart might be our favourite new Toronto band”. ... more

discography

Some Kind of Way

Apr 2023
Into

Oct 2022
Once Was

Dec 2021
Song for Manny

Oct 2020
Used To Be

May 2020
Today, Tomorrow, & The Next Day

May 2019
Holomew

Apr 2016
Bart by Bart

Nov 2014

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