Jerry Leger takes exclusive release "Too Broke To Die" to Europe
25-04-2019This month respected Canadian singer/songwriter Jerry Leger will be returning to Europe accompanied by Dan Mock on bass/vocals and Kyle Sullivan on drums/vocals both from his longtime band The Situation. On this tour they'll carry a limited edition European-only compilation titled Too Broke To Die - A Retrospective 2005-2019 will coincide with the tour and be available at shows only.
Too Broke To Die pulls together 19 songs from Leger’s 10 albums so far along with two previously unreleased numbers and it’s a splendid introduction to his fine blend of folk, rock and, for want of a better word, Americana. There are reflective ballads and balls to the wall rockers scattered throughout with the connective tissue consisting of Leger’s voice which is somewhat of a more mellifluous take on the late sixties Dylan coupled with an occasional resemblance at times to the vocals of Daniel Meade. Without any detailed info re the makeup of the album we’d guess it’s in chronological order as there’s a definite sense of the songs, arrangements and production values becoming more sophisticated as the disc plays.
Jerry Leger is a rock’n’roll romantic and a bit of a poet by now and the closing songs all reflect this. The album is an interesting (and very listenable) portrait of his artistic arc and, as we said above, if you want a hard copy, you need to get to one of the upcoming shows:
03/05: Bern (CH) - Cafe Kairo
04/05: Orpund (CH) - The Ranch
06/05: Luxemburg (LU) - House Concert
08/05: Solingen (DE) - Cobra
10/05: Leiden (NL) - Q-Bus
11/05: Norderstedt (DE) - Kulturwerk
13/05: Oslo (NO) - Herr Nilsen
14/05: Halden (NO) - Siste Reis
15/05: Trondheim (NO) - Bar Moskus
16/05: Ringebu (NO) - Arnemoen Gard
17/05: Östersund (SWE) - Jazzköket
18/05: Stockholm (SWE) - Southside Pub
19/05: Öland (SWE) - Carlas Cafe
23/05: Hamburg (DE) - Happy Billard
24/05: Borger (NL) - VanSlag
25/05: Cambrai (FR) - American Journeys
26/05: Frankfurt (DE) - Dreiköningskeller
27/05: Recklinghausen (DE) - House Concert
28/05: Unna (DE) - Tortuga
29/05: Utrecht (NL) - TivoliVredenburg
30/05: Ospel (NL) - Mijl Op Zeven