“The Good Lovelies … what can I say except that of the 15 years I’ve lived on Lopez, these young ladies are one of the best group of musicians I’ve seen come through the Center. Please don’t miss them. Beautiful, charming, witty, fun, astonishingly talented, and just plain great. They deserve every award they’ve ever won,” said Lane Langford.
Alternative-Folk trio Good Lovelies continue to tour their newest full-length release, Burn The Plan, with a series of shows along the west coast, including stops in California, British Columbia and Lopez Island.
2011’s Juno-nominated “Let The Rain Fall” was the last time the Good Lovelies released a full-length studio album. It may not feel so long ago, since the band’s profile has continued to grow with awards, steady and sold-out touring, and a live album in between, but you can do a whole lotta living, loving and letting go in four years. For Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore, four years has been the exact number of hours, moments and experiences needed to take the next step, to burn the plan.
With “Burn The Plan” a long-awaited new album, Good Lovelies are both fulfilling and defying their so-called musical destiny as a “folk trio.” What makes this Burn The Plan special is that the band’s considerable strengths – winsome songwriting, impeccable vocals, and triangulated charisma – don’t tell the full story. There’s a new spirit of adventurousness that gives Burn The Plan an extra spark; the album is permeated with textures and tones from musical worlds away. Individual voices find common ground in such a tight-knit group dynamic. What keeps the three Lovelies making music together is not just their uncanny vocal compatibility; it’s their unshakable friendships, which supports each member contributing to the songwriting in distinct ways. The story behind Burn The Plan is something of a contradiction – while each Lovely contributed their most personal songs to date, each song is filtered through a unique process of collaboration that characterizes the band’s entire M.O, where the final result is really and truly equal.
The Good Lovelies previously performed at Lopez Center in August 2014. “Barely had the clapping ceased before we started getting requests to get the Good Lovelies back to Lopez!” LCCA Assistant Director Robert Harrison shared. Art Korse was one of those fans, “Their last show on the island was entertaining, fun, the audience loved them and they have great harmonies!”
The Good Lovelies will perform at Lopez Center on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are Adults $18 and Youth $8, and are available from Paper Scissors on the Rock, Lopez Bookshop, Blossom Organic Grocery and lopezcenter.org.
