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Pandemic adjustments: No Simple Thing EP, Live at Lee's (2020 - 2021)
Coming off the international success of Changing Colours and subsequent busy touring schedule, the Sheepdogs announced in early 2020 that they would be embarking on a 10-date Canadian tour with The Black Keys. [1]
It was also announced that the Sheepdogs would appear as part of the 2020 Juno Awards as presenters in their hometown of Saskatoon. [2]
In March 2020, the COVID19 pandemic stopped all touring and live performance activities. The Sheepdogs took part in a live CBC Canada Day performance on July 1st , 2020 from Montreal, Quebec marking their first performance since the beginning of the pandemic.[3]
Following this performance the Sheepdogs stayed in Montreal and began tracking songs at MixART studios, tracking new songs together for the first time since the release of Changing Colours. The songs were recorded all in a room together, live off the floor to a Studer A827 24 2” tape machine.[4]
In the summer and fall of 2020 the band performed a series of drive-in performances in Ontario and a concert series in Regina, Saskatchewan playing to hotel room balconies.[5]
On April 30th 2021 it was announced that an EP, No Simple Thing would be released. The first single “Keep On Loving You” was released on that day.[4]
With touring still not happening in a normal capacity, the Sheepdogs built a makeshift TV studio and filmed a series of performance videos for every song on the album. The album garnered two top 5 singles in Canada. The band played a limited number of live performances in Canada in the summer of 2021 and performed at the halftime show at the annual Saskatchewan Roughrider game the Labour Day Classic at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.[6][7][8][9][10]
In November 2021, coinciding with the return of full capacity indoor shows, the Sheepdogs announced they would be performing four nights at Lee's Palace in Toronto (November 17-20). The four sold-out shows were filmed and recorded. Live at Lee's, the band's first live album, was released in February 2022.[11][12]
Lineup change and new album: Outta Sight (2022 - present)
In the spring of 2022, the Sheepdogs announced an extensive world tour of nearly 100 dates including stops in the UK, Europe and North America.[13]
Shortly after this the band announced that their new album, Outta Sight, would be released in June 2022. The album's first single, "Find the Truth," was released April 2022. [14]
In August of 2022 the band announced that Jimmy Bowskill would be stepping away from touring with the band for the time being to focus on other projects. Guitarist Ricky Paquette joined the band on the North American tour starting in September of 2022.[15]
The Sheepdogs released their first Christmas song, “I’m Ready For Christmas,” in December 2022.[16]
The Live and Outta Sight Tour concluded in Ottawa January of 2023 with a majority of the dates selling out across North America. In January, following the conclusion, additional dates in Australia were announced to take place in April.
Also in January, Outta Sight was nominated for a Juno Award for Rock Album of the year.[17]
Timeline
Side projects
- Brothers Ewan and Shamus Currie have recorded an album together in a project called BROS. The debut LP, Vol.1, was released in October 2016. A second album, Vol. 2, was released in July 2021.[18]
- Front man Ewan Currie released his debut solo album, Out of My Mind, in March 2019.
- In January 2023, it was announced that Shamus Currie would release a fantasy rock concept album The Shepherd and the Wolf was released on February 24, 2023. The first single, “Days of High Adventure,” was released on January 6, 2023.
- In February 2023, it was announced that Sam Corbett would release a solo effort under the name Nutana, to be released on April 7th, 2023.[19]
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [20] |
US Heat [20] | ||||||||
| Trying to Grow |
|
— | — | ||||||
| The Sheepdogs' Big Stand |
|
— | — | ||||||
| Learn & Burn |
|
14 | — | ||||||
| The Sheepdogs |
|
1 | 23 | ||||||
| Future Nostalgia |
|
11 | — | ||||||
| Changing Colours |
|
5 | — | ||||||
| Outta Sight |
|
– | — | ||||||
| Live at Lee's |
|
– | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Chart peak | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [22] |
CAN Rock [23] | ||||||||
| "I Don't Know" | 2010 | 48 | 2 |
|
Learn and Burn | ||||
| "Who?" | 2011 | —[A] | 5 | Five Easy Pieces | |||||
| "The Way It Is" | 2012 | 59 | 1 |
|
The Sheepdogs | ||||
| "Feeling Good" | 70 | 1 |
| ||||||
| "How Late, How Long" | 2013 | —[B] | 3 | ||||||
| "Downtown" | 2015 | — | 4 | Future Nostalgia | |||||
| "I'm Gonna Be Myself" | — | 10 | |||||||
| "Bad Lieutenant" | 2016 | — | 19 | ||||||
| "Back Down" | — | 46 | |||||||
| "I've Got a Hole Where My Heart Should Be" | 2017 | — | 1 | Changing Colours | |||||
| "Nobody" | 2018 | — | 9 | ||||||
| "Saturday Night" | 2019 | — | 34 | ||||||
| "Keep on Loving You"[25] | 2021 | —[C] | 2 | No Simple Thing | |||||
| "Rock and Roll (Ain't No Simple Thing)" | — | 10 | |||||||
| "Find the Truth" | 2022 | — | 13 | Outta Sight | |||||
| "I Wanna Know You" | 2022 | — | 9 | Outta Sight | |||||
| "—"denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "I Don't Know" | Frank Guidoccio |
| 2011 | "I Don't Know" | Davin Black |
| 2012 | "The Way It Is" | Randy and Jason Sklar |
| 2013 | "Feeling Good" | Matt Barnes |
| "How Late How Long" | The Sheepdogs | |
| 2015 | "Downtown" | Matt Barnes |
| 2016 | "I'm Gonna Be Myself" | Sean L.T. Cartwright |
| "Bad Lieutenant" | Michael Maxxis | |
| 2017 | "I've Got A Hole Where My Heart Should Be" | Ryan Gullen and Mat Dunlap |
| "Let It Roll" (live session) | Ryan Gullen and Mat Dunlap | |
| 2018 | "Nobody" | Ryan Gullen and Mat Dunlap |
| "Cool Down"/"Kiss the Brass Ring" (live session) | Ryan Gullen and Mat Dunlap | |
| "Up in Canada" (live session) | Ryan Gullen and Mat Dunlap | |
| "Born a Restless Man" (live session) | Ryan Gullen | |
| 2019 | "Saturday Night" | Ryan Gullen and Mat Dunlap |
| 2021 | "Keep on Loving You" | Ryan Gullen and Mat Dunlap |
| 2022 | "Find the Truth" | Mat Dunlap |
| "I Wanna Know You" | Ryan Gullen and Mat Dunlap | |
| "Scarborough Street Fight" (live) | Ryan Gullen and Mat Dunlap | |
| "Roughrider '98" (live) | Mat Dunlap |
- ^ Wallis, Adam (January 20, 2020). "The Black Keys, The Sheepdogs to embark on 10-date Canadian tour". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ Olson, Matt (February 14, 2020). "The Sheepdogs' Ryan Gullen talks opening the Junos in the hometown". thestarphoenix.com.
- ^ "Canada Day Evening Show - July 1, 2020". youtube.com. July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Olso, Matt (May 27, 2021). "The Sheepdogs release new six-track EP recorded during pandemic". torontosun.com.
- ^ Maess, Donovan (August 16, 2020). "Krugo Fest brings live music to Regina safely". regina.ctvnews.ca.
- ^ Vescera, Zak (August 8, 2021). "Jazz Fest: Sheepdogs opening show a triumphant return for live music". thestarphoenix.com.
- ^ Caithcart, Lucy (August 21, 2021). "The Best Shows Hitting Vancouver September 2021". www.bcliving.ca.
- ^ "Together Again: The Sheepdogs, Default, The Watchmen". todocanada.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Rock The Hub Festival Sep 10 - Sep 12, Truro Rugby Club, North River". exclaim.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Labour Day Classic once again sold out". www.620ckrm.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Fraser, Garnet (October 26, 2021). "Concerts are back: Sheepdogs, Pat Metheny and many more announce Toronto shows". www.thestar.com.
- ^ Michelin, Lana (August 31, 2022). "The Sheepdogs, All Else Fails performing two falls shows in Red Deer". www.reddeeradvocate.com.
- ^ Bennett, Jocelyn (March 28, 2022). "Sheepdogs announce fall North American tour, with a Saskatoon stop in November". thestarphoenix.com.
- ^ "The Sheepdogs are out with new music and a new tour". globalnews.ca. April 3, 2022.
- ^ Tardif, Dominic (September 22, 2022). "Ricky Paquette - Un guitariste québécois au sein des Sheepdogs". plus.lapresse.ca.
- ^ Miers, Jeff (December 12, 2022). "This week in live music: Billy, Jessie & Bobby's 'MOB Christmas,' Bela Fleck, Sheepdogs, Melissa Ferrick". buffalonews.com.
- ^ Weaver, Jackson (January 31, 2023). "Junos 2023: The Weeknd leads blast-from-the-past nomination list". cbc.ca.
- ^ Ruggiero, Bob (July 2, 2021). "There's Harmony and Humor with the BROS Currie on Side Project". www.houstonpress.com.
- ^ Gregory, Allie (February 17, 2023). "The Sheepdogs' Sam Corbett Announces Debut Solo Album as NUTANA". exclaim.ca.
- ^ a b "The Sheepdogs Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Gold/Platinum - The Sheepdogs". Music Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Sheepdogs Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "The Sheepdogs Chart History - Canadian Rock". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c "The Sheepdogs Chart History: Canada Emerging Artists". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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