Easily Amused

Easily Amused is Renée Lamoureux and Keith Macpherson. Graduates of the music hotbed of Winnipeg, Canada (Chantal Kreviazuk, Crash Test Dummies), Easily Amused have been gradually stairstepping towards mainstream recognition since releasing their debut independent CD Novice in 2001. Their lethal combination of searing harmonies and sophisticated, infectious songwriting quickly vaulted them onto national television, with appearances on Canada A.M., Open Mike with Mike Bullard, and Vicki Gabereau. Two years and almost 400 live performances later, Keith and Renee have garnered Canadian Music Week’s award for Best Online Indie Artist and are poised for a much bigger breakthrough with the release of their second CD. Producer and acclaimed musician Creighton Doane took them under his wing, and together they crafted a blistering collection of radio-friendly songs. Doane artfully harnesses every aspect of Easily Amused’s formidable talent and energy, from Renee’s powerhouse vocals on the personal ballads “Simple Stuff” and “Only A Girl” to Keith’s spirited romp on the irresistible pop nugget “No One’s Fool”. Other standouts are the instantly hummable “Better That Way” and “Ms Eliot”... more...