White Ash Falls

As one of Vancouver’s most sought-after sidemen, there’s no questioning Andy Bishop’s craftsmanship and musical smarts. Just as importantly, he also knows when to trust his instincts, and it’s this balance of precision and spontaneity that shaped the sound of his sophomore album as White Ash Falls, Over the Night. In the couple of years that led up to this new LP, Bishop served time as a touring member of the rock band Yukon Blonde, as the live bassist for popsmith James Younger, and as a singer-guitarist in the atmospheric folk group Twin River. Having soaked up so many new sounds, Bishop rode a creative high when penning his own country-tinged material. As he prepared to enter Burnaby, BC’s iconic Hive studio to record this latest batch of tunes with producer Colin Stewart (Black Mountain, the New Pornographers, Dan Mangan), the songwriter waited until just a few days prior to the sessions to rehearse with his band. “We tried to keep things on the record fresh and new,” he explains. “There’s a couple of songs we intentionally saved to write in the studio.” This method imbues the album with vibrant energy, as Bishop and his players capture their moment... more...