Colder Streams

Colder Streams
Colder Streams
Studio album by The Sadies
Released	July 22, 2022
Studio	Skybarn; Studio Cimetière
Genre	Country rock, alternative country, psychedelic rock
Length	32:24
Label	Dine Alone Records ; Yep Roc Records
Producer	Richard Reed Parry
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Last updated June 18, 2024

Colder Streams is the 11th studio album by Canadian alternative country band The Sadies, released July 22, 2022, on Dine Alone Records in Canada and Yep Roc Records in the United States.^[1] It was the last album recorded before the death of founding member Dallas Good in 2022.^[2]

Several months before his death, Good had composed a new tongue-in-cheek "anti-biography" for the band's profile on Yep Roc's website, poking fun at the inflated public relations hype typical in music marketing by calling Colder Streams "by far, the best record that has ever been made by anyone. Ever."^[4]

Tour

The album's release was accompanied by the announcement of a summer concert tour to support it.^[1] The initial tour dates had to be cancelled when drummer Mike Belitsky had to undergo emergency wrist surgery;^[3] however, the band did perform a single show which was recorded by documentary filmmaker Ron Mann for release as the concert film The Sadies Stop and Start.^[5]

Belitsky described the decision to tour by saying that "We've been together so long that when something shitty happens in our lives, we always had the band, a place to go and forget about what was bad and do something that was good. We all needed to hang out, and when we hang out we make music. And then we were like, 'Alright, we've got this record coming out that Dallas worked so hard at. What are we going to do, just put it out and let it flail around in the wind?' It was almost like we owed it to the honour of Dallas, and to ourselves, to see it through and go on tour and promote it, and that's what we're doing."^[6]

The band did ultimately proceed with a rescheduled concert tour beginning in December 2022.^[7] They performed the shows as a trio rather than with a full-time replacement for Dallas Good,^[6] although Daniel Romano did appear at some shows as a guest guitarist on selected numbers.^[8]

Critical reception

Vish Khanna of Exclaim! gave the album a rare 10 out of 10 rating, writing that "No matter what comes next for the Sadies in the studio without Dallas Good, their legacy (and his) was secure before Colder Streams, but here's a record that punctuates and cements it. A flurry of emotion — joyful and pointed — and clattering noise blending into haunting sparseness, this is the record the Sadies have been working on capturing for their entire existence. Thankfully, and with bittersweet timing, they got it done when we most needed them to, making the best record that has ever been made by anyone. Ever."^[4]

Pat King of Paste rated it 8.5 out of 10, writing that "Upon listening to Colder Streams, one thing is made abundantly clear as soon as the needle hits the groove: This is far and away the best the band has ever sounded on record. If there ever was a prevailing issue that has plagued The Sadies, it's that their records have never been able to harness the electrifying interplay of their legendary live shows. That pesky rough edge has been buffed the fuck out on Colder Streams, as the production from Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry and mixing and engineering by Pietro Amato capture the band in all of their crackling live glory, with enough cavernous reverb and booming low end to make it feel like you're watching the band after stumbling into one of their gigs in a packed bar. It's almost alarming how this record feels both immaculate and voyeuristic at the same time, like on the fuzzed-out choruses of opener "Stop and Start" and the Travis-sung autumnal folk ballad "All The Good." You get a perfect sense of where each instrument sits in the mix, as if you are sitting dead center in their practice space, all while feeling like it is music being conjured in a hallucinatory state."^[9]

Awards

The album won the Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023,^[10] and was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stop and Start"	3:06
2.	"Message to Belial"	3:15
3.	"More Alone"	3:14
4.	"So Far for So Few"	3:31
5.	"All the Good"	3:39
6.	"No One's Listening"	3:06
7.	"You Should Be Worried"	1:43
8.	"Better Yet"	2:58
9.	"Cut Up High and Dry"	2:20
10.	"Ginger Moon"	2:21
11.	"End Credits"	3:06
Total length:		32:24

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References

1 2 Alex Hudson, "The Sadies Announce 'Colder Streams,' Produced by Richard Reed Parry". Exclaim! , April 27, 2022.
↑ "Dallas Good of The Sadies dead at 48". CBC News, February 18, 2022.
1 2 Ben Rayner, "After losing singer and guitarist Dallas Good, the Sadies talk healing, touring and what's next". Toronto Star , August 22, 2022.
1 2 Vish Khanna, "The Sadies Claim 'Colder Streams' Is the Best Album Ever, and They Might Be Right". Exclaim! , July 20, 2022.
↑ Alex Hudson, "The Sadies Unveil Poignant Performance Film 'Stop and Start'". Exclaim! , December 22, 2022.
1 2 Lynn Saxberg, "When the leader of the Sadies died, the last thing the country-rockers wanted to do was make music. But that's exactly what they did". Ottawa Citizen , February 11, 2023.
↑ Michael Major, "The Sadies Announce 2023 U.S. Tour In Support of Colder Streams". Broadway World , December 6, 2022.
↑ Stephan Boissonneault, "The Sadies Carried On in Montreal". Exclaim! , February 16, 2023.
↑ Pat King, "The Sadies Bid Dallas Good a Fitting Farewell with Colder Streams". Paste , July 22, 2022.
↑ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
↑ "Here's the 2023 Polaris Music Prize short list". CBC Music, July 13, 2023.

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[hudson-1] 1 2 Alex Hudson, "The Sadies Announce 'Colder Streams,' Produced by Richard Reed Parry". Exclaim! , April 27, 2022.

[2] "Dallas Good of The Sadies dead at 48". CBC News, February 18, 2022.

[rayner-3] 1 2 Ben Rayner, "After losing singer and guitarist Dallas Good, the Sadies talk healing, touring and what's next". Toronto Star , August 22, 2022.

[khanna-4] 1 2 Vish Khanna, "The Sadies Claim 'Colder Streams' Is the Best Album Ever, and They Might Be Right". Exclaim! , July 20, 2022.

[5] Alex Hudson, "The Sadies Unveil Poignant Performance Film 'Stop and Start'". Exclaim! , December 22, 2022.

[saxberg-6] 1 2 Lynn Saxberg, "When the leader of the Sadies died, the last thing the country-rockers wanted to do was make music. But that's exactly what they did". Ottawa Citizen , February 11, 2023.

[7] Michael Major, "The Sadies Announce 2023 U.S. Tour In Support of Colder Streams". Broadway World , December 6, 2022.

[8] Stephan Boissonneault, "The Sadies Carried On in Montreal". Exclaim! , February 16, 2023.

[9] Pat King, "The Sadies Bid Dallas Good a Fitting Farewell with Colder Streams". Paste , July 22, 2022.

[10] Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.

[11] "Here's the 2023 Polaris Music Prize short list". CBC Music, July 13, 2023.

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v t e The Sadies
Travis Good Sean Dean Mike Belitsky Dallas Good
Studio albums	Favourite Colours (2004) The Tigers Have Spoken (2004) New Seasons (2007) Darker Circles (2010) And the Conquering Sun (2014) Colder Streams (2022)