The North Side Benches

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The North Side Benches
Studio album by Jim Bryson
Released 2 September 2003
Genre Folk, indie rock
Label Orange
Producer Ian LeFeuvre
Jim Bryson
Jim Bryson chronology
The Occasionals
(2000)
The North Side Benches
(2003)
Where the Bungalows Roam
(2007)
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The North Side Benches is the second album by Canadian singer-songwriter Jim Bryson. Recorded primarily in Ottawa, Ontario, where Bryson is based, the album was released in 2003.

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Jim Bryson Canadian musician

Jim Bryson is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Briefly a founding member of the band Punchbuggy, he moved to a musical life under his own name with the release of his debut album, The Occasionals, in 2000.

A version of the song "Somewhere Else" was also recorded by alternative country singer Kathleen Edwards on her 2003 album Back to Me .

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Track listing

All songs written by Jim Bryson

  1. "Sleeping in Toronto"
  2. "Somewhere Else"
  3. "The Lost Occasional"
  4. "Elizabeth"
  5. "Fleetwood"
  6. "Captain Finch"
  7. "Feel Much Better"
  8. "Accidental Country Leaning"
  9. "Mean Streak"
  10. "At Least for Now"
  11. "Broken Fingers"

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