At the end of April, Great Northern released their sophomore record titled, Remind Me Where The Light Is. I’ve been listening to ”Houses” for about a week now, keeping it from you, sorry! It’s really an awesome combination of Rachel Stolte’s beautiful vocals and the hard driving band as a whole. Reading the band’s biography, I’m struck by the similarities with Metric’s recent album Fantasies. The result of finally sitting down and catching their breath after more than a year of touring, Remind Me Where The Light Is showcases a deft interlacing of emotions and music. Emily Haines described the same process in writing Fantasies. Taking stock of where you’ve been and where you might go is an amazingly creative force. “Houses” is the best example of this, so I asked for a mp3 for you all. “It’s a song about walking through life and choosing to see the truth no matter how painful,” Stolte says, “rather than staying in the same place or hiding from it.” Great Northern encases that sentiment in a song that hardly belies the fragility in the lyrics. The juxtaposition is striking, enticing even. I’d love to sit Rachel Stolte and Emily Haines down in a room together and see what they’d create. But Metric aside, Great Northern are just finishing up a mini tour to promote Remind Me Where The Light Is. 
You can hear 4 tracks here but please do go buy this album. It’s stunning.
Tour Details
7/08 London and South East @ Water Rats
7/10 London and South East @ KOKO (club NME)
See we do have some common tastes. I’ve been raving about this album since I got the advance in February.
ooh redeemed! yay! Now get me on that list, Vic. I want an advance copy next time too, hahah
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yes, yes, yes, I see you played them on March 9th… fine. But it didn’t tweak with me until just now… what can I say? My ears are fickle
I liked their first album a lot; I got sent this too and thought I’d go see them tonight in London, but I can’t be arsed now. I lack motivation on occasion.
oh Davy! Nothing’s worse than knowing someone who can see them and just isn’t! haha xoxox
Like Britney.