Alden Penner - Last shelter

Former Clues and the Unicorns frontman Alden Penner released his first solo effort in over five years. The e.p. titled 'Odes to the house' contains four new songs, accompanied by four videos showing the recording process of the e.p. 'Odes to the House' is available as download or as limited handmade package at record label Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck (www.beepbeep.nl)

Alden Penner is a Canadian musician, founder and former member of indie pop bands Clues and the Unicorns, known for their successful album 'Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?'

Penner on his new release: "These are liberation songs I hope, of the spiritual kind, seeking to uplift hearts to new heights of understanding and appreciation of the literature and station of the Universal House of Justice."

The collection of songs are dedicated to the people of the world, particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, who have been expressing their desire for justice and peace in recent months, in the hopes this energy and fervour can be channeled into true and enduring emancipation from the weight of grievous oppression.

Prior to his first European tour as member of the new band 'The Hidden Words' Penner went on a four month journey leading him from Bamako, Mali to Haifa, Israel. Added to this was time spent reflecting and putting together the four songs forming 'Odes to the House' in Paris, Vendôme, Thoré la Rochette and Utrecht. In Utrecht Penner teamed up with Dutch record label Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck who documented his songs and released them as unique handmade packages.

The packages of 'Odes to the house' contain a silk-screened poster, an inlay with notes by Penner, a dropcard giving access to the songs and videos and an optional CD.

Artist: Alden Penner
Album: Odes to the house
Release Date: April 4 2011
Label: Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck
Cat. nr: BEEP013-2011

Tracklist:
01 Last shelter
02 The fountain of the living
03 The mountain of significance
04 The house won't pass

Listen to the e.p. at http://www.beepbeep.nl

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• the hidden words

[Coolsim450]

Does anyone know where this video was shot?

[backupthetruck]

@Coolsim450 De Pastoefabriek in Utrecht (NL).

[penniecore]

finally! a production that suits (and it's more than deserved) this great man. freakin love anything that alden penner does.

[RobertKing00]

grew up with and learned to play guitar from Alden... theres no one in the world easier to be around than this person.

[omanra100]

Get back together with Nicky diamonds! You two were a great combo! You should do so in 2014.

[DocKellogg73522]

Alden, if you EVER come across this, I want to tell you that you're the best musician of the new millennium. Thank you for breathing and a special thanks for making all of your music. Ok thanks.

[sl1ghtlystoop1d]

his lyrics have come really far from when he was in the unicorns, awesome guy

[PoeticRymez]

I know him. :)

[skyemcleod1]

He's incredible. Wow!-blessings,Alden! But I still miss The Unicorns :*(