The Warped 45’s – 10 Day Poem For Saskatchewan

Derek Wall

A&E Editor

The Canadian alternative-country market has become very crowded lately. For a band to make a solid go in the new country market, a unique sound and a clean blend is basically a necessity.

The Warped 45’s offer just that. The musical collaboration that is Dave McEarthron, Ryan Wayne McEathron, Kevin Hewitt, Hamal Finn Rove, and Alex Needleman offer an upbeat, positive approach to an established genre.

Tunes like “Progress” offer the band’s unique upbeatness, but also provide interesting social commentary on our society’s confusion over the term “progress.” According to Dan, the landfill employee that narrates this track, people are too caught up in acquiring the, “shiny and new,” and throw away perfectly good utensils and materials. In a line that seems fitting for Thunder Bay, Dan states, “Well, we tore down the post-war factories, put up a bunch of prefab housing. Now we don’t make nothing and we call that the new economy!”

“Really don’t mind” is track that offers a light-hearted new look at the eternal search for meaning and our purpose. The tune lets us know clearly where the Warped 45’s stand on the issue. “If I never really get the answers then I really don’t mind,” the song tells us.

Aside from the two above-mentioned tracks, the rest of the album offers some highly entertaining alt-country, and rest assured, Canadians will be hearing more from the Warped 45’s in days to come.

To hear samples from 10 Day Poem for Saskatchewan by the Warped 45’s, tune in to 102.7fm, CILU Radio on Sunday at 6pm!