One of the most respected artists in the Alberta alt-country underground over the past decade, singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Skinny Dyck brings a lounge vibe to the sawdust on the floor, his sound dancing as easy in the lava lighting of the arthouse as it does behind the saloon’s swinging doors.

During years spent producing, touring, and recording as a sideman on the pedal steel and guitar in the Alberta country music underground with bands Treeline and Rancho Deluxe, and with artists Shaela Miller and Carter Felker, Skinny Dyck developed a sound that ultimately matched his demeanour: calm and endearing, multifaceted and effortlessly cool.

His latest, Easygoing, is the sonic culmination of that development. Tightly arranged and featuring a subtlety not inherent to most country music, Easygoing has a laid back, clean feel close to the countrypolitan sound of Glen Campbell, balanced by experimentation with the esoteric and ethereal and a willingness to stand as a singular artist in a style that often rewards similarity.

-Mike Dunn