Eric's Trip Tribute Album Out This Month

BY Brock ThiessenPublished Apr 1, 2009

As part of Gooseberry Records' ongoing Can-rock tribute series, the label has announced the details of its upcoming Eric's Trip comp, Songs for Eric: A Tribute to Eric's Trip.

The collection in honour of the lo-fi trailblazers and Exclaim!'s current timeline stars features 33 Eric's Trip tunes taken on by several indebted Canadian acts, including Shotgun Jimmie, Dog Day, Laura Borealis, Olympic Stadium, Bananapants and a whole swak of others.

As previously reported, Gooseberry gave similar tribute-album treatment to fellow East coast heroes Thrush Hermit last year and plans to do the same for the Super Friendz next month and a bit later on for Sloan.

Songs for Eric, as well as Rescued From Boredom: A Tribute to the Super Firendz, will be out digitally and as a double CD in mid- to late April, and you can get all the order details over here. Also, if you're in band and would like to contribute to the forthcoming Sloan tribute, Gooseberry says get in touch. The label is currently looking for submissions.

Here are the tracklistings for the Eric's Trip and Super Friendz tribute comps:

Songs for Eric: A Tribute to Eric's Trip:

Disc 1

1. Dog Day - "Girlfriend"
2. Shotgun Jimmie - "Soon, Coming CLoser"
3. Sister (Carla Gillis, Lynette Gillis, Ryan Myshrall) - "View Master"
4. Slowlover - "Hate Song"
5. Rebekah Higgs - "Behind the Garage"
6. Rough Dogs Have Bumps (Ron Bates & Kristina Parlee) - "Red Haired Girl"
7. Baby Eagle - "Allergic to Love"
8. The Nude Hours - "I'm So Near Here"
9. Play Guitar - "What I Meant"
10. Lost Wax Guild - "Sand"
11. Sleepless Nights - "Alone & Annoyed"
12. Husband & Knife - "Spring"
13. Ruth Minnikin & Her Bandwagon - "Sun Coming Up"
14. Share - "Frame"
15. Dreamsploitation - "My Chest Is Empty"
16. Stereo Moon & the Stables - "Blue Sky for Julie"

Disc 2

1. Matt Reid & Friends - "Introduction Into The...Parts 1 - 4"
2. Doug Mason - "Listen"
3. VKNGS - "Your'e Always Right"
4. Todd Michalik - "Belong"
5. Light Owls - "Belly"
6. Pat Deighan & the Orb Weavers feat. Catherine McClellan - "Evie"
7. Laura Borealis - "Blue Sky For Julie/Smother"
8. Travis Kokas - "Feeling Around"
9. Starred Opposite - "Sixteen Hours"
10. thomas/richard - "My Chest Is Empty"
11.Construction & Destruction - "Beach"
12. The Mark Inside - "Hourly"
13. Bananapants - "My Room"
14. KoAk - "Lighthouse"
15. Adam Mowery - "Need"
16. Olympic Stadium - "Stove"
17. Jon Jerome & the Great 88 - "Girlfriend"

Rescued From Boredom: A Tribute to the Super Firendz 1. The Stance - "Let You Go Cold"
2. In-Flight Safety- "Karate Man"
3. Crazy Pony (Mike O'Neill & Laura Peek) - "Up & Running"
4. Doug Mason - "Down In Flames"
5. The Memories Attack - "Two Songs"
6. Andrew Glencross - "Fooled at First"
7. Alicia Penney & the Karate Men - "Ocean Death Song"
8. Park Effects - "Kiss the Land"
9. Daniel Ledwell - "One Day"
10. Andrew Murray Band - "Just Say So"
11. Laura Borealis - "10lbs"
12. Adam Mowery - "Undertow"
13. The Hilarious Posters - "Half-Mast"
14. Empire Lights - "Star in One"
15. Travis Kokas - "Stop-Start"
16. Chenemies - "Not The Love/Super Friendz Theme"

Bananapants "My Room

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