Jason Collett has just unveiled the details of his first album in six years. The former Broken Social Scene compatriot will release Head Full of Wonder via Arts & Crafts on November 4.
In announcing the record, he also shared its first single, "Dark Times." Inspired by the poem "Motto" by Bertolt Brecht, Collett makes it known that even on the worst of days, there will be singing.
"I read those lines from Brecht's 1938 poem and immediately heard a melody, and the song came together without effort," Collett recalled in a statement. "The recording was similar, it came together pretty naturally in a live take."
Head Full of Wonder is set to show Collett hone in on his songwriting as he strips his stylings back to create a simple indie folk record. "In absorbing the tumult of the times, there's a lot of shit to write through, (that Bruce Cockburn line comes to mind, 'you've got to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight') and the challenge is to get to the other side with something positive to contribute," he said. "I let go of some swagger and embraced intimacy and joy and wonder. I hear this in the record and it makes me very happy to have made it."
The upcoming record follows Collett's Best Of collection from last year, and is his first proper full-length album since 2016's Song and Dance Man.
Listen to "Dark Times" and check out the tracklist for Head Full of Wonder below.
In announcing the record, he also shared its first single, "Dark Times." Inspired by the poem "Motto" by Bertolt Brecht, Collett makes it known that even on the worst of days, there will be singing.
"I read those lines from Brecht's 1938 poem and immediately heard a melody, and the song came together without effort," Collett recalled in a statement. "The recording was similar, it came together pretty naturally in a live take."
Head Full of Wonder is set to show Collett hone in on his songwriting as he strips his stylings back to create a simple indie folk record. "In absorbing the tumult of the times, there's a lot of shit to write through, (that Bruce Cockburn line comes to mind, 'you've got to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight') and the challenge is to get to the other side with something positive to contribute," he said. "I let go of some swagger and embraced intimacy and joy and wonder. I hear this in the record and it makes me very happy to have made it."
The upcoming record follows Collett's Best Of collection from last year, and is his first proper full-length album since 2016's Song and Dance Man.
Listen to "Dark Times" and check out the tracklist for Head Full of Wonder below.
Head Full of Wonder:
1. Dark Times
2. Everyday Summer
3. Milk and Honey
4. Just Before the Rain
5. Hot Mess
6. Have Some Fun
7. Silver Dollar Moon
8. Right On Woman
9. Closer to the Truth
10. Come on Sun
11. Up the River
12. Sweet Water Sea
