I've bee a fan of Dallas Green since Alexisonfire's epic Watch Out! He's a prime example of a gifted Canadian artist, able to transition between the post-hardcore genre with Alexisonfire and folky-acoustic numbers as City and Colour. My favourite of his solo releases stands as "Sleeping Sickness," featuring the likeness of The Tragically Hip's Gordon Downie.
The song has an intimate feel to it, like Mr. Green is preforming in a quiet coffee house or bar with an acoustic guitar strapped on. There's no need for anything else other than the music and his voice here, as he weaves together wonderfully strummed chords and lyrical genius. A little electric guitar does come in later, but it doesn't take anything away from this beauty of a track. Really, it's tough for anyone to work with the acoustic genre better than this. This is another example of how music should be done. As I've just learned that Dallas has left Alexisonfire to work solely on City and Colour, I am both remorseful and hopeful at the same time. He's got the chance to make some amazing music with high quality. I can hardly wait.
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