No More New Ideas, by Amos the Kid

No More New Ideas

by Amos the Kid

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1.	You Make It So Easy 03:24	buy track
2.	Alright 03:19	buy track
3.	I Don't Really Know Why 04:19	buy track
4.	No More New Ideas 02:57	buy track
5.	Island of Troubles 02:56	buy track
6.	September Song 04:38	buy track

about

After resisting recording studios for a half-dozen years, laid-back indie-country songsmith Amos Nadlersmith was convinced to begin recording a small collection of his vast catalogue in the fall of 2018.

“I’d never gotten around to it,” says Nadlersmith, who goes by the stage name Amos the Kid. “I didn’t know if anyone would be interested, and I was content to just play a show every once in a while. When Adam [Fuhr] asked me to come record, I thought, OK, I guess it’s time to give it a shot.”

That casual collection of recordings ultimately became Mountain View, the first release on fledgling label House of Wonders Records that some said immediately felt like a “minor Manitoba classic” (Kaelen Bell, Exclaim!). The EP’s success was far from guaranteed—in fact, Nadlersmith had assumed his effort to be doomed when the first COVID lockdowns began a month before release day. However, the new social dynamic ended up working in the favour of the release, which connected with people longing for big summer nights and small moments of human interaction. The result was a response which Nadlersmith could have never dreamed of — over 100k streams, a placement in a CBC documentary, additions to big-name Spotify playlists, and the EP’s inclusion in multiple best-of 2020 lists.

After Mountain View, Nadlersmith’s hesitancy to record dissipated and he dove into crafting a follow-up effort with a newfound sense of clarity. Arriving May 14, his sophomore EP No More New Ideas sees him following his instincts deeper while expanding his sonic pallet. His disarmingly simple earworms once again wrap emotionally agile lyrics in a sly sense of humour, this time in the service of a more focused artistic vision. Whereas Mountain View was recorded in fits and starts over two years, No More New Ideas was made in two weeks at the House of Wonders studio. The EP was again produced, engineered and mixed by Adam Fuhr (Yes We Mystic, JayWood, Virgo Rising), and mastered by Cam Loeppky (The Weakerthans, Greg MacPherson).

Nadlersmith is not shy about sharing the spotlight; he is refreshingly committed to the idea that the more people that are involved in bringing his songs to life, the better the songs become. For Ideas, he invited a revolving door of talented friends, including Jensen Fridfinnson of Yes We Mystic, Jeremy Haywood-Smith of JayWood, and Adam Soloway of Living Hour, who were given reign to bring their own sensibilities to the project.

The new EP, says Fuhr, is Nadlersmith’s best work yet.

“It was really exciting to see Amos push to expand the project’s scope,” says Fuhr. “I’m always blown away by his songwriting, but this time the songs are also built up to be sonically surprising. In the studio we were very interested in the idea of an album as capturing a moment, and were focused on making the best EP that this group of people could make at this specific moment in time.”

credits

released May 14, 2021

Written by Amos Nadlersmith
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Adam Fuhr at House of Wonders
Mastered by Cam Loeppky

Released on House of Wonders Records

AMOS THE KID:

Amos Nadlersmith • vocals, guitars

WITH:

Jensen Fridfinnson • vocals, keyboards
Brian Gluck • drumset
Adam Fuhr • guitars, piano, keyboards
Jordan Cayer • bass guitar
Jan Serenity • vocals on track 4
Jeremy Haywood-Smith • guitar on track 2
Adam Soloway • lap steel on track 1, 4

Artwork by Wyatt Grant
Photography by Callie Lugosi
Layout by Bryce Creasy

This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada's private radio broadcasters.

Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le government du Canada, et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada.

Produced with the financial participation of Manitoba Film and Music.

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Amos the Kid Winnipeg, Manitoba

The announcement of Amos the Kid's debut LP, Enough as it Was, follows his remarkable rise from reclusive songwriter to hometown hero. Only a few years have passed since the not-quite-country musician was playing the odd set in a half-empty bar; now, he’s readying one of the “most anticipated Canadian albums of 2023” (Exclaim!). Enough as it Was arrives May 5 on House of Wonders Records. ... more

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May 23

Capitol Music Club

Saskatoon, SK
May 24

The Aviary

Edmonton, AB
May 25

East Town Get Down

Calgary, AB
May 29

The Royal

Nelson, BC
May 31

Green Auto

Vancouver, BC
Jun 1

Red Bird Brewing

Kelowna, BC
Jun 8

Park Theatre

Winnipeg, MB

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