Lori Yates
Toronto - Ontario - Canada

For Immediate Release

Lori Yates “Matador.”

Trailblazer Lori Yates is a renowned voice in Canadian Roots Music and an original pioneer of "Alternative Country" in Canada. The Band's Rick Danko described Yates as having "that desperate Canadian sound," sealing her legendary status.

Matador, release date January 29, 2024.

Lori's 8th album - Matador - is due out in January 2024. It was recorded at Blue Rodeo's Woodshed Studios and co-produced by Tim Vesely of the Rheostatics.

Matador is a rich tapestry of melodic, roots/indie songs highlighting Yates' prowess as a songwriter and singer. Her songs wrap around you like your favourite sweater.

The title track, Matador, pays homage to the after-hours club made famous in Leonard Cohen’s “Closing Time” video and is a protest against gentrification with its infectious chorus “Tear it down, don’t tear it down.” It also features a re-recording of her Guy Clark co-write “Time After Time.”

Yates catapulted onto the Queen West scene in the 1980s with her band Rang Tango and went on to share stages and studios with a dizzying array of music heavyweights, including Roky Erickson, Rick Danko, Colin Linden, Jim Cuddy, duets with Greg Allman and Tom Wilson.

Awards followed: Juno, CCMA, Polaris Prize (Longer List), Lifetime Achievement awards, and Songwriter of the Year, both nominations and wins. Yates's song writing prowess is celebrated through the permanent enshrinement of her lyrics from "Angels with Bloody Knees" in Hamilton's Gore Park.

Alive - “Like a beacon in a dark night”. - Brian Jantzi, musician.

”A voice as clear as ice water, she writes the kind of songs that make you kick yourself for not thinking of them first”. - Ronnie Hawkins.

“Haunting and intimate music, this album shows Lori Yates at her absolute best as a songwriter and vocalist. Matador is a classic”. - Colette Baron-Reid, best-selling Hay House author, TV personality.

"One of the country's best singers and writers, a gifted storyteller”. - Bob Mersereau, CBC.

Website and bio: https://loriyates.com/

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Matador
Details

Label: LALY

Genres: Country

Styles: Americana Country

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre