“It’s not a Newport Moment” (Spinner.ca)

Date: 2010.05.10 | Category: press, The Early Widows | Tags:

Says Justin in reference to his Bob Dylan-esque switch from acoustic to electric guitar on The Early Widows. “I [just] felt I was getting itchy with the ‘singer/songwriter’ status.” Searching for a new environment for his music, Justin enlisted friend and musician Hawksley Workman to produce the new record. And with that collaboration came quite a drastic sonic change with the addition of the electric guitar.

During the writing of The Early Widows, Justin asked his Facebook fans for input and Canadian literary gem Michael Ondaatje for his poetic eye. Read more about the process behind Justin’s new record.