{"title":"Justin Rutledge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Rutledge is a Canadian singer and songwriter, known for his soulful and introspective music. Born on January 3, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Justin has been captivating audiences with his heartfelt lyrics and haunting melodies. With a career spanning over two decades, he has released numerous critically acclaimed albums that have garnered him a loyal fanbase worldwide. Justin's unique blend of folk, country, and rock influences creates a sound that is both timeless and contemporary. Whether performing solo or with his band, Justin Rutledge continues to captivate listeners with his powerful storytelling and undeniable talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"valleyheart-10th-anniversary-edition-2","title":"Valleyheart (10th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJustin Rutledge's fifth studio album, Valleyheart, was originally released by Outside Music on February 12, 2013 -  It went on to win both the JUNO Award for Roots\/Traditional Album of the Year and the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     Outside Music is proud to mark the 10th Anniversary of Valleyheart with a limited edition pressing on Whitecap coloured vinyl. This is Valleyheart's vinyl debut, having never been pressed on LP before.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the original sales notes:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The quiet songwriter returns to his roots with a stately collection of spacious songs featuring Rutledge's trademark poetic lyrics. \"I wanted to write songs the way I look at old photographs,\" the singer says. \"Valleyheart is, at the core, an album about translating memory.\" The album is spare in its arrangements, and at times, achingly slow. \"At this point in my career, I understand that my strength lies in writing songs that don't exceed the speed limit,\" jokes Rutledge. Valleyheart was recorded in Toronto with Rutledge's veteran backing band, featuring his best friend Bazil Donovan (Blue Rodeo) on bass, and mixed in Los Angeles by Dan Burns (Puscifer, Chuck Prophet). Rutledge has increasingly been spending more time in California, writing and recording with his band, Early Winters. \"Travel is a major theme on Valleyheart,\" says Rutledge. \"It is perhaps my most 'Canadian' album to date, even though it is heavily influenced by California.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outlaw","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50393534300491,"sku":"2049405","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_a8002822_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726420328"},{"product_id":"passages-1","title":"Passages","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuno Award winning artist, Justin Rutledge returns with his new album, Passages. Justins band on Passages includes guitarist Rob Baker from the Tragically Hip, and the album was co-produced by Justin and Chris Stringer (Timbre Timbre, Elliot Brood, The Wooden Sky).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outside Music","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50472080408907,"sku":"1063998","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ff5e0eea-dda8-4ec4-a181-410601e6015c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727418453"},{"product_id":"islands-1","title":"Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003eA youth hostel in London, a dim lit bar in Toronto, the back of the van rolling through the prairies. These are the places that Justin Rutledge penned many of his songs, isolated, him and a guitar. Over the years, those songs have graced records that have won awards, sound tracked weddings, TV shows and film, and gained fans in Gordon Lightfoot, Ron Sexsmith and Dolly Parton. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn\u003ci\u003e Islands\u003c\/i\u003e, Justin revisits those songs, in the manner which they were conceived, sparse accompaniment, just JR and his guitar. Islands runs the gamut of his catalogue, from breakthrough album No Never Alone to the Juno Award winning and CFMA album of the year Valleyheart and his most recent, his fourth Juno nominated album, Passages. The Tragically Hip \u003ci\u003eNautical Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e and the live staple \u003ci\u003eJellybean\u003c\/i\u003e appear for the first time on record rounding out this compelling collection of songs from one of Canada's most gifted songwriters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outside Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50474207052107,"sku":"1115860","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1734763e-1c03-4296-98d3-a919d94ce288_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727434482"},{"product_id":"something-easy-2","title":"Something Easy","description":"\u003cp\u003eJustin Rutledge could easily rest on his reputation - Eleven albums in, he's accumulated a daunting body of work upon which one could easily coast - Instead, on \"Something Easy\", Justin Rutledge did the opposite. He made things exceedingly difficult for himself and decided to write, record and produce the album by himself at home. With one, then later two, bouncing baby boys underfoot, to boot.     The results speak for themselves. \"Something Easy\" is a serene, stately thing of beauty, a gently paced record that really rewards the patient listener with meticulous detail and unexpected instrumental happenings. It's anything but Rutledge settling into a rut. It will surprise you.     That Rutledge can still catch us off guard should not come as a surprise. The man is very good at what he does. Accolades have piled up since he released his first album, \"No Never Alone\", via Six Shooter Records and Slowdive\/Mojave 3 main man Neil Halstead's Shady Lane Records in 2004. He's won a Juno Award for Roots Album of the Year in 2014 for the album \"Valleyheart\" - which also landed him a Canadian Folk Music Award - and has since been nominated for three more Junos. He's been longlisted twice for the critic-voted Polaris Music Prize.     \"All of these songs are about youth, and I hadn't realized that,\" he says. \"And it's interesting because I feel that, as a new dad, there's this transition that's happening where suddenly I'm realizing I'm in my 40s. And what's happening is that our wild-and-free years are suddenly over there, and our 'middle-aged' years are now right here. I feel like I'm at this apex where I'm thinking a lot about my youth, But I'm not lamenting anything. I'm not old, I'm just shocked at how suddenly this new phase of life has begun.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outlaw","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50477727646027,"sku":"2016820","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50477728301387,"sku":"2016826","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_84dc94e5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727477295"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_a56e7022_thumbnail_4096_6319f9db-3385-4c32-bfef-9cf86ab3fd40.jpg?v=1726420308","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/justin-rutledge.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}