Luke Doucet & the White Falcon Discography of CDs

Luke Doucet & the White Falcon CD discography Canadian singer/songwriter Luke Doucet plays guitar in Sarah McLachlan's touring band, and knows a thing or two about making the strings sing. He's played in Veal, his own garage-psychedelic band, and released several singer/songwriter albums noted for his multifaceted guitar work, although they've been lyrically spotty and a bit overwrought. On Blood's Too Rich, Doucet reinvents himself as an Americana -- or is that Canadiana? -- artist fronting a twang-heavy band that puts plenty of muscle into his tunes. Doucet plays all the guitar parts and neatly juggles pedal steel, reverb-heavy country, and crunchy rock riffs to augment his tunes. The White Falcon -- Rich Levesque, bass; John Dinsmore, six-sting bass; Paul Brennan, drums; and Melissa McClelland, backing vocals -- add plenty of drive to the arrangements, although they're augmented by a long list of extra side persons without any album credits to tell you who's playing what. "Long Haul Driver" starts with a slow acoustic intro and builds to a Waylon Jennings beat that drives the tune down the open road with a jaunty thumping grace. The title track is a reverb-soaked song of love gone wrong with a cryptic lyric and a solid country solo that alternates between rolling bass notes and rippling arpeggios. The Cure's "The Lovecats" is a jazzy, new wave romp that'll have you bouncing out of your seat and onto the nearest dancefloor. "First ...

Luke Doucet & the White Falcon discography Recording information: Lincoln County Social Club; The Woodshed. Personnel: Gregory MacDonald, Melissa McClelland, Paul Beard, Rich Levesque, Colin MacDonald, Phil ...