High Ends - Super Class (2014)

Recorded with producer Colin Stewart (Dan Mangan, the New Pornographers) at his Vancouver Island facility, During the sessions, Gold & Youth drummer Jeff Mitchelmore handled percussion, meticulously interweaving vintage drum machine programming with live playing. Louise Burns and New Pornographers member Kathryn Calder contributed backing vocals, while Ladyhawk's Darcy Hancock laid down guitar. The Stereogum and VICE supported "Downtown" is the album's bold introductory statement, as Innes croons tuneful hooks over a slithery backdrop of electronic syncopations and spooky arpeggiators before the arrangement explodes into a cloud-scraping crescendo. "Gonna Keep on Dancing" is an unabashed foray into ''80s-inspired dance pop with an instantly hummable chorus, while the Jim James-influenced The Weight has earned nods from the likes of Pitchfork, Stereogum, VICE/Noisey, and ongoing trending in the HypeMachine Top 50 and Soundcloud Trending Audio sections. The desire to make music purely for fun "without rules" is the driving force behind High Ends. With another busy year ahead of him, a prospective tour underway and his new wildly inventive solo project under his belt, it is clear that for Jeff Innes, free time doesn't exist.