Old Man Luedecke — Proof Of Love

Consider this album the first installment in what's going to be a new generation of campfire songs. (Yes, "There's A Tear In My Beer" is on the verge of obsolescence.) Halifax transplant Chris Luedecke has thus far been one of Canada's best kept secrets, but Proof Of Love should change that. Like fellow Maritimer Joel Plaskett, Luedecke is a young man who sounds effortlessly wise beyond his years. While a number of Proof Of Love's tracks are traditional love songs, the singer/banjoist deftly constructs singalong choruses that all but betray their mushy subject matter. Fans of the Avett Brothers: This is your new favourite album.

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