Julie Fader — Outside In

Outside In

Hand Drawn Dracula

Ian Gormely (CHARTattack)

10/23/2009 1:20pm

Julie Fader has made a name for herself backing up other musicians, most notably Toronto's Great Lake Swimmers.

Here on her debut, she steps into the spotlight and proves to be no mere sidekick. Fader is a talented songwriter in her own right, and with the help of Holy Fuck's Graham Walsh she has created a formidable album of dark sounding, warm feeling songs.

Although she enlists the help of many of her past collaborators, including Sarah Harmer, Chad VanGaalen and Brian Borcherdt, Fader never sounds buried under their relative star power — this is clearly her vision.

Outside In is a quietly intense album, reminiscent in atmosphere of Julie Doiron's early solo records. Still, something about the record feels like Fader is holding back, and it'll be interesting to see where her creative muse takes her in the future.

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