Daniel, Fred & Julie — Daniel, Fred & Julie

Calling this a supergroup is a bit of a misnomer — as awesome as all three musicians are, neither Attack In Black, Shotgun And Jaybird nor Eric's Trip have ever really lit up the sales charts. Still, the trio's individual talents have made them stars to a much smaller clique of the Canadian public.

Regardless of semantics, Daniel, Fred & Julie are well worth your time. This album, which has a relaxed feel to it, is more than worthy of the band's collective lineage. What's rare for this type of record is that none of its participants sounds like the driving force — each of the trio incorporates elements of this folk-rock sound into their individual projects.

Sure, a brief glance through the liner notes reveals Doiron's participation may have come a bit late in the process; Romano and Squire wrote all the music and many of the lyrics are public domain. Doiron, on the other hand, gets no writing credits, though it's really difficult to measure one's contributions by credits alone.

Daniel, Fred & Julie offer no grand artistic statement on their debut, no manifesto and no ego. This is a record of friends getting together and playing for the sheer joy of it. That in itself is a pretty grand statement.

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