"Time has not diluted the Cowboy Junkies' dreamy mix of tempestuous torch songs and soup-for-the-soul soundscapes, but it has given it a naturally more seasoned feel and bittersweet bite that fans (and those who only knew their music in the '80s and '90s) should appreciate. The Canadian band's latest reintroduces and reimagines one of their later-era experiments, the 2009 collection called Acoustic Junk, and adds five new, mostly unplugged recordings that complement select tracks from the original."
"More Acoustic Junk (October 24 via Cooking Vinyl) retains the soothing stripped-down quality of the original, but more importantly, it boasts the group's signature melodicism and familial warmth. Vocalist Margo Timmins sets the tone and temperature for every Junkies tune and she always has, but her brother, guitarist Michael Timmins, plays prominently as lead song writer. (Their other brother Peter Timmins plays drums on their electric output)."
"On their stunning version of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane," which became a mega-hit, Margo's velvet-y vocals balanced sorrow with a gloomy seduction that would ensnare its fanbase in the MTV era (thanks to a striking black and white video), leading to appreciation for slower tempos and more subdued artists. The hit enjoyed a resurgence around 1993, when it was featured in a key montage in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers"
More Acoustic Junk reintroduces the 2009 Acoustic Junk collection and adds five new mostly unplugged recordings that complement select original tracks. Some older songs received subtle remixes while the album preserves a soothing, stripped-down acoustic quality alongside the group's signature melodicism and familial warmth. Vocalist Margo Timmins continues to set the tone while guitarist and primary songwriter Michael Timmins channels country, folk, standards and '70s rock influences. The band's platinum-selling 1988 Trinity Session, recorded live on one microphone in a Toronto church, lent a spiritual quality to their sound. Their cover of "Sweet Jane" secured mainstream reach and enduring influence.
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