Merry Christmas to all the friends of Village Ten Collective! We just brassed off a gallon of egg nog and now we're taking a long hefty nap until Christmas morn. But before we close our egg-laden eyes, we ought to give our gifts of appreciation for a great year full of wonderful support from you. Thank you!

Canoe has recorded and now offers to the world a power-indie-pop version of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, and we sure hope you don't show your grandparents. It's nowhere near Bing Crosby's version, but it's a whole heaps better than Rascal Flatts. Only, could someone tell us why the comma goes after "Merry?"

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Be sure to pick up An Indiecater Christmas from Indiecater Records and listen to ADAM AND DARCIE's beautiful rendition of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.
» An Indiecater Christmas

Like a Steinbeck epic, Adam and Darcie have mastered the craft of storytelling. California Trail talks of life in a way familiar to all who listen to it, evoking a comfortable sense of nostalgia and daydream, as one journeys down the track list.

A worthy and triumphant follow-up to their debut record, The Valley Where I'm From, the new addition features a range and depth of instrumentation and vocals that honestly paints a landscape of the couples' sense of community, and the love for one another that carries the music.

The group on any given day is a tight-knit assemblage of friends, augmenting a chemistry between Adam and Darcie that is truly unique, but could be likened to a project of Brian Wilson on a good day. Friends from multiple other musical projects in the Utah Valley area, as well as Portland, OR join the two adding a capacity that fleshes out the vision that Adam, and wife Darcie, have so masterfully articulated. California Trail brings a personal and sincere commitment to contemplative resolution, and musical sincerity, that most have written off as cliche-that is, until they listen to Adam and Darcie

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» Hands/ Mind
» National Forest

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Canoe's second album The Goldminer is a fictional story album that chronicles the life of a man who missed the Great American gold rush by over 100 years. The story unfolds track by track as we hear of his unfortunate shipwreck en-route to the oil fields of The Caspian Sea, his visions of celestial objects hurling towards earth in The Planet or his bittersweet experience in the Yukon in the song Caribou.

Researching concepts for the album in the Californian Gold Country and panning for gold, Canoe frontman Matt Hoiland has said, "I think the 'lure of the gold' is part destiny and part jealousy. Destiny because you feel as if you were chosen to find this treasure that was hidden for millions of years and that feeling immediately turns to jealousy when the guy panning beside you hollers 'Eureka!' I guess these two emotions basically define the album."

The Goldminer begins stylistically where Canoe's debut album Places left off on tracks such as Journal or their crowd-favorite rendition of Holland, 1945. The group is more polished, more sincere and the lyricism is unparalleled.

Engineered and mixed by the band over a period of 14 months and mastered by the legendary Alan Douches (Midlake, Sufjan Stevens) - Canoe gives us a true indie gem with The Goldminer.

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» The Stone
» The Continental Divide

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Reset your bookmarks, update your Facebook and peel that old bird sticker off your bumper - Canoe Music is now Village Ten Collective. We're sporting a brand new website, super-slick logo (courtesy of Ashley Mae), and we're totally CD-free. Plus, adding things to the cart is now funner than ever!

Firstly - Why did we change the name? Answer: Google placement. Also, Village Ten has a better ring to it. Secondly - What does this mean for me? Answer: Total street cred for being the first to know about Portland's newest Artist Collective.

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