TEMPLE, LUKE - Good Mood Fool

After recording two critically acclaimed albums for Mill Pond, to little commercial reception, Luke Temple was at the point of quitting a career in music. In 2008 he made what would become the first HERE WE GO MAGIC album, forming the band and releasing the self-titled debut in 2009. Positive critical and commercial response to the record kept Luke busy with HERE WE GO MAGIC through touring and recording two more full lengths and an EP. Since HERE WE GO MAGIC's 2012 release, "A Different Ship", Luke has returned to his original solo ideas. In a sense "Good Mood Fool" is an extension of the first self-titled HERE WE GO MAGIC record. It was recorded with the same sense of freedom and joy. The meat of the record finds Luke taking a sharp turn in order to keep himself interested. First single "Katie" is a prime slice of mid-80s intelligent pop, almost So-era Peter Gabriel in its rhythms and sound. Meanwhile, "Florida" is a blue-eyed soul hit, a lazy sunny evening of summer beauty. "Good Mood Fool" draws from myriad influences, from the hushed soulful wail of Curtis Mayfield to the dense harmonies of Gill Evans and the Bulgarian Women's Choir. It is meant to be clear in production and in content, hiding nothing Record Label: Secretly Canadian Style: Independent