I remember receiving this album in a paper sleeve as a burnt CD promo copy from Endearing Records. I played it on my CD player until it was well worn. Winnipeg had (and still does) a pretty amazing music ecosystem. The Waking Eyes were formed by members of The Pets and on this album were to me equal parts 60's pop indebted and perhaps taking some cues from the Elephant 6 Collective of artists.
I was fortunate to see the band perform songs off of this album on tour. I saw them later on as well once signed to Warner Music and with a slightly different sound.
Thank you to the band and Endearing Records head honcho, Blair Purda for making this happen. I had a very close relationship with Endearing, booking shows and releasing music by The Meligrove Band and many of their artists as they toured through Toronto in the early 2000s.
This album will be released in October 2023 and will likely ship early. It has been remastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel Mastering and is limited to 300 copies.