{"product_id":"if-i-should-go-before-you","title":"If I Should Go Before You","description":"Personnel: Dante Schwebel (guitar); Matt Kelly (piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ); Doug MacGregor (drums).\u003cbr\u003eCanadian singer\/songwriter Dallas Green's long-tenured solo project City and Colour finally gels as a band on their strong fifth LP, If I Should Go Before You. What began as an outlet for his quieter, folk-based material eventually took the former Alexisonfire singer away from post-hardcore altogether and landed him atop the Canadian charts with a string of platinum records. In some ways, If I Should Go Before You is a culmination of the sturdy pop sound he's built up over the years that weaves through territories of dreamy indie folk, pastoral Americana, and soulful alt-rock. But unlike previous releases, which have relied heavily on a revolving door of session musicians, this time Green decided to stick with his touring band, developing these new songs from the ground up with trusted players who already share a bond. Nowhere is that bond more apparent than on the epic opener \"Woman,\" a shimmering piece of riffy mood pop that builds slowly over nine minutes, hanging like a shared thought between its five creators. The tension continues on the pensive midnight grooves of \"Northern Blues\" and lies like an anxious undercurrent throughout this lovelorn, world-weary collection. More so than any of his other releases, If I Should Go Before You resembles a soul record with Green's warm, sweet tenor crooning over the tight-knit rhythm section of bassist Jack Lawrence (the Raconteurs, the Dead Weather) and drummer Doug MacGregor (the Constantines) on dark R\u0026amp;B-type ballads like \"Killing Time\" and the title cut. City and Colour take a turn toward alt-country on tracks like the lovely pedal steel-aided \"Runaway\" and the subtle rumbling \"Map of the World\" before concluding with the sparse and atmospheric closer \"Blood.\" Most of the songs exceed the four-minute mark and the lack of an obvious single makes If I Should Go Before You feel even more like a single, lovingly crafted entity. ~ Timothy Monger","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45470894620959,"sku":"821826011281","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/4be734aa620d415fdd17708b3b879bc7.jpg?v=1779626597","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/if-i-should-go-before-you","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}