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Hailing from the music-rich town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, songwriter Joel Plaskett has been through multiple incarnations as a songwriter and a performer. As a member of ’90s alt-rock band Thrush Hermit, Plaskett first came to Memphis to record the band’s Elektra Records release, Sweet Homewrecker, at the original Easley Recording Services. Returning to Memphis proved to be a bittersweet yet joyous homecoming for Plaskett; Easley Recording Services burned down a few years ago, but Plaskett had the good fortune to record a couple of tracks at Doug Easley’s newly-built (and just opening) recording studio while he was in town for the Folk Alliance 2008.
Joel’s newest album, La De Da is full of quirky songwriting gems and gently skewed observations that provoke conversation as they invoke singalongs. This song, “Love This Town”, was enamored by everyone who heard it at Folk Alliance 2008 including your author. Enjoy.
Joel Plaskett - “Love This Town”
You can purchase La De Da from CD Baby (CD or MP3) by clicking here. 
1S. Arnold on Mar 24, 2008 at 10:29 pm:
Plaskett’s most recent album is, in fact, Ashtray Rock, which was released in 2007, I think. Lessee… yep, 2007. The album garnered him 7 East Coast Music Awards as well as Billboard Magazine’s award for the World Song Contest Pop Category (Fashionable People). It’s a very fine disc.