For all Time

For All Time is Halifax-based Jill Barber’s second album, and comes two years after the CBC-produced EP Oh Heart (bits of which can be heard here). For this full length, Barber is accompanied by a variety of Canadian musical heavyweights and emerging artists. Blue Rodeo bassist Bazil Donovan features on most of the tracks, and Jim Cuddy lends backing vocals on “Don’t Go Easy.” Toronto's Luke Doucet lends a hand, Sarah Harmer’s bandmate Spencer Evans appears on clarinet and piano, and Barber’s brother Matthew (whose own Sweet Nothing was released just last year) throws in a few harmonies. (cokemachineglow.com)