NAKED TRUTH
You’ll know the Toronto quartet Barenaked Ladies, formed in 1988, for hits such as ‘If I Had $1,000,000’, ‘One Week’, ‘Pinch Me’, and the theme to The Big Bang Theory, all of which have helped them shift 15 million albums, win eight Juno Awards and become members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2018.
Bassist Jim Creeggan usually drives the music with instantly-identifiable double bass tones, although he also plays electric on occasion, and he’s joined as always by Ed Robertson (vocals, guitar), Kevin Hearn (keyboards, guitar), and Tyler Stewart (drums) on their shimmering new album, Detour De Force.
The producer is Mark Howard—of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and The Tragically Hip fame—and guests include Creeggan’s brother Andy, their former keyboard player, and bassist Fernando Saunders (interviewed in 409). Meanwhile, a certain renowned Canadian
