(PR) Multi-platinum recording artist BARENAKED LADIES will release SNACKTIME, a collection of original children's songs, on May 6, 2008 through their imprint label Desperation Records. The album was produced and mixed by Michael Phillip Wojewoda, who also worked with the band on their debut Gordon."Our collective kids now outnumber the band more than 2 to 1," explains vocalist/guitarist Ed Robertson. "We set out to make a record that would be entertaining for them
not strictly a children's record, but a record that children would really enjoy. Our kids are in to all kinds of music. They love the They Might Be Giants kids records, but they also love The Beatles, Fountains of Wayne, Randy Newman, Black Eyed Peas and Green Day. Making the focus about what our kids like was a truly liberating process and fun for the whole band."
"Besides, our biological clocks are ticking," jokes drummer Tyler Stewart. "The medical risks associated with releasing children's music after age 40 are well documented, and we thought it best not to put any of our lives in danger."
SNACKTIME is composed of 24 tracks, including such titles as "Pollywog in Bog," "Popcorn" and "Here Come The Geese." With 11 children ranging from three months to 12 years old among them, the band was never at a lack of inspiration or imagination.
Barenaked Ladies will return to the studio soon to start work on their next full-length album. More details will follow in the coming months.
SNACKTIME tracklisting:
1. Raisins
2. The Ninjas
3. Pollywog In A Bog
4. 7,8,9
5. Food Party
6.Β 8. Canadian Snacktime Trilogy: i) Snacktime ii) Popcorn iii) Vegetable Town
9. Drawing
10. Humongous Tree
11. Eraser
12. My Big Sister
13. Louis Loon
14. I Don't Like
15. Allergies
16. I Can Sing
17. What A Wild Tune
18. Here Come The Geese
19. Bad Day
20. Things
21. A Word For That
22. Curious
23. Wishing
24. Crazy ABC's
