Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits
Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits is a bare-bones country band made up of New Brunswick musicians Motherhood and Keith Hallett.
DOWN FOR LIFE
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Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits is a bare-bones country band made up of beloved New Brunswick alt-rock band Motherhood and guitarist Keith Hallett.

DOWN FOR LIFE features foot-stompin’ tracks like “No One Likes Losing," a self-deprecating look at being competitive yet never managing to get ahead, “Waste Your Time,” about the confusion of suddenly losing someone you love, as well as a reflection on familial personality traits, and “If I Needed You Now,” showcasing country music at its finest - three chords and the truth. Or, in this case, two chords.

The album was recorded by Mike Trask and Keith Hallett at Never Nuthin Studio in Fredericton and mastered by Riley Hill at No Fun Club in Winnipeg. Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits features Penelope Stevens (bass/vocals), Brydon Crain (vocals/guitar), Keith Hallet (lead guitar, console steel), and Adam Sipkema (drums).

“your official foot stomper” – CBC
“leans into the fun side of country music” – If It’s Too Loud

“sabrá activar todo tu aparato locomotor en cuestión de minutos” – Zone Nights

“El tema contempla una energía impresionantemente contagiosa que fluye bajo los efectos dinámicos del Country, donde mi momento favorito se ha tornado la introducción a esta fenomenal producción, deleitando al oyente con una excepcional la actuación de riffs distinguidos en todo el sentido de la palabra, se escuchan tan entregados que te causarán una satisfacción inigualable.” – Cosmonauta Radio