Estevan-based singer-songwriter Jeff D. Michel drew inspiration from his time spent with family at his parents’ summer cabin when he sat down to write his latest single, Cabin in the Woods.
It’s the second song to be released from his upcoming album, Back to the Moon.
Cabin in the Woods reminisces about both the fond memories that often accompany a cozy summer hideaway and the emotion one feels when the time comes to hand the keys to a new owner. The song will be released to Canadian markets and all digital/streaming services on July 30.
The artwork he chose for the single was sketched by his mother, Elizabeth, once the cabin was moved and in place in the late 1970s or early 1980s.
Cabin in the Woods follows the successful release of Michel’s first single, Just Another Winter (Oct. 2020), which was featured regionally in Canada and received airplay in the U.S.
Michel’s forthcoming 13-track offering, Back to the Moon, contains contributions from friends Mike Davis and Lindsay Arnold, who are Michel’s Hook & Nail bandmates, as well as Nashville pedal steel legend Steve Hinson. Back to the Moon is an eclectic mix of country-tinged folk/roots songs, and explores themes of aliens, loss, winter whimsy, dragons, prairie storms and the wisdom gained as one grows older.
Back to the Moon will be his second individual full-length album; the first, The Seasons, came out in 2006.
Hook & Nail’s debut album Ghosts of Taylorton earned them a 2020 Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for New/Emerging Artist of the Year, and tied for the No. 4 spot in the SaskMusic Best Saskatchewan Albums of 2018.
Watch for additional tracks from Back to the Moon to be announced leading up to the full album release, expected in September 2021.
