Oh Little Fire
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| Studio album by Sarah Harmer | ||||
| Released | June 22, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 34:07 | |||
| Label | Cold Snap Records/Universal Music Canada | |||
| Producer | Sarah Harmer, Gavin Brown | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Coke Machine Glow | 65% |
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| Paste | 6.8/10 |
| The Washington Post | (no rating) |
Oh Little Fire is the fifth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer, released in 2010. It is her first album of new material since 2005's Polaris Music Prize-nominated I'm a Mountain. The album debuted at #7 on the Canadian Albums Chart and #24 on the US Heatseekers Chart.
In the five years prior to Oh Little Fire Harmer was involved with environmental activism and guest appearances on albums of Bruce Cockburn, Neko Case, Blue Rodeo, The Weakerthans, and Great Big Sea.
Recorded in a Toronto warehouse and part recorded in a house on Lake Ontario's Wolfe Island, Harmer says the home recording gave some of the songs "a different, kind of country feel." Harmer played much of the album's instrumentation herself.
Guest musicians on the album include Neko Case, Julie Fader and James Shaw of the band Metric.
Harmer was nominated in four categories for the 2011 Juno Awards.
It was released in the U.S. on Zoë Records.
Music critic James Christopher, writing for Allmusic wrote: "Harmer's winning blend of country, folk, and indie pop is propelled, in part, by her even, expressive tenor... Likable and accessible, it would be easy to write her off as just another capable singer/songwriter in an industry stuffed to the rafters with capable singer/songwriters, were it not for her ability to take a simple melody and turn it into something special. Oh Little Fire is filled with those moments... It’s a subtle record to be sure, but one that rewards those who are willing to take the time to let it enter the bloodstream."
Michael Joyce of The Washington Post praised the album, writing "...she's still capable of coming up with poetic musings perfectly suited to her wistful soprano, as the minor-key ballad "New Loneliness" illustrates. (A cover of "Silverado," a soulful duet with Neko Case, is even better.) But this time Harmer casually asserts her pop passions with songs that bounce, spin and charm. More often than not, the best of them boast lyrics that are succinct and disarming... Perhaps best of all, "Oh Little Fire" is likely to wear well, adding a vibrant pop pulse to Harmer's concerts for years to come."
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