Road Apples

Release Date: December 10, 2021

The Tragically Hip's Road Apples from 1991 captures the band's guitar-driven alternative rock with Gord Downie's distinctive storytelling vocals weaving through muscular riffs and tight rhythms. Recorded in New Orleans, the album delivers straightforward rock songs with literary lyrics that paint vivid Canadian imagery over driving guitar work.

Standout Tracks

• Little Bones: The punchy rocker with its memorable guitar hook and Downie's rapid-fire vocal delivery
• Twist My Arm: Features one of the band's most anthemic choruses over a steady rock groove
• Three Pistols: The album's epic closer builds tension through seven minutes of guitar interplay

Mood: driving, anthemic, literary, canadian