J.R Shore

J.R. Shore's sophomore album Talkin' On a Bus was released on July 20, 2010.
Hear what's being said:

"J.R. is the complete package..Plays great piano, writes amazingly visual songs and sings with a devastatingly passionate vocal style."
Award winning producer, Barry Allen

"J.R. Shore is one the premier talents in Alberta. His detailed and clever story sketches coupled with his superior vocals and outstanding arrangements combine for a listening experience that reminds one of the rooted mother lode that The Band's Robbie Robertson and the Grateful Dead's Robert Hunter drew their inspiration from."
Peter North, CKUA Music Director

"An Impeccable Shine was an impressive debut, and Talkin’ On a Bus staves off any thought of a sophomore slump – it’s absolute proof of Shore’s continued growth as a songwriter."
Trent Depue, www.music-critic.ca

“Talkin’ on a Bus,” recorded in Edmonton with producer-of-renown Barry Allen and a roster of top-drawer Alberta talent, showcases Shore’s continued growth as a writer and arranger, touching on shades of country, blues, rock, Latin music, jazz and more with a theatrical flair that would do Tom Waits proud."
Scott Lingley - See Magazine

"Musically, the stories are told with about as much inspiration from our southern neighbours, taking their sonic cues from artists such as Tom Waits, Jim Croce, Dwight Yoakam and Townes van Zandt. The resulting sound finds the keyboardist and his band swinging wildly between all ends of the Americana spectrum — from honky-tonk to Dixieland to piano ballads to straight-up slick country numbers."
Mike Bell, Penguin Eggs Fall 2010

On May 30, J.R. Shore’s debut album, An Impeccable Shine, was released to the public.

The reviews are in:

"Every once in awhile, an album comes out of the woodwork and totally grabs me, and J.R. Shore has grabbed me with an iron grip. I must have played Shore's brilliant debut disc half a dozen times since it came into my possession, and it keeps getting better."
Mike Sadava, Penguin Eggs Summer 2009

“A debut worthy of his early praise.”
Hemminger, Music Editor - Music editor, FFWD magazine, May 29, 2008

“The best debut we’ve ever heard.”
K. Burrima, Calgary Folk Music Festival

“An album that deserves your attention.”
Peter North, Music director, CKUA Radio - on air

“Solid.”
L. Symons, CKUA Radio -on air

”Beautifully written and expertly played. This is an Alberta artist to look out for.”
E. Chorney Booth - FFWD magazine, June 6, 2008

"He has got his songwriting chops down."
Alison Brock - 97.7 FM, Sept 13, 2008 - on air

"Sounds a bit like what Tom Waits might sound like if he tried his hand at Broadway."
Reagan Sulewski, Cochrane Times, Oct 1,200

"A songwriter who successfully weaves vivid images with unique and interesting storylines that slide through tastefully cemented melody lines, Shore sounds like he's absorbed the finer points of composition that fuel Tom Waits and Tom Russell songs."
Peter North, Edmonton Journal Sept 27, 2008