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Written coming out of the height of the COVID pandemic, it seems appropriate to release our song, We Are, now, while we are in the depths of this latest darkness. That is, during another war, in a post-truth world and with a startling rise in ignorant, nihilistic hatred.

So both the effort the song contemplates (we are trying to see the light) and the question posed (are we) remain soundly in place. Ultimately, the song is a plea that the effort to overcome darkness will win out over any equivocating.

We Are is the recorded introduction to the band's new incarnation, with two new Shiners - Hideki Kumagai and Dorothy Hwang. It is also the sum total of five "blokes" in Toronto injecting some Lee Dorsey New Orleans funk into their own brand of Canadiana roots music.

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WE ARE

We are trying to see the light
Escape this endless night
Burst the blistering darkness
With that pin prick of sight

We are trying to stay the course
Resist this gale wind force
Threatening Beaufort scale
To skew our due north


We are trying
No denying
Death defying
Sorrow Sighing
We are trying
We are
Are we

We are trying to know the lies
Penetrate this web of spies
Suffocating truth
With effortless disguise

We are trying to save our souls
Clash with nihilistic goals
That dominate history
And magnify its toll

We are trying
No denying
Death defying
Sorrow Sighing
We are trying
We are
Are we


We are trying to see the light
Escape this endless night
Burst the blistering darkness
With that pin prick of
That shin kick of sight

We are trying
No denying
Death defying
Sorrow Sighing
We are trying
We are
Are we

We are trying
No denying
Death defying
Sorrow Sighing

We are trying
No denying
Death defying
Sorrow Sighing

We are trying
We are
Are we

credits

released January 27, 2024
Words and Music - Jennifer Schaffer (SOCAN)

Jennifer Schaffer - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Hand claps
Simon Law - Piano and Percussion, Hand claps
John Teshima - Twelve String Rickenbaker Guitar
Hideki Kumagai - Bass
Emmanuel Szeptycki - Violins, Background vocals, Hand claps
Dorothy Hwang - Background Vocals

Arranged, Recorded and Produced by Simon Law at Studio Wolfrey, Toronto, Canada

Photography - Fred Carter

Album Graphics - Stephen Morgan of Brand & Story

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Jen Schaffer and The Shiners Toronto, Ontario

Jen Schaffer is a Montreal-born, former Ohio and long-time Toronto resident singer-songwriter. Jen has honed her own brand of original soulful acoustic roots music with the help of her dedicated band and collaborators, The Shiners, including Simon Law (a.k.a. The Funky Ginger), John Teshima, Dot Hwang, Hideki Kumagai and occasional Shiner Emmanuel Szeptycki. ... more

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