November 3, 2011
[excerpt] Luckily, she had someone to help her walk through that wall of fire: Juno-winning musician Joel Plaskett, who produced Land.
“He gave me the momentum I needed,” Slean says. “He’s such an energetic person and I knew he was the right person.” (This is also a guy who made a triple album. “He wasn’t afraid!” she says with a laugh.)
Land came fast and furious and it shows; these are easily Sarah’s best and brightest pop songs to date.
by Jenn Zorati