The Park Avenue Sobriety Test
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| The Park Avenue Sobriety Test | ||||
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| Released | March 17, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 42:32 | |||
| Label | Pheromone Recordings | |||
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The Park Avenue Sobriety Test is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett, released March 17, 2015 on Pheromone Recordings.[1]
The album's title derives from a nickname that Plaskett's former neighbour Roy Logan gave to a metal guardrail at the corner of Park Avenue and King Street in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia;[2] while the curve is not geometrically unusual and can be easily navigated by a conscientious driver, there have been several instances of impaired drivers mishandling the turn and smashing their cars into the guardrail.[2] The title also forms an acronym for the word "past",[3] mirroring the album's primary themes of Plaskett examining his life as he approached his 40th birthday in April 2015.[3]
Guest musicians on the album include Mo Kenney, Peter Elkas, J. P. Cormier, and Plaskett's former Thrush Hermit bandmate Ian McGettigan, as well as his regular backing band The Emergency.[2]
