While the music is characteristically easy to listen to, the songs on “All
That Reckoning” are visceral. In true Junkies fashion, the gentleness is
juxtaposed with rock that can be jarring.
“It’s a deeper and a more complete record than we’ve ever done before,”
says Michael. “We’ve always tried to make records that are relevant to who
we are as people… These songs are about reckoning on a personal level and
reckoning on a political level. So much is going on around us right now and
nobody knows where it’s going to end up.” Anyone who has been following
their three decade-long journey knows the band has always traveled on its own
path. From the auspicious debut of Whites Off Earth Now and the subsequent
international breakthrough with The Trinity Session, to the group’s Nomad
Series of themed albums (2010– 2012), Cowboy Junkies have never let music
business trends dictate where the band was headed. Unlike most long-lasting
groups they have never had a break up or taken a sanitysaving hiatus.
There’s an appreciation of each other that keeps them constantly working.
“It’s that intimacy and understanding of what each one of us brings to the
table,” says Michael. “Even if the world doesn’t know it, we do.” Cowboy
Junkies are not following anyone else’s guidebook. It’s advice Margo gave
to her 15-year-old son, who is an aspiring musician in his own band. “He asked
me, ‘How do you come up with the next ‘latest thing’? I told
him, ‘D