The Barenaked Ladies' last album, 2010's "All in Good Time," followed a dark period for the Toronto band and it showed: the usually light-hearted popsters swapped congenial hijinx for sombre self-reflection, which even extended to the album's starkly monochromatic cover. Everything about their new album, "Grinning Streak," indicates that the Toronto band has re-embraced the goofy, freewheeling side it temporarily left behind following the departure of founding member Steven Page, even while retaining some of the maturity of their previous album. "You could not ignore the events that happened (before 'All in Good Time')," drummer Tyler Stewart said in a recent interview at a Toronto diner, seated next to frontman Ed Robertson. "It was our first time as a four piece. You couldn't ignore the fact that we needed to redefine ourselves. There's still some fun stuff on 'All in Good Time,' but there's also some emotional stuff — dealing with a breakup essentially. "So I'd say that the hopefulness is definitely back on this album." Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/entertai...pbeat dis c/8471811/story.html#ixzz2VGDrp3Hd [video=youtube;qYJahunkZCs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYJahunkZCs[/video]
