Two nights ago, I caught a short, sweet set from my favourite Haligonian, Joel Plaskett. It was just him, his guitar, his brokedick keyboard, his buddy Peter Elkas, and 29½ appreciative fans. But this ain’t a show review; I’m bringing this up because Joel announced that he’s got a new record coming out soon (it’s being mixed right now), and it’s a “triple-album.” But don’t misunderstand; it’s not 3 albums, JP’s just being cutesy: every song title is just triplicate (”Pine Pine Pine,” “True True True,” “Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’,” etc.) is all.

Here’s the opening medley from 2005’s La De Da, a record that has, over the years, snuck up and become one of my favorites.

(In addition to “Happen Now,” JP also played Light Of The Moon, which was wholly unexpected and blew my mind.)