Schoonertown

On January 23, JUNO Award-winning group The East Pointers (Tim Chaisson and Jake Charron) officially released their fourth studio album, Schoonertown, on Nettwerk.

Already celebrated internationally as musical trailblazers, The East Pointers have come home on their newest offering. Equal parts origin story and statement of craft, Schoonertown captures the moments that shaped their youth. It’s the devastation and exhilaration of growing up, set to music. 

Continuing their long tradition of East Coast myth-making, Schoonertown is a natural evolution for the band. It is a jubilant and honest reckoning with heartbreak and victory, loss and return. Still channeling Koady as a writing partner, Tim (fiddle, vocals, guitar) and Jake (keys, guitar, vocals) alchemise years of love, grief, travel, and friendship into an album of 12 new songs that captures heroic joy, sharp pain, courageous expansion, and a triumphant homecoming, all while preserving their signature ability to pack dance floors and celebrate the beautiful struggle of being human.

Schoonertown was recorded at SpaceCamp Studios, Charron’s basement setup, with a focus on capturing the freewheeling spirit of an East Coast kitchen party while blending in contemporary production. The album was produced by the band and mixed by producer Derek Hoffman.

The East Pointers are currently on a 25+ date tour with Alan Doyle. They’ll wrap up the run of dates with their biggest hometown show on April 25 at Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown. Full details at theeastpointers.com.