A collaboration between two Canadian rock totems, brings together the late , best known as the enigmatic frontman of , and superproducer , whose lengthy resume includes acts ranging from and to . also produced a pair of albums for (2006's and 2009's ) and it was during this period that he and connected to create this joint side venture. As the third posthumous release from , is unique in that is was recorded long before the singer's terminal cancer diagnosis and is therefore devoid of much of the existential poignancy of his 2017 swan song, , and its even more subdued 2020 follow-up, . Instead, it's a mid-career romp of sparkling rock & roll heft, made by two friends who still saw a long road ahead. Begun in 2009, eight years before 's death in October 2017, ripples with classic energy, pairing his manic full-throated vocals and lyrical weirdness with 's polished hard rock melodicism. On "The Raven and the Red-Tailed Hawk," dances around the idiosyncratic, almost sing-song verses before roaring into a desperate chorus that leaves nothing on the table. Another standout is "Camaro," an improbable ode to the Chevy muscle car that doubles as a celebration of life and movement. With occasional soulful adornments and detours into husky power balladry, is by and large a punchy rock-forward set and a welcome reminder of what a distinctive and undeniable presence was in his heyday. ~ Timothy Monger