Shadowlands is Allister's first studio album. It was recorded in the winter of 2008/09 at Studio W19 in Toronto and coproduced by Michael Dilauro. The album is a stew of different kinds of songs, from pastoral folk to progressive rock to Krautrock-influenced experimentalism. Having the run of the studio allowed Allister to use the classic sounds of the 70s like organ and mellotron while retaining the solid base of acoustic guitar that he has brought from his experience as a folk singer-songwriter.

TRACKLIST: 1. It Goes On     2. A Northern Song     3. Shadowland     4. Soldier     5. The War is Over     6. The Drowned Girl     7. The Demon Wife     8. Where Will You Go?     9. Altai

MUSICIANS
Allister Thompson: guitar, vocals with
Michael Dilauro, bass, keyboards, accordion, vocals, Eric Herrmann, drums, vocals, Teri-Lynn Janveau, keyboards, vocals, Laurie Januska, vocals, Kerry Kelly, vocals, Heather Arnold, violin, vocals, Sean Kelly, guitar, Gene Scarpelli, guitar, Janine Susan Hogg, flute, Danny Stapleford, percussion, Deborah Brown, ukelele, Shawn Delnick, lap steel, percussion
Produced by Michael Dilauro and Allister Thompson with Shawn Delnick,
September 2008-April 2009 at Studio W19, Toronto 

The physical album is available via:
CD Baby

Free mp3 downloads are available at The Internet Archive, Bandcamp and Last.fm