Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Ladies Are Me

Once goofy geeks, the Ladies are now erudite artists with families, cottages and RRSPs. Their wisecracks have given way to a thoughtful global perspective and a group dynamic that allows other group members to step forward more frequently. Although frontman Steven Page’s gypsy-like “Everything Had Changed” is an album highlight, Jim Creeggan’s pastoral “Peterborough and the Kawarthas,” and keyboardist Kevin Hearn’s tender “Vanishing” and Queen-like “Sound of Your Voice” offer refreshing new sounds.

Sept. 12