Greg Keelor - Aphrodite Rose

Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy recently released his third solo CD. Not to be outdone, the darker half of the band’s songwriting team responds with his third. Featuring support from Keelor’s usual suspects, including Sarah McLachlan and members of The Sadies (with whom he performs in the psych-country group The Unintended), it’s a bittersweet affair, with pretty ballads like “Miss You” and ominous numbers like “Prisoner.” Although he lacks Cuddy’s melodic gifts, Keelor’s moody songs run much deeper.