For the last two decades, AA Wallace has cultivated a reputation for being a prolific, genre-hopping songwriter. From the blistering guitar-wielding rock outfit Sleepless Nights to his eponymous French house inspired nudisco act, Wallace’s output has garnered critical acclaim, dedicated fans, and deserved industry nods. His latest project, however, takes us back to the place where it all began. Cheval is the moniker the fisherman-turned-musician donned upon his arrival on the Halifax music scene in the late ’90s, bringing with him a brand of twangy folk-infused alt-country that owed its allegiances as much to Big Star and CSNY as it did to Paul Westerberg and Teenage Head. His latest album, Singer Songwrecker, marks the first Cheval record released in more than 18 years.
“‘Reruns’ is about TV binge culture and the series finale of Frasier (1993 – 2004) more specifically. Like many series finales, crew members make an appearance on screen in its final moments. It becomes real. It escapes the boundaries of its 4:3 cage. As with anything that you’ve devoted hundreds of hours of your life to as a fan, it’s a bummer to say goodbye. When at last the final credits crawl, all our closest friends are truly gone. The song isn’t so much about the show, per se, but more the idea of us shut-ins losing the relationships that we can’t screw up. Until the reruns come on.”
