{"id":58,"date":"2012-10-05T09:11:56","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T12:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2018-05-29T21:22:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T00:22:17","slug":"the-day-the-money-run-out","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/discography\/the-day-the-money-run-out\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day the Money Run Out (2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>About The Day the Money Run Out:<\/strong><br \/>\nFollowing her 2009 break-up-themed CD, Love Bites, Toronto-based indie singer-songwriter Alex Hickey is back with The Day the Money Run Out, a rallying cry for the dispossessed and downsized set against a backdrop of toe-tapping roots-y folk.<\/p>\n<p>Through 12 thoughtful tracks, Alex casts a fluorescent light on what has gone absurdly wrong with our society post-economic downturn, be it greed, environmental collapse or disregard for the suffering of others. Through cleverly-crafted lyrics and expressive vocals she tackles fears and obsessions that many of us can relate to: getting fired (\u201cHuman Resources Blues\u201d), having to move back in with your folks (\u201cThe Day the Money Run Out\u201d) or searching for spirituality at the cash register (\u201cBuy More Buddhas\u201d).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u201c The bossman sits securely in his corner,<br \/>\nhis hands so lily-white it is obscene<br \/>\nwhile HR leaves a blood-trail through the office,<br \/>\njust so management can save a little green.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Human Resources Blues<\/p>\n<p>Although poverty and wage slavery may seem like heavy topics, the CD doesn\u2019t get bogged down in<br \/>\nseriousness. There is plenty of humour (\u201cSalthill Road\u201d), hope (\u201cNever Too Late\u201d) and even a couple of lullabies (\u201cDaytime Lullaby\u201d, \u201cRest with Me Tonight\u201d) thrown in to remind us all to take it easy or, as the artist says, \u201cto help prevent death from overwork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musically, the album blends melody and harmony with crisp acoustic guitar and a generous sprinkling of electric guitar, bass, banjo, violin and percussion. The end result is an infectious collection of songs that tell the stories of our time, inspiring and uplifting the listener by embracing both harsh truths and hope.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u201c She sounds like the love-child of Rufus Wainwright and Ani DiFranco.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Shari McGarvie, Fan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The Day the Money Run Out: Following her 2009 break-up-themed CD, Love Bites, Toronto-based indie singer-songwriter Alex Hickey is back with The Day the Money Run Out, a rallying cry for the dispossessed and downsized set against a backdrop <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/discography\/the-day-the-money-run-out\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270,"parent":54,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions\/271"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}