Artist	Song
Gordon Downie	Chancellor
from Coke Machine Glow (2001)
Gordon Downie	Vancouver Divorce
from Coke Machine Glow (2001)
Gordon Downie	Pascal's Submarine
from Battle of the Nudes (2003)
Gordon Downie	Nothing But Heartache In Your Social Life
from Coke Machine Glow (2001)
Gordon Downie	Trick Rider
from Coke Machine Glow (2001)
Gordon Downie	Steeplechase
from Battle of the Nudes (2003)
Gordon Downie	Lofty Pines
from Coke Machine Glow (2001)
Gordon Downie	Insomniacs of the World, Good Night
from Coke Machine Glow (2001)
Gordon Downie	Christmastime In Toronto
from Battle of the Nudes (2003)

Comment:

It came as no surprise to fans of the Tragically Hip when frontman Gord Downie syphoned off his surfeit of creative fuel into a solo career, and even less of a surprise that the mercurial poet would follow his eccentricities into intimate lo-fi realms, favouring country and jazz stylings over the Hip's stadium-sized rock. Debut [i]Coke Machine Glow[/i] (also the title of his first collection of prose and poetry) arrived in 2001, a loosely gathered and free-flowing set of tunes, the best of which include "Chancellor" and "Vancouver Divorce." The accessible exuberance of "Pascal's Submarine," with its jolly bar-room piano, set the tone for follow-up [i]Battle of the Nudes[/i] (2003), while [i]The Grand Bounce[/i] reclaimed some Hip-like rock with "The Dance and Its Disappearance" and explored widescreen vistas with "The East Wind."

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