Drinking With The Poet leads off with the title track, a full-blooded rocker that that shows the band firing on all cylinders and features both a fluent mandolin solo and searing electric lines from Ian Blurton. This compelling cut scored solid radio airplay, and the accompanying video earned MuchMusic rotation.
Powerful ballads “Watching You,” “Memory Fades,” and “Coming Home To You” showcase Scott’s convincingly passionate vocals, while “Hiatus” is one of many tunes demonstrating his clever wordsmithery (“one day I thought I had a vision, but it turned out I was just seeing things”).
Upon its release, Drinking With The Poet scored strong national campus airplay, significant MuchMusic and CBC exposure, and glowing reviews, including a 4-star rating in NOW and positive notices in The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star.