We are highlighting some of the superb lyrics on Brass Camel (2026) all week long here at Progarchy.com, with commentary on each one of the album tracks.
Daniel Sveinson of Brass Camel (electric guitar and vocals) comments on the fifth track of the album, an ode to northern Canadian winters:
This was inspired by Curtis talking about a National Film Board piece he had watched on life north of sixty.
I went down my own documentary rabbit hole and wrote the lyrics to “Ice Cold.”
It’s my musings about northern resilience and a way of life that seems almost incomprehensible to us here in the mild south of the country.
Relevant lyrics:
“The stars trace new horizons
the midnight sun slowly rises
and then it sets again
the ice alive with ancient laughter
now and then and ever after
and it hasn’t changed since I can’t tell you when
a test of the heart and mind
where the weak get left behind
but despite what you’ve been told
we wouldn’t change it for the world”
Progarchy 
One listen to the album & I was convinced! Copies for me & a friend are on the way from BC’s Bandcamp, Maximum prog, maximum funk, maximum fun! Reminds me of Rush’s old running buddies Max Webster, but very much their own selves.
TL, thanks for your extensive coverage of this crew and Crown Lands. With Angine de Poitrine also coming on strong, I for one welcome our new prog overlords from the True North!
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