American Lo Fi is the second album by Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 band

Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

 Ox

Ox (band)

Ox is a Canadian alternative country indie band. The core of the band consists of Mark Browning on lead vocals and guitar, Ryan Bishops on guitar and piano, Shawn Dicey on bass and Max Myth on drums...

, released in 2006. The CD was released by Weewerk

Weewerk

Weewerk, stylized as ', is an independent folk, roots, bluegrass, country record label and artist-management company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 2002 as an art-and-music salon series in the apartment of Teenage USA Recordings partner Phil Klygo and artist-curator Germaine Koh...

 and vinyl released by Saved By Vinyl both with distribution by Outside Music. The record reached #6 on Canadian campus radio at Earshot and Chartattack.

The record featured the first appearance of Ryan Bishops

Ryan Bishops

Ryan Bishops is a Canadian rock and country guitarist and songwriter from Sudbury, Ontario, who plays as a supporting musician in Ox and in singer-songwriter Kate Maki's backing band....

 and Rose Murphy with the band as full time members. In addition, this record was the first to feature song contributions by a band member other than Mark Browning

Mark Browning (musician)

Mark Browning is a Canadian singer/songwriter and musician known for founding the band Ox. He was born in Sudbury where the band is based. As Ox he has performed with artists such as Sarah Harmer, The Be Good Tanyas, Jason Molina, Chad Vangaalen and Julie Doiron among others.He is also the founder...

. Ryan Bishops contributed both Sugar Cane & Civilization. Covers included Surrender by Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...

, Country Music Promoter Lavon Lile and Martas Song by Marta Jaciubek and Ryan Bishops.

Guest musicians on the album include Trish Klein, Jesse Zubot

Jesse Zubot

Jesse Zubot is a Canadian musician primarily known for his unique violin playing. Zubot also works as a producer, engineer, and composer.-History:...

, Marta Jaciubek and Kevin Kane

Kevin Kane

Not to be confused with the drummer for the band Bad City.Kevin Kane is a Canadian songwriter, musician, and record producer.He was a founding member of The Grapes of Wrath in 1983, but was ejected from that band in 1992...

.

Track listing

1. "Miss Idaho"
2. "Surrender"
3. "Sugar Cane"
4. "747"
5. "El Camino pt2"
6. "Country Music Promoter"
7. "1913"
8. "Civilization"
9. "El Camino pt2"
10. "Martas Song"
11. "Awkward Beauty"