NEW DOWNIE DOUBLE ALBUM ON THE WAY

The final recordings of The Tragically Hip's late frontman Gord Downie will be released as a double album. Downie, shown, died in October 2017 after a battle with cancer — but he recorded a string of new tracks that July. Away Is Mine is “a contemplation on Gord's life, written with his deft hand and forever inscrutable sense of humour, even as he locked eyes with the Great Inevitability,” according to the group. The 20-track collection features Downie's longtime collaborator Josh Finlayson, along with Travis Good of The Sadies and Downie's son Louis, who was a teenager at the time. “Along with beautiful album artwork created by his daughters, Willo and Clare, the album was a collaborative piece with many other dear friends and family members,” read a tweet. The album will be released Oct. 16, but two songs — Hotel Worth and Useless Nights — are now available to stream on Downie's website.