The name Timber Timbre represents Canadian musician Taylor Kirk. With his reputation as a preacher with a brooding voice, he has been compared to Nick Cave or Johnny Cash. After six years, he has released a new full-length album, Lovage (2023), produced by his bandmate Michael Dubue. Kirk cites Brian Wilson's rich sonic palette and Leonard Cohen's contemplative melancholy as sources of inspiration, as well as, surprisingly, Sun Ra, Alice Coltrane and Italian singers Pino Daniele and Paolo Conte.