Tracklist: ‘The Stranger’ and ‘Swing Set’ among new songs on Gord Downie solo album

TORONTO — Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie announced Friday he is releasing a new solo album called “Secret Path.” Inspired by the harrowing story of a 12-year-old First Nations boy who died in 1966 after running away from an Ontario residential school, Downie transformed 10 poems into songs and recorded them over two sessions near Kingston, Ont., in November and December 2013. The album and accompanying graphic novel will be released on Oct. 18. Here is the tracklist:

Side A:

1. “The Stranger”

2. “Swing Set”