Gang of Losers
| Gang of Losers | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 August 2006 3 October 2006 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | Why Can't I Hear Anything, Parc Extension, Montreal | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 48:07 | |||
| Label | MapleMusic Recordings Arts & Crafts Bella Union (UK) | |||
| Producer | 6333699 CANADA INC. | |||
| The Dears chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 link |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Clickmusic |  link |
| The Onion | A link |
| PopMatters | link |
| The Observer | link |
| The Guardian | link |
| Transform Online | (not rated) link |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | link |
| Twisted Ear | link |
Gang of Losers is the third full-length album from Montreal band The Dears. It was released on August 29, 2006 in Canada under the Maple Music Recordings label[1] and on October 3, 2006 in the USA under the Arts & Crafts label.[2]
On July 10, 2007, Gang of Losers was announced as a finalist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize, alongside such other acts as Feist, Junior Boys, and Chad VanGaalen.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Murray Lightburn.
- "Sinthtro" – 1:31
- "Ticket to Immortality" – 4:22
- "Death or Life We Want You" – 3:19
- "Hate Then Love" – 4:44
- "There Goes My Outfit" – 3:46
- "Bandwagoneers" – 4:40
- "Fear Made the World Go 'Round" – 3:56
- "You and I Are a Gang of Losers" – 4:57
- "Whites Only Party" – 3:10
- "Ballad of Humankindness" – 4:13
- "I Fell Deep" – 4:56
- "Find Our Way to Freedom" – 4:27
The first 10,000 copies included an unlisted bonus track, "The Highest".
The Australian and New Zealand version contained a bonus disc with four tracks, two which were recorded live at Triple J on June 8, 2006.
- Raise The Dead - 4:03
- The Highest - 3:45
- There Goes My Outfit (Acoustic) - 3:52
- Ticket to Immortality (Acoustic) - 3:43
Personnel
[edit]- George Donoso III – drums
- Martin Pelland – bass guitar
- Valerie Jodoin Keaton – synthesizers, orgue, vocals
- Natalia Yanchak – piano, synthesizers, vocals
- Murray Lightburn - composition, vocals, other
- Patrick Krief – electric guitar, additional piano on "Ballad of Humankindness"
- Chris Seligman – French horn on "Sinthro" and "Ballad of Humankindness"
- Rev. William J. Lightburn – tenor saxophone on "Find Our Way to Freedom"
References
[edit]- ^ "The Dears @ Maple Music". Retrieved September 20, 2007.
- ^ "The Dears @ Arts & Crafts". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
