Five Roses is the first album by Miracle Fortress, released on May 22, 2007. On July 10, 2007, the shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize was revealed. Five Roses was announced as a finalist, alongside such other acts as Arcade Fire, Julie Doiron, and Chad VanGaalen. The winner was announced at a gala ceremony on September 24, 2007, with the award going to Patrick Watson.[7][8][9]
| Five Roses | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 22, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Friendship Cove, Montreal, Quebec | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 43:31 | |||
| Label | Secret City Records | |||
| Producer | Graham Van Pelt | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.3/10)[1] |
| The Guardian |  [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| Rockfeedback | [4] |
| Prefix | (8.5/10)[5] |
| musicOMH.com | [6] |
Track listing
edit- "Whirrs" - 2:32
- "Have You Seen in Your Dreams" - 3:03
- "Next Train" - 4:18
- "Maybe Lately" - 3:15
- "Beach Baby" - 3:35
- "Hold Your Secrets to Your Heart" - 3:37
- "Little Trees" - 4:26
- "Poetaster" 3:57
- "Five Roses" - 3:22
- "Blasphemy" - 4:52
- "Fortune" - 3:05
- "This Thing about You" - 3:52
Personnel
edit- All songs were written and performed by Graham Van Pelt.
- When songs are performed live, they either involve:
- Graham Van Pelt playing solo, implementing the heavy use of looping and pre-recorded sounds, while simultaneously playing guitar and drums.
- Graham Van Pelt's live band, which includes added band members: drummer Jordan Robson-Cramer (Sunset Rubdown and Magic Weapon), guitarist Jessie Stein (SS Cardiacs and The Luyas), and keyboardist Adam Waito (Telefauna).
References
edit- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Rockfeedback review
- ^ Prefix review
- ^ "musicOMH.com review". Archived from the original on 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". CBC News. July 10, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ^ "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Love, Noah (2007-07-10). "Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees". Chart. Archived from the original on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
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