''2067'' is a 2004 album by

Rheostatics Rheostatics are a Canadian indie rock band. They were formed in 1978, and actively performed from 1980 until disbanding in 2007. After a number of reunion performances at special events, Rheostatics reformed in late 2016, introducing new songs a ...

. It was the band's first album with longtime producer

Michael Phillip Wojewoda Michael Phillip Wojewoda is a Canadian record producer and musician. He has been nominated for eight Juno Awards and has received one for Recording Engineer of the Year and one for Producer of the Year. History Wojewoda began recording bands ...

as an official member, as well as its final studio album for 15 years. The album was billed as a

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imagining Canada on the 200th anniversary of

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in 1867, although this concept is only loosely evident in the album itself. The album was released on

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. It contains a hidden track which is officially billed as a "mystery song"; it is in fact a revamped synthpop version of one of the band's first notable singles, "Record Body Count" (from 1991's '' Melville''). The first single from the album was "Marginalized". The second single, "The Tarleks", was loosely inspired by the character of

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from the 1970s sitcom ''

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''.

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, who played Tarlek in the series, reprises that role in the WorldFest-Houston Gold Award-winning video.

Track listing

References

* {{Authority control 2004 albums Rheostatics albums True North Records albums Albums produced by Michael Phillip Wojewoda