''Territory'' is the third full-length studio album by Canadian

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band

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, and the follow-up to their Polaris Prize-nominated ''

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''. It was released on September 8, 2009 on

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. The album was produced by

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. The band toured Canada in September and October 2009 in support of the album.

Reception

Writing for '' The Georgia Straight,'' Adrian Mack called the album a "gorgeous and defiantly old-fashioned album". Writing for ''

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'', Zachary Houle called the album "a little half-baked" but provided a lukewarm recommendation. Writing for

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, Ned Raggett gave the album 3.5 stars out of five.

Track listing

# "Noisemaker" # "Wicked Side" # "Territory" # "Weightless One" # "Painted Halo" # "Just Listen" # "Drop Alcohol" # "Monster Closet" # "Lost Boys" # "Happiness Burns" # "Sing a Little Hymn" # "Night's Too Short" (bonus track)

Personnel

* Two Hours Traffic: **

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–

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** Alec O'Hanley – guitars,

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, vocals ** Derek Ellis –

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s ** Andrew MacDonald –

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– guitars ** Anna Plaskett –

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** Molly Rankin – vocals * Production **

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- mixer

References

External links

Streaming album at TwoHoursTraffic.com
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