''The End of That'' is the third full-length album by

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band

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, released on February 28, 2012 on

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'', December 6, 2011. The album was recorded at La Frette Studios near

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'', November 30, 2011. Unlike the band's earlier albums, which were developed through improvisational jamming in the studio, the band developed the material for ''The End of That'' in advance, resulting in a far faster completion rate than any of the earlier albums. The album's first single, "Lightshow", was released as a 7" single, with a previously unreleased cover of

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's "I'll Believe in Anything" as its

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, and subsequently topped CBC Radio 3's ''

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'' weekly singles chart on February 11. The title song, "The End of That", was used as the credits song of the 2013 film ''

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'', starring

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and

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. The album debuted at number 46 in Canada.

Track listing

# "Before" – 3:56 # "The End of That" – 4:04 # "Song for Love" – 4:40 # "Lightshow" – 3:35 # "Crisis!" – 6:08 # "2010" – 6:33 # "HC" – 0:51 # "Why & Why" – 2:27 # "Control Me" – 4:15 # "No Idea" – 2:35 # "Runaways" – 5:11

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-only bonus tracks #

"Shakey Shakey Shakey" – 7:35 #

"Brokedown" – 5:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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* Warren C. Spicer – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, organ, synthesizer, mixing * Nicolas Basque – electric guitar, classical guitar, synthesizer, vocals * Matthew Woodley – drums, percussion, vocals * Olivier Bloch-Lainé – bass (track 2) * Caroline Desilets - vocals (tracks 2,5), piano (track 5), inside photo * Emilie Clepper - vocals (tracks 2,5) * Hanako Hoshimi-Caines - vocals (tracks 2,5) * Katie Moore - vocals (tracks 2,5) * Plants And Animals – producers * Ryan Morey – mastering * Carl Rowatti - vinyl mastering * Graham Lessard - mixing * Lionel Darenne - recording * Nicolas Quéré - recording assistant * Trevor Browne – cover, layout

References

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