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, released in 2016 on Dine Alone Records. The album received its widest publicity for "Amerika", a single whose video painted a seemingly apocalyptic portrait of contemporary American life before cutting away to a clip from a campaign speech by

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."Wintersleep talks about their Amerika: 'It's become all too real'"
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'', December 13, 2016. The song was their biggest hit since "Weighty Ghost" in 2007,

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"Wintersleep's hit echoes U.S. political tenor"
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'', November 29, 2016. page E1 reaching #1 on Canada's alternative and rock charts. The album was a shortlisted

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'', February 7, 2017. Geddy Lee, of Canadian Power-Trio RUSH fame, plays bass on track 10, "Territory".

Track listing

# "Amerika" # "Santa Fe" # "Lifting Cure" # "More Than" # "Shadowless" # "Metropolis" # "Spirit" # "Freak Out" # "Love Lies" # "Territory" # "Who Are You"

References

2016 albums Wintersleep albums Dine Alone Records albums Albums produced by Tony Doogan {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub