''The Miracle Mile'' is the third album by

Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle (originally Kevin Hearn and the Thin Buckle Band) are a Canadian band consisting of Barenaked Ladies multi-instrumentalist Kevin Hearn as the front man (typically on guitar or keyboards), bassist Chris Gartner and drum ...

. It was released in

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July 11, 2006. The first single from the album will be "In The Country". This is the band's first album on the

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label. The album is billed as a collection of songs that explore dreams and disappointments, love and loss. At least part of the album was written during a stay in downtown

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on a particularly famous stretch of the

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between Fairfax and Western Avenues known as the

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. The album contains songwriting collaborations with

Ron Sexsmith Ronald Eldon Sexsmith (born January 8, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. He was the songwriter of the year at the 2005 Juno Awards. He began releasing recordings of his own material in 1985 at age 21, and has ...

and

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bandmate

Steven Page Steven Jay Page (born June 22, 1970) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and a primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies. Page left the band in Februar ...

. It also features a string arrangement from

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on the title track. The album is the first for band member

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. Former member

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, while not credited as a full band member, performs on four tracks as a musical guest. Other musical guests include

Kurt Swinghammer Kurt Swinghammer is a Canadian singer-songwriter and visual artist based in Toronto."Canadian pop finds its own way to rock". ''Toronto Star'', 30 June 1989. He has released 13 full-length albums of original songs and as a session musician appea ...

, Kevin Fox,

Jim Creeggan James Raymond Creeggan (born February 12, 1970) is the bassist for Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies. Early life Creeggan was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His mother taught piano lessons to neighborhood children, which Creeggan cred ...

, Selina Martin, Jennifer Foster, and co-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 ...

. The album was released in Canada in various online digital stores and as a physical CD. Like the band's first two releases, the physical release was packaged in a

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. Unlike those releases, however, it was a three-panel (double-fold) Digipak, and no

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booklet was included.

Track listing

#"Rescue Us" (Hearn, Sexsmith) – 3:37 #"Lancaster Bomber" (Hearn) – 4:24 #"Map of the Human Genome" (Hearn) – 4:29 #"In the Country" (Hearn) – 2:54 #"Southbound" (Hearn, Orford) – 3:16 #"Here for You" (Hearn, Sexsmith) – 4:16 #"The Good Times Virus" (Hearn, Page) – 3:21 #"High and Low" (Hearn, Sexsmith) – 3:58 #"Statue of Los Angeles" (Hearn) – 3:05 #"Hollow" (Hearn) – 3:13 #"The Miracle Mile" (Hearn) – 5:08 2006 albums Albums produced by Michael Phillip Wojewoda Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle albums {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub