''Woke Myself Up'' is an album by

Julie Doiron Julie Doiron (born June 28, 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage. She has been the bass guitarist and co-vocalist for the Canadian indie rock band Eric's Trip since its formation in 1990. She has released ten solo albums, begi ...

, released in 2007. Doiron's former

Eric's Trip Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s. The band had a minor hit in alternative ...

bandmate Rick White produced and played on the album. Three songs on the album — "I Woke Myself Up", "No More" and "The Wrong Guy" — also include contributions by Mark Gaudet and Chris Thompson, the other two former members of Eric's Trip. This was the first time the four musicians released new material together since the breakup of Eric's Trip in 1996, although they have performed together on stage a number of times. The album artwork was created by Julie's friend, artist and animator Tara Wells of Sackville, New Brunswick, who also created the video for "Swan Pond".

Reception

''Woke Myself Up'' was shortlisted for the

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, alongside such other acts as

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and

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. ''Woke Myself Up'' also topped the ''

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'' campus/community radio Top 50 for 2007.

Track listing

#"I Woke Myself Up" - 2:45 #"You Look So Alive" - 1:46 #"Swan Pond" - 2:25 #"Yer Kids" - 2:33 #"I Left Town" - 2:42 #"No More" - 2:15 #"Don't Wanna Be / Liked By You" - 2:53 #"Dark Horse" - 3:22 #"The Wrong Guy" - 3:36 #"Me and My Friend" - 2:46 #"untitled" - 2:54

References

2007 albums Julie Doiron albums Jagjaguwar albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub