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, released on April 5, 2011, on Arts & Crafts. The album was recorded in a variety of locations, including a converted church. The album was supported by a variety of concert dates in

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. It debuted at #21 on the

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, and was a shortlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. Kirk described the album as "...a certain effort to be obscure and dark and scary and kind of menacing ... and it was almost to the point of kitsch, but not... there was an awareness and irony about it, almost to the point of it being a Halloween doo-wop mix tape or something — ''

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'' kind of shit."

Track listing

All music composed and arranged by Timber Timbre.

Personnel

* Taylor Kirk – vocals, drums, percussion, electric guitar, baritone guitar, piano, cover photo * Simon Trottier – electric guitar, baritone guitar, lap steel guitar, autoharp, percussion, vocals * Mika Posen – violin, vocals * Mathieu Charbonneau – piano, harpsichord, organ *

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, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass clarinet * Katherine Peacock – accordion * Mark Lawson – recording, mixing * Kees Dekker – recording *

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– mastering * Nina Nielsen – sleeve photo * Robyn Kotyk – layout

References

2011 albums Timber Timbre albums Arts & Crafts Productions albums {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub