''Seeds'' is the third
studio album
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by
Canadian indie rock band
Hey Rosetta!. It was released on February 15, 2011 through Sonic Records and was produced by Tony Doogan.
Lead singer
Tim Baker stated in an interview that the album name, as well as the title track, is about "...the idea is that we are seeds, traveling from town to town, blowing around, settling down here and there, trying to make something for people", and that "the songs are seeds ... they’re these little things –- four and five minute things — but they have the ability to grow in your brain and be far more meaningful than just what they are."
Reception
''Seeds'' has received generally favorable reviews. Kate Harper of
CHARTattack
''Chart Attack'' was a Canadian online music publication. Formerly a monthly print magazine called ''Chart'', it was published from 1991 to 2009. While the web version appears to be available online, the domain is now used as a popular media outle ...
noted that the album "...succeeds in ways ''
Lungs'' – though a good album – did not ... there's definitely more of a robust feel throughout all of ''Seeds''." Richard Trapunski of ''
Now Magazine
''Now'' (styled as ''NOW''), also known as ''NOW Magazine'' is an online publication based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Throughout most of its existence, ''Now'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper. Physical publication of ''Now'' was suspen ...
'' gave a more mixed review: "Aiming for the same puffed-up collective catharsis as
Arcade Fire, Tim Baker and co. layer strings, horns, mandolins and anything else they can get their hands on to inflate the songs into anthems."
On June 16, the album was named as a longlisted nominee (one of 40) for the
.
["2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced"]
. aux.tv, June 16, 2011. On July 6, the album was named as a shortlisted (one of 10) nominee for the 2011 award.
Track listing
Release history
References
Hey Rosetta! albums
2011 albums
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