XXXX (album)
| XXXX | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 29, 2009 | |||
| Genre | indie rock/dance-punk | |||
| Length | 39:58 | |||
| Label | Paper Bag | |||
| Producer | Howard Redekopp | |||
| You Say Party! We Say Die! chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10) [2] |
| Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| Artrocker | [citation needed] |
XXXX is the third full-length album by Canadian dance-punk band You Say Party (formerly You Say Party! We Say Die!), released September 29, 2009. It was the last release featuring the band's original longer name and the last album with drummer Devon Clifford (who died in April 2010).
In addition to the album's title, the word "XXXX" also appears in several of the album's song titles. In each song, the four Xs represent the word "love".[4] In an interview with CBC Radio 3, the band's vocalist Becky Ninkovic explained that when finalizing the cover art for the band's first EP Dansk Wad, she had wanted to leave a personal "mark of love" on it, and settled on signing it with four small Xs.
The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Becky Ninkovic; all music is composed by Derek Adam, Devon Clifford, Krista Loewen, and Stephen O'Shea
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There Is XXXX (within my heart)" | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Glory" | 2:14 |
| 3. | "Dark Days" | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Cosmic Wanship Avengers" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Lonely's Lunch" | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Make XXXX" | 4:0 |
| 7. | "Laura Palmer's Prom" | 4:44 |
| 8. | "She's Spoken For" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "XXXX/Loyalty" | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Heart of Gold" | 4:08 |
Production
- Band
- Becky Ninkovic - vocals, arrangements
- Devon Clifford - drums, backing vocals, arrangements
- Derek Adam - guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
- Krista Loewen - keyboards, vocals, arrangements
- Stephen O'Shea - bass, backing vocals, arrangements
- Session members
- Shawn Penner - percussion (additional)
- Saara Itkonen - backing vocals (additional)
- Tamarack Hockin- backing vocals (additional)
- Melissa Gregerson - backing vocals (additional), writing, arrangements
- Production
- Derek Adam - design
- Brock McFarlane - engineering (assistant)
- Steve Hall - mastering
- Ted Gowans - mixing (assistant)
- Chris Janzen - other (group dynamic calibrator)
- Sharla Sauder - other (vocal coach)
- Derek Adam - photography
- Devon Clifford - photography
- Todd Duym - photography
- Shawn Penner - producer
- Becky Ninkovic - producer (additional), engineering (additional)
- Becky Ninkovic - artwork
- Howard Redekopp – producer, engineering, mixing, photography
References
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Review: XXXX". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ "You Say Party: XXXX". Pitchfork. February 16, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ Hernandez, Raoul (March 19, 2010). "You Say Party! We Say Die!: XXXX Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "XXXX keeps You Say Party! We Say Die! together" Archived August 3, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Georgia Straight, October 8, 2009.
- ^ "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list" Archived September 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010.
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