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Five Roses is the first album by Miracle Fortress, released on May 22, 2007. On July 10, 2007, the shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize was revealed. Five Roses was announced as a finalist, alongside such other acts as Arcade Fire, Julie Doiron, and Chad VanGaalen. The winner was announced at a gala ceremony on September 24, 2007, with the award going to Patrick Watson.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Track listing

"Whirrs" - 2:32
"Have You Seen in Your Dreams" - 3:03
"Next Train" - 4:18
"Maybe Lately" - 3:15
"Beach Baby" - 3:35
"Hold Your Secrets to Your Heart" - 3:37
"Little Trees" - 4:26
"Poetaster" 3:57
"Five Roses" - 3:22
"Blasphemy" - 4:52
"Fortune" - 3:05
"This Thing about You" - 3:52

Personnel

All songs were written and performed by Graham Van Pelt.
When songs are performed live, they either involve:
- Graham Van Pelt playing solo, implementing the heavy use of looping and pre-recorded sounds, while simultaneously playing guitar and drums.
- Graham Van Pelt's live band, which includes added band members: drummer Jordan Robson-Cramer (Sunset Rubdown and Magic Weapon), guitarist Jessie Stein (SS Cardiacs and The Luyas), and keyboardist Adam Waito (Telefauna).

References

^ "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". Retrieved July 10, 2007.
^ "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Retrieved July 11, 2007.
^ Love, Noah (2007-07-10). "Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees". Chart (magazine). Retrieved 2008-11-20.

External links

Secret City Records album site

[1] "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". Retrieved July 10, 2007.

[2] "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Retrieved July 11, 2007.

[3] Love, Noah (2007-07-10). "Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees". Chart (magazine). Retrieved 2008-11-20.

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 '''''Five Roses''''' is the first album by [[Miracle Fortress]], released on May 22, 2007. On July 10, 2007, the shortlist for the [[Polaris Music Prize]] was revealed. ''Five Roses'' was announced as a finalist, alongside such other acts as [[Arcade Fire]], [[Julie Doiron]], and [[Chad VanGaalen]]. The winner was announced at a gala ceremony on September 24, 2007, with the award going to [[Patrick Watson (musician)|Patrick Watson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/07/10/polaris-shortlist.html?ref=rss|title=Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list |accessdate=July 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/07/10/4328574-cp.html|title=Feist, Fire get Polaris noms|accessdate=July 11, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/43988/arcade-fire-feist-and-the-dears-among-polaris-nominees|title=Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees|last=Love|first=Noah|date=2007-07-10|publisher=[[Chart (magazine)]]|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref>
-The single "Have You Seen in Your Dreams" reached #1 on [[CBC Radio 3]]'s ''[[The R3-30|R3-30]]'' chart the week of August 23, 2007.<ref>Craig Norris, [http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2007/08/The-R3-30-on-SIRIUS-94-Week-Ending-August-23-2007 "The R3-30 on SIRIUS 94: Week Ending August 23, 2007"], ''CBC Radio 3'', cbc.ca, August 16, 2007.</ref>
 ==Track listing==