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Albatross (Big Wreck album)

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Albatross is the third studio album by Big Wreck. It is the band's first album since 2001's The Pleasure and the Greed, and the first without original members Dave Henning and Forrest Williams. The album was released on March 6, 2012.[1] The lead single and title track of the album, "Albatross", was released on November 21, 2011. On March 26, the band released a music video of the album's second single, "Wolves".[2]

In 2012, the album won the CASBY Award for "Favourite New Album".[3] The album was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards.[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[5]
PopMatters[6]

Chart performance

Albatross debuted at #5 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[7] This is the highest position ever for any album by Big Wreck or Ian Thornley on that chart. The album also peaked at #25 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[8]

Track Listing

  1. "Head Together" - 3:54
  2. "A Million Days" - 4:25
  3. "Wolves" - 4:13
  4. "Albatross" - 4:14
  5. "Glass Room" - 4:57
  6. "All Is Fair" - 5:08
  7. "Control" - 6:35
  8. "Rest of the World" - 2:51
  9. "You Caught My Eye" - 5:29
  10. "Do What You Will" - 3:37
  11. "Time" - 4:06

References

  1. ^ "Big Wreck Return with 'Albatross'". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 20, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Exclusive: New Big Wreck video for 'Wolves' (watch!)". InMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "102.1 the Edge - The CASBY Awards". 102.1 The Edge. Retrieved September 28, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "2013 JUNO Award Winners". junoawards.ca. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  5. ^ Allmusic review
  6. ^ "Big Wreck: Albatross". PopMatters. Retrieved February 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Canadian Albums - Week of March 24, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Big Wreck - Chart history – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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