We Are an Empire, My Dear

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We Are an Empire, My Dear
Studio album by
In-Flight Safety
Released2009
RecordedFox River, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Toronto
GenreIndie rock
LabelNight Danger Records
ProducerLaurence Currie and In-Flight Safety
In-Flight Safety chronology
The Coast Is Clear
(2006) 		We Are an Empire, My Dear
(2009)

We Are an Empire, My Dear is the second album by Canadian band In-Flight Safety, released in 2009 on Night Danger Records. The album was produced by Laurence Currie and In-flight Safety. It was recorded primarily at Fox River School House No. 9, in Fox River, Nova Scotia,[1] with additional recording in Halifax and Toronto, Ontario.

Critical reception[edit]

Reviews have been mixed, with critics noting a similarity to the style of the band Coldplay.[2][3][4][5]

Track listing[edit]

All songs were written by In-Flight Safety; lyrics were written by John Mullane.

  1. "I Could Love You More"
  2. "Big White Elephant"
  3. "Model Homes"
  4. "Crash/Land"
  5. "Torches"
  6. "Actors"
  7. "Amy Racina"
  8. "Cloudhead"
  9. "Paperthin II"
  10. "Paperthin"
  11. "The Warning"
  12. "Fill Our Wounds"

Personnel[edit]

  • In-Flight Safety:
    • Brad Goodsell
    • Daniel Ledwell
    • Glen Nicholson
    • John Mullane
  • Guest musicians:
    • Kinley Dowling – viola and violin on tracks 1, 3, 10, 11 and 12
    • Scott Remilia – vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10
    • The Duffus Street Choir (Lia Rinaldo, Crad Price, Matt Charlton, Tara Thorne, Jenn Grant, Aaron Collier, Chris Pennell, Andrew Stretch, Craig Buckley, Ryan Turner, Jenna Higgins) – vocals on tracks 3 and 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gormely, Ian (March 2009). "In-Flight Safety: We Are an Empire, My Dear", Exclaim!. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
  2. ^ White, Jen (January 29, 2009). "In-Flight Safety: We Are an Empire My Dear[usurped]", Chart. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
  3. ^ Rockingham, Graham (January 29, 2009). "We Are an Empire, My Dear by In-Flight Safety", Metro News Edmonton. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
  4. ^ Jaffer, Dave (February 11, 2009). "In-Flight Safety: Continuing the Halifax air travel-related band namery thing", Hour. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
  5. ^ Berry, David (February 5, 2009). "New Sounds: In-Flight Safety", Vue Weekly (694). Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
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