Darker Circles Explained

Darker Circles
Type:studio
Artist:The Sadies
Cover:The Sadies Darker Circles Front Cover.jpg
Released:April 27, 2010
Genre:Alt country
Length:36:07
Label:Yep Roc Records
Producer:Gary Louris
Prev Title:Country Club
Prev Year:2009

Darker Circles is a 2010 album by Canadian alt-country group The Sadies. It was released on April 27, 2010, on Yep Roc Records.

The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[1]

Darker Circles was named top album of the year in Exclaim! magazine's 2010 Folk & Country Year in Review. The album was praised for its richly detailed storytelling, "staying on top of the Sadies' progress over the past decade has been a wild ride. Aside from an endless string of collaborations, each album has edged closer to psychedelic country-rock perfection. The biggest obstacle has always been raising their songwriting game to the same level as their instrumental prowess, and that has finally been accomplished on Darker Circles."[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by The Sadies except where noted.

  1. "Another Year Again" – 3:18
  2. "Cut Corners" – 3:20
  3. "Another Day Again" – 2:06
  4. "Tell Her What I Said" – 4:53
  5. "The Quiet One" – 3:26
  6. "Postcards" – 2:41
  7. "Whispering Circles" – 3:12
  8. "Idle Tomorrows" (Gary Louris, The Sadies)– 3:28
  9. "Choosing To Fly" – 2:16
  10. "Violet and Jeffrey Lee" – 3:13
  11. "10 More Songs" – 4:14

Notes and References

  1. News: Thompson . Ciaran . Karkwa win 2010 Polaris Music Prize . . 2010-09-20 . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://archive.today/20120719085551/http://www.aux.tv/newmusic/music-news/karkwa-win-2010-polaris-music-prize/ . 2012-07-19 .
  2. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/folk_country_year_in_review_2010/page/1 Jason Schneider, Exclaim! Magazine