Hope (The Strumbellas album) explained
| Hope |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | the Strumbellas |
| Cover: | Hope (The Strumbellas album).jpg |
| Released: | April 22, 2016 |
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| Length: | 42:25 |
| Label: |
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| Producer: | Dave Schiffman |
| Prev Title: | We Still Move on Dance Floors |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Rattlesnake |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Hope is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band the Strumbellas.[1] [2] The album was released on April 22, 2016, by Glassnote Records and Underneath a Mountain Records.
Background
The album is the third studio album to be released by the Strumbellas. The album was originally planned for a release date of February 5, 2016, but was pushed back to April 22.[3] It contains the band's most successful song, "Spirits", which was released as a single on January 28, 2016. The track "We Don't Know" was released as a single of September 8, 2016. The track "Young & Wild" was released as a single to alternative radio on January 31, 2017.[4]
Reception
The New York Times gave the album a positive review, describing it as "pop-savvy folk rock" reminiscent of the Lumineers.[5]
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[6]
The Strumbellas
- Simon Ward – guitar, lead vocals
- Jeremy Drury – drums, percussion, vocals
- Jon Hembrey – guitar, vocals
- Darryl James – bass, vocals
- Isabel Ritchie – viola, violin, vocals
- David Ritter – keyboards, percussion, vocals
Additional musicians
- Alex Arias – editing
- Krystle Blue – vocals
- John Dinsmore – engineer, slide guitar
- Annisa Hart – cello
- Joel Hustak – artwork, layout
- Brian Pickett - composer
- Dave Shiffman – producer, engineer
- Jason Sniderman – piano
- William Sperandei – trumpet
- Gentry Studer – assistant mastering engineer
- Richard Underhill – saxophone
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
Notes and References
- Web site: The Strumbellas. Greene. Sarah. April 27, 2016. NOW Magazine. September 18, 2019.
- Web site: Reviewing The Strumbella's Hope. March 31, 2016. The Ontarion. September 18, 2019.
- Web site: THE STRUMBELLAS GIVE US HOPE OUT FEBRUARY 5, 2016. October 22, 2015. Six Shooter Records. September 18, 2019.
- Web site: Alternative Future Releases. All Access Music Group . https://web.archive.org/web/20170129221020/http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases. live . January 29, 2017.
- Web site: Review: The Strumbellas Show Off Roots Both Dark and Sunny on 'Hope'. Pareles. Jon. April 20, 2016. The New York Times. September 18, 2019.
- Web site: Hope Credits . . May 2, 2023.
