The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss explained

The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss
Type:	studio
Artist:	Whitehorse
Cover:	The_Fate_of_the_World_Depends_on_This_Kiss_(album).jpg
Released:	2012
Recorded:	moon:and:6 with Nik Kozub
Genre:	Indie rock, Country
Length:	46:48
Label:	Six Shooter Records
Producer:	Luke Doucet with Nik Kozub
Prev Title:	Whitehorse
Prev Year:	2011
Year:	2012
Next Title:	The Road to Massey Hall
Next Year:	2013

The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss is the second album from Whitehorse, a band consisting of Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet. The album was released on August 28, 2012 in Canada by Six Shooter Records.^[1]

The album was shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013.^[2]

Personnel

• Luke Doucet: vocals, all instruments except the following
• Melissa McClelland: vocals, piano on "Cold July" and "Mexico Texico", additional percussion on "Jane"
• Andrew Scott

drums on "Cold July", bass on "Cold July", and B3 organ on "Cold July"

• Barry Mirochnick: drums on "Radiator Blues", "Out Like a Lion", and "Annie Lu", B3 bass pedals on "Annie Lu"
• Jason Tait

drums on "Achilles' Desire", "Wisconsin" and "Mexico Texico", percussion on "Wisconsin"

• Paul Brennan

drums on "Devil's Got a Gun" and "No Glamour in the Hammer", percussion on "Devil's Got a Gun"

• Pat Steward

drums on "Out Like a Lion" and "Peterbilt Coalmine"

• Doug Elliott

bass on "Out Like a Lion" and "Peterbilt Coalmine"

• Chloe Doucet-Winkelman: piano on "Out Like a Lion", and additional vocals on "Out Like a Lion"
• Leon Furs: piano on "Radiator Blues" and "Devil's Got a Gun", and guitar on "No Glamour in the Hammer"
• Nik Kozub

programming beats, et cetera on "Jane"

• Roman Marcone: Mixing

Track listing

1. "Achilles' Desire"
2. "Devil's Got a Gun"
3. "Mismatched Eyes (Boat Song)"
4. "Peterbilt Coalmine"
5. "Cold July"
6. "Jane"
7. "Out Like a Lion"
8. "No Glamour in the Hammer"
9. "Radiator Blues"
10. "Annie Lu"
11. "Wisconsin"
12. "Mexico Texaco"

• All songs written by Luke Doucet & Melissa McClellend, except Jane was written by Luke Doucet, Melissa McClellend & Shout Out Out Out Out

Notes and References

1. http://www.sixshooterrecords.com/six_site/store/whrs-cds.html Six Shooter Records released Whitehorse
2. http://exclaim.ca/News/polaris_music_prize_unveils_2013_long_list "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List"