We Are an Empire, My Dear explained
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
Reviews have been mixed, with critics noting a similarity to the style of the band Coldplay.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Track listing
All songs were written by In-Flight Safety; lyrics were written by John Mullane.
- "I Could Love You More"
- "Big White Elephant"
- "Model Homes"
- "Crash/Land"
- "Torches"
- "Actors"
- "Amy Racina"
- "Cloudhead"
- "Paperthin II"
- "Paperthin"
- "The Warning"
- "Fill Our Wounds"
Personnel
- 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 Remila – 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
Notes and References
- Gormely, Ian (March 2009). "In-Flight Safety: We Are an Empire, My Dear", Exclaim!. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
- White, Jen (January 29, 2009). "", Chart. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
- Rockingham, Graham (January 29, 2009). "We Are an Empire, My Dear by In-Flight Safety", Metro News Edmonton. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
- Jaffer, Dave (February 11, 2009). "In-Flight Safety: Continuing the Halifax air travel-related band namery thing", Hour. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
- Berry, David (February 5, 2009). "New Sounds: In-Flight Safety", Vue Weekly (694). Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
