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Collider 
Studio album by Sam Roberts Released May 10, 2011 Recorded 2010 in Chicago Genre Rock Length 55:27 Label Universal Music Canada
Zoë/Rounder RecordsProducer Brian Deck Sam Roberts chronology Love At The End Of The World
(2008)Collider
(2011)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]ChartAttack [2]Collider is the fourth studio album from Canadian rock musician Sam Roberts, released on May 10, 2011.[3] It is the first album released under the moniker "Sam Roberts Band" instead of "Sam Roberts". Collider features several guest musicians, including Elizabeth Powell (of fellow Montreal band Land Of Talk) on "Longitude", percussionist Ben Massarella (of Califone), and woodwind player Stuart D. Bogie (of Antibalas).[4] The album cover art is an altered take on the standard model of the Theory of Everything(TOE)
The first Canadian single, "I Feel You", was released to Canadian radio on February 28, 2011, and made commercially available via iTunes Canada on March 8, 2011.[4] An edited version of the song was made available for free online listening.[5] It's video debuted on MuchMusic May 21st. The first American single, "The Last Crusade",[6] was made available for listening online on March 21, 2011.[7] "Without A Map" was released as a radio single, and second official single, in August.
The album debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart, with first week sales of 7,000 copies.[8]Track listing
No. Title Length 1. "The Last Crusade" 4:17 2. "Without A Map" 4:05 3. "Let It In" 4:17 4. "Graveyard Shift" 4:27 5. "No Arrows" 4:24 6. "Longitude" 3:18 7. "Streets Of Heaven (Promises, Promises)" 4:26 8. "Sang Froid" 3:30 9. "Twist The Knife" 4:13 10. "I Feel You" 5:16 11. "The Band Vs. The World" 4:09 12. "Partition Blues" 4:10 13. "Tractor Beam Blues" 4:55 Total length:55:27 The pre-ordered iTunes release also features a digital booklet and a bonus fourteenth track, "Pretty Ugly".[9]
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ ChartAttack review
- ^ "Upcoming Canadian Releases for 2011!". CBC.ca. 12 January 2011. http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2011/1/Upcoming-Canadian-Releases-for-2011. Retrieved January 17 2011.
- ^ a b Cross, Alan (28 February 2011). "Sam Roberts Returns Today with a New Single". ExploreMusic. http://exploremusic.com/new-releases/sam-roberts-returns-today/. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "Sam Roberts". samrobertsband.com. Universal Music Canada. 2 March 2011. http://samrobertsband.com/collider/. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Sam Roberts Band Tour Dates 2011". Neccel.com. 23 March 2011. http://www.neccel.com/2011/03/sam-roberts-band-tour-dates-2011/. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "The Last Crusade". SoundCloud. Rounder Records. 31 March 2011. http://soundcloud.com/rounder-records/the-last-crusade/s-p04y5. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Sam Roberts enters charts at No. 3". Jam!. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Roberts_Sam/2011/05/18/18161401.html. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ "Collider by Sam Roberts Band - Preorder Collider on iTunes". iTunes. Apple Inc.. 12 April 2011. http://itunes.apple.com/ca/preorder/collider/id430424111. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
External links
Sam Roberts Albums EPs The Inhuman Condition · Rolling Stone Original (download only) · Sympatico MSN Live @ The Orange Lounge (download only)Limited edition albums Singles "Brother Down" · "Don't Walk Away Eileen" · "Where Have All the Good People Gone?" · "Hard Road" · "The Gate" · "Bridge to Nowhere" · "With a Bullet" · "Them Kids" · "Detroit '67" · "Fixed To Ruin" · "I Feel You"Featured singles "I'm Running" · "Wavin' Flag"Related articles Categories:- 2011 albums
- Sam Roberts albums
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