Little Jabs

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Little Jabs
Little Jabs cover
Studio album by Two Hours Traffic
Released July 24, 2007
Recorded The Sonic Temple, Halifax
Richmond Street Rehearsal Rm 108, Toronto
Genre Indie rock, power pop
Label Bumstead
Producer Joel Plaskett
Professional reviews
Two Hours Traffic chronology
Two Hours Traffic
(2005)		 Little Jabs
(2007)

Little Jabs is the second full-length studio album by Canadian indie rock band Two Hours Traffic, released on Bumstead Records on July 24, 2007. The album was produced by Joel Plaskett, and recorded in Halifax and Toronto.

The critical reception has been positive. Music critic Iain Ilich of the Edmonton Journal wrote that it was the best album he has heard so far this year.[1] Other critics have compared the band favorably to Joel Plaskett's own releases,[2] and place the band in the tradition of great Canadian pop, citing the "catchy hooks".[3] One critic predicted that the album will be nominated for a Polaris Music Prize next year,[4] and Eye Weekly named it one of the top 20 albums of 2007.[5]

The videos for "Stuck for the Summer" and "Jezebel" are receiving airplay on MuchMusic. The album reached the top ten of Chart magazine's Canadian College Radio Top 50 Chart.[6] "Backseat Sweetheart" reached number one on the R3-30's indie-rock record chart in September 2007. Songs from the album have appeared in American television shows Gossip Girl, Smallville, Ghost Whisperer, and The O.C.[7]

Little Jabs was named Alternative Rock Recording of the Year at the 2007 Music P.E.I. Awards, as Two Hours Traffic also received the award for Group of the Year.[8] The album is nominated for Recording of the Year, Pop Recording of the Year, and Video of the Year ("Jezebel", directed by Ron Mann) at the 2008 East Coast Music Awards.[9]

Contents

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All songs were written by Two Hours Traffic.

  1. "Nighthawks"
  2. "No Advances"
  3. "Stuck for the Summer"
  4. "Heroes of the Sidewalk"
  5. "Jezebel"
  6. "Backseat Sweetheart"
  7. "Whenever We Finish"
  8. "Stolen Earrings"
  9. "Sure Can Start"
  10. "Heatseeker"
  11. "Arms Akimbo"

[edit] Credits

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Ilich, Iain. "Little Jabs", Edmonton Journal, 2007-07-14, p. C3. 
  2. ^ Borzykowski, Brian. "Two Hours Traffic: Little Jabs", NOW, 2007-07-19. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 
  3. ^ McGuirk, William. "Top down, hit repeat..... drive", News Durham Region, 2007-07-21. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 
  4. ^ McGuirk, William. "An interview with Two Hours Traffic", News Durham Region, 2007-07-20. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 
  5. ^ "Best Albums", Eye Weekly, 2008-01-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 
  6. ^ Top 50 albums from Canadian Campus/Community Radio Airplay. Chart (2007-08-10). Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  7. ^ Van Evra, Jennifer. "Two Hours Traffic Talks Success, Upcoming Tour And Carlos From Mexico", CBC Radio 3, 2008-01-24. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  8. ^ Cole, Sally. "Five awards a real charm for Bear River musician", Charlottetown Guardian, 2007-11-12. Retrieved on 2007-12-24. 
  9. ^ "ECMA 2008 nominees", The Buzz, January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 

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