Little Hell (album)

Little Hell
Studio album by City and Colour
Released June 7, 2011
Recorded January – February 2011 at Catherine North Studios, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genre Acoustic, folk,[1] alternative country, blues[2]
Length 47:27
Label Dine Alone, Vagrant
Producer Alex Newport
City and Colour chronology
iTunes Live: SXSW (Live in Austin, TX/2011)
(2011)		 Little Hell
(2011)
Singles from Little Hell
  1. "Fragile Bird"
    Released: April 5, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk.net (86%)[3]
Allmusic [4]
BLARE Magazine [5]
Spin [6]
Rock Sound [2]
The Tune [7]
Rockfreaks.net [8]

Little Hell is the third album by City and Colour, the side project of Alexisonfire vocalist/guitarist Dallas Green, released on June 7, 2011. Besides Green who recorded the majority of the instrumentals himself, contributing musicians on the record also include Daniel Romano of Attack in Black, Dylan Green and Scott Remila of Raising the Fawn, Nick Skalkos of The Miniatures, Misha Bower of Bruce Peninsula and Anna Jarvis and Jordan Mitchell of The Rest. The album art is an illustration of Allard Schager's photo 'Fields of Gold', originally taken in a tulip field outside Alkmaar in North Holland.[9]

Contents

Promotion and release

Green began performing the songs "O' Sister" and "Silver and Gold" live as far back as on his US and UK tours in January 2010, while most of the album was already written, although it was not recorded until January 2011. Although "O' Sister" was confirmed by Green to be the first single, "Fragile Bird" was released instead as the first single, on April 5, 2011.[10] The music video of "Fragile Bird" premiered on Dallas' YouTube channel on May 26, 2011.[11] On February 23, 2011, Green revealed the album's name as being Little Hell.[12] On March 23, 2011, Green revealed the album's track listing and release date on his MySpace blog.[13] On May 31, 2011, a week before the release, the album was streamed for free through the websites of MTV and MuchMusic for Canadian residents. The album debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling over 20,000 copies in its first week.[14] The album debuted at #28 on the US Billboard 200.

Tracklist

All songs written and composed by Dallas Green. 

No. Title Length
1. "We Found Each Other in the Dark"   4:22
2. "Natural Disaster"   3:50
3. "The Grand Optimist"   4:05
4. "Little Hell"   4:43
5. "Fragile Bird"   4:17
6. "Northern Wind"   4:16
7. "O' Sister"   4:16
8. "Weightless"   3:32
9. "Sorrowing Man"   4:32
10. "Silver and Gold"   4:40
11. "Hope for Now"   4:57

Personnel

City and Colour
Additional musicians

References

  1. ^ Hogan, Mike (8 June 2011). "REVIEW: City And Colour - Little Hell". Boston: Under The Gun Review. http://underthegunreview.net/2011/06/08/review-city-and-colour-little-hell/. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
  2. ^ a b Bangs, Amy (June 3, 2011). "City And Colour - Little Hell: Reviews: Rock Sound". Rock Sound. http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/city-and-colour-little-hell. Retrieved June 15, 2011. 
  3. ^ Gardner, Ryan (June 6, 2011). "City And Colour - Little Hell - Album Review". Absolute Punk. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2315851. Retrieved June 15, 2011. 
  4. ^ Monger, James (June 6, 2011). "City And Colour - Little Hell - Album Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-hell-r2150345. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  5. ^ Khan, Joshua (5 June 2011). "REVIEW: City And Colour - "Little Hell"". Toronto: BLARE Magazine. http://blaremagazine.com/2011/06/05/review-city-and-colour-little-hell. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 
  6. ^ Young, Jon (2 June 2011). "City And Colour, 'Little Hell' (Vagrant)". New York: Spin. http://www.spin.com/reviews/city-and-colour-little-hell-vagrant. Retrieved 2011-06-02. 
  7. ^ "City And Colour - Little Hell (2011)". The Tune. http://www.thetunemusic.com/2011/06/city-and-colour-little-hell-2011.html. 
  8. ^ "City And Colour - Little Hell Review". Rockfreaks.net. http://rockfreaks.net/albums/4035. 
  9. ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/allard1/3460117376
  10. ^ http://www.facebook.com/#!/cityandcolour/posts/10150151676701033
  11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58uP4acM2uA
  12. ^ "Dine Alone Records". Dine Alone Records. http://dinealonerecords.com/updates/view/725/. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
  13. ^ http://www.myspace.com/dallasgreen/blog/542469807
  14. ^ Williams, John (June 15, 2011). "City and Colour shines on charts". Toronto Sun. http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/15/city-and-colour-shines-on-charts. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 
  15. ^ "Little Hell by City and Colour - Preorder Little Hell". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-06-07. http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/little-hell/id434949655. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 

External links

City and Colour
Studio albums
Sometimes · Bring Me Your Love · Little Hell
Live albums
EPs
Singles
"Save Your Scissors" · "Comin' Home · "Like Knives" · "Waiting..." · "Sleeping Sickness" · "The Girl" · "Fragile Bird" · "Weightless"
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