The Sticks (album)

This article is about the Mother Mother album. For the Led Zeppelin album sometimes referred to as Sticks, see Led Zeppelin IV.
The Sticks
Studio album by Mother Mother
Released Canada September 18, 2012
United States February 12, 2013[1]
Genre Indie rock
Length 47:40
Label Last Gang Records
Producer

Ryan Guldemond

Ben Kaplan
Mother Mother chronology

Eureka
(2011)		 The Sticks
(2012)		 Very Good Bad Thing
(2014)
Singles from The Sticks
  1. "Let's Fall in Love"
  2. "Bit By Bit"
  3. "Infinitesimal"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Edmonton Journal [3]

The Sticks is the fourth album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother. It is a concept album that deals with the notions of isolation, escapism and withdrawal from modern society.[4][5] It was produced by band member Ryan Guldemond and producer Ben Kaplan.[6]

The album's first single, "Let's Fall in Love", was released on July 17, 2012.

Track listing

All songs written by Ryan Guldemond.

No. Title Length
1. "Omen"   1:07
2. "The Sticks"   4:03
3. "Let's Fall in Love"   3:08
4. "Business Man"   3:21
5. "Dread in my Heart"   2:32
6. "Infinitesimal"   2:57
7. "Happy"   3:58
8. "Bit By Bit"   3:18
9. "Latter Days"   3:30
10. "Little Pistol"   4:29
11. "Love it Dissipates"   3:00
12. "Cry Forum"   4:03
13. "Waiting for the World to End"   4:20
14. "To the Wild"   3:51
15. "All Gone (Bonus Track)"    

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Watch Mother Mother's Creepy, Chad VanGaalen-Animated 'The Sticks' (retrieved November 13, 2012)
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Edmonton Journal review
  4. ↑ "Mother Mother on their hard-to-pin-down sound". National Post, September 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mother Mother long for a return to The Sticks". Vancouver Sun, September 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ Hudson, Alex (July 16, 2012). "Mother Mother Detail 'The Sticks,' Share New Tracks". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 25, 2012.