Anthems for Doomed Youth (The High Dials album)

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Anthems for Doomed Youth
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Studio album by The High Dials
Released November 2, 2010
Genre Power pop, indie pop, dream pop
Length39:33
Label Rainbow Quartz, Independent (Fontana North)
Producer Trevor Anderson

Anthems for Doomed Youth is the fourth studio album from Canadian indie pop act The High Dials, released on November 2, 2010, on the Rainbow Quartz label. The album's title makes reference to a poem by World War I poet Wilfred Owen. The album was self-recorded by the band in an abandoned naval building before being mixed by Michael Musmanno (Lilys) in New York City. [1] The music has been likened to R.E.M., Echo and the Bunnymen and The Smiths. [2] The song "Uruguay" features in the background of an episode of the Netflix series House of Cards (episode 28, season 2) [3]

Indie pop is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of indie pop has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop.

The High Dials

The High Dials are an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band started out playing a brand of pop music strongly influenced by 1960s British mod styles, but their sound has broadened to incorporate power pop, psychedelic music, shoegaze and folk rock.

World War I 1914–1918 global war originating in Europe

World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the 1918 influenza pandemic caused another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.

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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Teenage Love Made Me Insane"2:44
2."I'm Over You (I Hope It's True)"2:53
3."Uruguay"3:54
4."I Was, You Were"3:01
5."Chinese Boxes"4:01
6."The Rich Die Too"3:45
7."Mysterio"5:28
8."What You Call Love Is A Lie"4:42
9."Snowed In"4:32
10."Bedroom Shadows"4:38

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