Eats Darkness

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Eats Darkness
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 2009
Genre Indie rock
Length35:44
Label Arts & Crafts
Producer Martin Davis Kinack
Apostle of Hustle chronology
National Anthem of Nowhere
(2007)
Eats Darkness
(2009)
Professional ratings
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Metacritic 57/100 [1]
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Pitchfork Media (5.9/10) [3]
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Eats Darkness is Apostle of Hustle's third studio LP, released on May 19, 2009 to generally positive reviews. According to Andrew Whiteman, the album is "a serial poem about some struggles people go through. Battles, from the macro to the micro. Songs about tactics and attitudes needed in 'life during wartime'. Each track is like tapas at the banquet of conflict. A small contribution to the articulation of a fucked and beautiful world." [7]

Apostle of Hustle band

Apostle of Hustle is a Canadian indie rock group, formed as a side project in 2001 by Andrew Whiteman.

Andrew Whiteman Canadian musician

David Andrew Patrick Whiteman is a Canadian musician and songwriter. Forming the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in Toronto out of high school, he eventually left the band in 1993 after eight years. Whiteman went on to record Fear of Zen in 1995 with the band Que Vida! Whiteman fronts the band Apostle of Hustle with bassist Julian Brown and drummer Dean Stone.

Track listing

  1. "Snakes" – 0:29
  2. "Eazy Speaks" – 3:19
  3. "Soul Unwind" – 5:29
  4. "Sign" – 1:21
  5. "Perfect Fit" – 3:22
  6. "Xerses" – 4:28
  7. "What Are You Talking About?" – 0:24
  8. "Whistle in the Fog" – 4:23
  9. "Eats Darkness" – 2:58
  10. "Return to Sender" – 0:55
  11. "How to Defeat a More Powerful Enemy" – 3:13
  12. "Nobody Bought It" – 1:11
  13. "Blackberry" – 4:12

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