Eureka (Mother Mother album)

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Eureka
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2011
Recorded2010
Genre Indie rock
Length42:55
Label Last Gang
Producer Ryan Guldemond
Mother Mother chronology
O My Heart
(2008)
Eureka
(2011)
The Sticks
(2012)
Singles from Eureka
  1. "The Stand"
    Released: January 10, 2011
  2. "Baby Don't Dance"
    Released: 2011
  3. "Simply Simple"
    Released: 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Eureka is the third album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother. It was produced by band member Ryan Guldemond and mixed by Mike Fraser. [5]

Contents

Singles

The album's first single, "The Stand", peaked at number 76 on the Canadian Hot 100 music chart. [6] Its second single, "Baby Don't Dance" was the first to be co-written by drummer Ali Siadat. Music videos were released for both singles.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart selling 3,500 copies. [7]

Track listing

All songs written by Ryan Guldemond, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Chasing it Down"4:10
2."The Stand"2:56
3."Baby Don't Dance" (Guldemond, Ali Siadat)3:30
4."Original Spin"3:32
5."Born in a Flash"3:11
6."Simply Simple" (Guldemond, Jeremy Page)3:32
7."Problems"3:27
8."Aspiring Fires"3:34
9."Getaway"3:39
10."Far in Time"3:20
11."Oleander"3:20
12."Calm Me Down"4:42
13."In the Wings" (bonus track)4:00
14."Carve a Name" (bonus track)3:26

Personnel

Mother Mother

Additional Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Chart Attack review [usurped]
  3. The Globe and Mail review
  4. Now (magazine) review
  5. "Mother Mother Announce New Eureka LP". Exclaim! , December 6, 2010.
  6. "Mother Mother - Music Charts". αCharts.
  7. "Nielsen: Canada | What People Watch | What People Buy" (PDF). En-ca.nielsen.com. 2011-09-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  8. album liner note