| Hope & Ruin | ||||
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| Released | April 12, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 44:41 | |||
| Label | Bumstead Records Universal | |||
| Producer | Gord Sinclair John-Angus MacDonald | |||
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All tracks written by The Trews (Colin MacDonald, John-Angus MacDonald, Jack Syperek and Sean Dalton) and Gord Sinclair, unless otherwise noted. [4]
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