| Invisible Republic | ||||
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| Released | August 25, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | January 2008 to August 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 44min | |||
| Label | Fontana North | |||
| Producer | Jace Lasek, Radwan Moumneh | |||
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Invisible Republic is the second album by the Canadian indie rock band Young Galaxy, released August 25, 2009 on Fontana North. [1]
The album is a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. [2]
All songs feature Liam O'Neil on drums, Max Henry on keyboards, Stephen Kamp on bass, Catherine McCandless on vocals and Stephen Ramsay on guitars and vocals.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Additional Player(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Long Live the Fallen World" | Ramsay/McCandless | 4:56 | |
| 2. | "Oh Sister" | Henry/Ramsay/McCandless | 3:41 | |
| 3. | "Destroyer" | Ramsay/McCandless | vocals by Corri-Lynn Tetz and Olga Goreas | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Pathos" | Henry/McCandless | french horn by Chris Seligman | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Light Years" | Ramsay/McCandless | violin by Joshua Zubot cello by Annie Lawrence viola by Maria Herron glide guitar by Graham Lessard | 5:45 |
| 6. | "Disposable Times" | Ramsay/McCandless | bongos by SNAXX | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Dreams" | Ramsay/McCandless | violin by Joshua Zubot | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Queen Drum" | Ramsay/McCandless | 3:51 | |
| 9. | "Smoke And Mirror Show" | Young Galaxy | 4:47 | |
| 10. | "Firestruck" | Ramsay/McCandless | shred guitar by Steve Raegele french horn by Chris Seligman | 5:12 |
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