Mountain Meadows (album)

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Mountain Meadows
Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadows (2008).jpg
Studio album by
Elliott Brood
ReleasedJune 24, 2008
Genre Alternative country
Folk
Folk rock
Length47:16
Label Six Shooter Records
Elliott Brood chronology
Ambassador
(2005)		Mountain Meadows
(2008)		 Days Into Years
(2011)

Mountain Meadows is the title of the second full-length album released by the Canadian alternative country band Elliott Brood, released June 24, 2008 on Six Shooter Records. [1] Its title is a reference to the Mountain Meadows massacre.

Alternative country, or alternative country rock is a loosely defined subgenre of country music and rock music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream country music and pop country music. Alternative country artists are often influenced by alternative rock. However, the term has been used to describe country music bands and artists that have incorporated influences from alternative rock, indie rock, roots rock, bluegrass, neotraditional country, punk rock, rockabilly, punkabilly, honky-tonk, outlaw country, folk rock, indie folk, folk revival, hard rock, R&B, country rock, heartland rock, and Southern rock.

Elliott Brood Canadian band

Elliott Brood is a Canadian three-piece, alternative country band formed in 2002 in Toronto, consisting of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, and kazoo, Casey Laforet on guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys, and ukulele, and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler, and backing vocals. The band's style has been categorized as "death country", "frontier rock", or "revival music".

Six Shooter Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that uses an artist-centric business model, focussing on art before commerce combined with extensive touring. Six Shooter Records was founded in 2000 by Shauna de Cartier. The mission statement of the company is, Life is Too Short to Listen to Shitty Music.

The album was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize. [2] Mountain Meadows also received two Juno Award nominations in 2009: "Best Roots/Traditional Album", and "Best CD Artwork".

2009 Polaris Music Prize

The 2009 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2009 in Toronto at the Masonic Temple and broadcast live online for the first time in its short history. The award's eligibility period for 2009 covered albums released between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies.

Track listing

  1. "Fingers and Tongues"
  2. "T-Bill"
  3. "Write it All Down for You"
  4. "Without Again"
  5. "Garden River"
  6. "The Valley Town"
  7. "Notes"
  8. "Woodward Ave."
  9. "31 Years"
  10. "The Spring Floods (Interlude)"
  11. "Chuckwagon"
  12. "The Body"
  13. "Miss You Now"

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References

  1. ↑ "Elliott Brood Wander Through Mountain Meadows" Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine , Chart , May 21, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Fucked Up Win Polaris Prize". Clickmusic. 2009-09-23. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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