Promises (The Hunters album)

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Promises
The Hunters - Promises.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 17, 2012 [1]
RecordedFebruary – March 2011
at Studio DNA Creations in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre Punk rock, Rock
Length42:44
Label Stomp Records
Producer Hugo Mudie
Marc-André Beaudet
The Hunters chronology
Dissent Lasts...
(2008)
Promises
(2012)
Art Electric
(2014)
Singles from Promises
  1. "Van Party Forever"
    Released: June 5, 2012
  2. "Faux-Fire, Faux-Gold"
    Released: November 27, 2012
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Promises is the second full-length album by Canadian rock band The Hunters. The album was released on April 17, 2012 on Stomp Records, their first on a record label.

Contents

The first single, "Van Party Forever" was released on June 5 and the music video features the band playing with The Sainte Catherines during their farewell tour. [4]

The second music video is made entirely of shots from their journey to The Fest 11 in Gainesville. It was filmed during Hurricane Sandy and features the band driving all the way from Florida to Québec in a rental car as all flights were cancelled. [5] It was released on November 27, 2012. [6]

A documentary webseries about Promises promotional tour was released in January 2013. Titled Driving on Promises, the ten episodes cover the whole tour through Quebec and Ontario. [7] It is based on their roadie's log book. [8]

The album was recorded and produced by Hugo Mudie and Marc-André Beaudet, both from The Sainte Catherines.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Raphaël Potvin and Dominic Pelletier; all music is composed by The Hunters

No.TitleLength
1."01/01/11"3:38
2."Last Stop: Cancer"3:28
3."Sparrows"3:22
4."Faux-Fire, Faux-Gold"2:33
5."Van Party Forever"3:25
6."Blind River"1:47
7."Classics"2:51
8."Eleven"3:49
9."Martine Blues"5:15
10."Canicule"3:53
11."White Fireworks"3:40
12."Where I'm Never Coming Back To"1:03
13."Chasing Down the Sun" 

Personnel

The Hunters

Production

Art

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