The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss

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The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss
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Studio album by
Released2012
Recordedmoon:and:6 with Nik Kozub
Genre Indie rock, Country
Length46:48
Label Six Shooter Records
Producer Luke Doucet with Nik Kozub
Whitehorse chronology
Whitehorse
(2011)
The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss
(2012)
The Road to Massey Hall
(2013)
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The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss is the second album from Whitehorse, a band consisting of Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet. The album was released on August 28, 2012 in Canada by Six Shooter Records. [3]

Contents

The album was shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013. [4]

Personnel

Track listing

  1. "Achilles' Desire"
  2. "Devil's Got a Gun"
  3. "Mismatched Eyes (Boat Song)"
  4. "Peterbilt Coalmine"
  5. "Cold July"
  6. "Jane"
  7. "Out Like a Lion"
  8. "No Glamour in the Hammer"
  9. "Radiator Blues"
  10. "Annie Lu"
  11. "Wisconsin"
  12. "Mexico Texaco"

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