Hey Rosetta! – Seeds

Seeds is the third album from Hey Rosetta!, a seven-piece indie rock outfit (think Arcade Fire) from Newfoundland. It was an immediate commercial success, topping the Canadian download charts.

The critical reaction to Seeds was mixed. It was short-listed for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize and garnered the band its first Juno nomination (for New Group of the Year); however, both AllMusic and Now Magazine rate it only a three out of five.

Although I don't own this album, which spawned three singles ("Welcome," "Yer Spring" and "Seeds"), I believe we did see Hey Rosetta! at an outdoor concert, perhaps opening for The Tragically Hip in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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Track Listing

1. "Seeds" (Tim Baker, Adam Hogan) – 4:27
2. "Yer Spring" (Tim Baker) – 4:52
3. "Young Glass" (Tim Baker, Adam Hogan) – 5:36
4. "Bricks" (Tim Baker) – 4:18
5. "New Sum (Nous Sommes)" (Tim Baker) – 4:27
6. "Downstairs" (Tim Baker, Adam Hogan) – 1:58
7. "Welcome" (Tim Baker) – 4:02
8. "Seventeen" (Tim Baker) – 3:48
9. "Yer Fall" (Tim Baker) – 5:39
10. "Parson Brown (Upirngaangutuq Iqalunni)" (Tim Baker) – 5:13
11. "Bandages" (Tim Baker) – 5:02

Personnel

• Tim Baker – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, percussion
• Adam Hogan – lead guitar, vocals, percussion
• Phil Maloney – drums, percussion, vocals
• Josh Ward – bass, guitar, vocals, percussion
• Kinley Dowling – violin, viola
• Romesh Thavanathan – cello, textures, noises, loops, vocals
• Mara Pellerin
• Dave Christensen – flute, clarinet, recorder, saxophone
• Brigitte Labelle – french horn
• Kathy Conway – oboe
• Eric Landry – trombone
• Terry Campbell – trumpet
• Gina Burgess – violin
• The Blake Sisters – Inuit throat singing
• Uncle Bill Besso – spoken word
• Angela Boudreault, Hey Rosetta!, Janesta Boudreau, Mardeen, Meg Warren, The Once, Tara Patriquin, Tom Power – gang vocals
• Norman Adams – cello
• Susan Sayle – viola
• Jennifer Jones, Ken Nogami – violin