Little Jabs

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Iain Ilich of the Edmonton Journal wrote that it was the best album he has heard so far this year.{{cite news | last =Ilich| first =Iain| title =Little Jabs| page =C3| newspaper =Edmonton Journal| date =2007-07-14}} Other critics have compared the band favorably to Joel Plaskett's own releases,{{cite news| last =Borzykowski| first =Brian| title =Two Hours Traffic: Little Jabs| newspaper =NOW| date =2007-07-19| url =http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/current/music_discs4.php| accessdate =2007-07-25| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224704/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/current/music_discs4.php| archivedate =2007-09-26}} and place the band in the tradition of great Canadian pop, citing the "catchy hooks".{{cite news| last =McGuirk| first =William| title =Top down, hit repeat..... drive| publisher =News Durham Region| date =2007-07-21| url =http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/entertainment/article/83254| accessdate =2007-07-25| archive-date =2007-09-28| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928094627/http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/entertainment/article/83254| url-status =dead}} One critic correctly predicted in July 2007 that the album would be nominated for a Polaris Music Prize in 2008,{{cite news| last =McGuirk| first =William| title =An interview with Two Hours Traffic| publisher =News Durham Region| date =2007-07-20| url =http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/news/entertainment/music/article/83214| accessdate =2007-07-25| archive-date =2007-09-28| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928094634/http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/news/entertainment/music/article/83214| url-status =dead}} and Eye Weekly named it one of the top 20 albums of 2007.{{cite news| title =Best Albums| newspaper =Eye Weekly| date =2008-01-16| url =http://www.eyeweekly.com/music/features/article/15307| accessdate =2008-01-25| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080727023526/http://www.eyeweekly.com/music/features/article/15307| archive-date =2008-07-27| url-status =dead}}

The album reached the top ten of Chart magazine's Canadian College Radio Top 50 Chart.{{cite magazine | title=Top 50 albums from Canadian Campus/Community Radio Airplay | magazine=Chart | date=2007-08-10 | url=http://www.chartattack.com/charts/08102007-general-top-50 | accessdate=2009-03-20 | url-status=usurped | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607132422/http://www.chartattack.com/charts/08102007-general-top-50 | archivedate=2011-06-07 }}

Little Jabs was named Alternative Rock Recording of the Year at the 2007 Music P.E.I. Awards, as Two Hours Traffic also received the award for Group of the Year.{{cite news| last =Cole| first =Sally| title =Five awards a real charm for Bear River musician| newspaper =Charlottetown Guardian| date =2007-11-12| url =http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=79429&sc=98| accessdate =2007-12-24 }} The album was nominated for Recording of the Year, Pop Recording of the Year, and Video of the Year ("Jezebel", directed by Ron Mann) at the 2008 East Coast Music Awards.{{cite news| title =ECMA 2008 nominees| publisher =The Buzz| date =January 2008| url =http://www.isn.net/buzzon/music_9.htm| accessdate =2008-01-25| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080804020947/http://www.isn.net/buzzon/music_9.htm| archive-date =2008-08-04| url-status =dead}} It won Pop Recording of the Year.{{Cite web|url=http://ecma.com/awards/archive/2008|title = Awards Archive - East Coast Music Association}}

The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.[http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/ Polaris Music Prize]

The videos for "Stuck for the Summer" and "Jezebel" are receiving airplay on MuchMusic. Songs from the album have appeared in American television shows Gossip Girl, Smallville, Ghost Whisperer, Happy Endings, Castle, and The O.C.Van Evra, Jennifer. "[http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2008/01/Two-Hours-Traffic-Talks-Success-Upcoming-Tour-And-Carlos-From-Mexico Two Hours Traffic Talks Success, Upcoming Tour And Carlos From Mexico]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", CBC Radio 3, 2008-01-24. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.

All songs were written by Two Hours Traffic.

1. "Nighthawks"
2. "No Advances"
3. "Stuck for the Summer"
4. "Heroes of the Sidewalk"
5. "Jezebel"
6. "Backseat Sweetheart"
7. "Whenever We Finish"
8. "Stolen Earrings"
9. "Sure Can Start"
10. "Heatseeker"
11. "Arms Akimbo"

• Two Hours Traffic:
• Liam Corcoran – lead vocals, guitar
• Alec O'Hanley – guitars, keys, vocals
• Derek Ellis – drums
• Andrew MacDonald – bass, vocals
• Guests:
• Rose Cousins – vocals, chatter
• Jenn Grant – vocals, chatter
• Ian McGettigan – tambourine
• Dale Murray – pedal steel
• Joel Plaskett – guitars, vocals, tambourine

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• {{cite magazine | title=Two Hours Traffic take Little Jabs on tour | magazine=ChartAttack | date=May 25, 2007 | accessdate=2009-03-20 | url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/43679/two-hours-traffic-take-little-jabs-on-tour | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607132639/http://www.chartattack.com/news/43679/two-hours-traffic-take-little-jabs-on-tour | url-status=usurped | archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930064510/http://www.twohourstraffic.com/tunes/ Streaming album at TwoHoursTraffic.com]

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