Say Us

{{Infobox album

| name = Say Us

| type = studio

| artist = Zeus

| cover = Say Us Album Cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2010|02|23}}

| recorded = 2009
Toronto

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Alternative, indie

| length = {{Duration|m=37|s=31}}

| label = Arts & Crafts

| producer = Carlin Nicholson
Mike O'Brien

| prev_title = Sounds Like Zeus

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

Say Us is the first full-length studio album by the Canadian indie band Zeus. The vinyl LP was released 9 February 2010, with the CD version released 23 February 2010. A digital download was made available, with the LP version. All three versions were released in Canada by Arts & Crafts Records.

Critical reception

In a positive review of the album, critic Noel Murray of the AV Club said fans of Sloan and of the New Pornographers should "warm immediately to Zeus", and wrote that "after moonlighting from their gig as Jason Collett’s backing band... [they] deserve to move from the side of the stage to the front."

Critic Andrew Leahey wrote that Say Us "re-creates the sunny strains of Sloan, The Hollies, and the Beatles to charming effect."

In a neutral review, critic Pieter J Macmillan wrote that the band's democratic approach to singing and song writing lead to a remarkable coherence of sound throughout the album. However, he continued the album's "lack of originality is felt particularly strong... in the lyrics."

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline =

| extra_column = Lead vocal

| total_length = {{Duration|m=37|s=31}}

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| writing_credits =

| lyrics_credits =

| music_credits =

| title1 = How Does It Feel?

| extra1 = O'Brien

| length1 = 2:49

| title2 = Fever of the Time

| extra2 = C. Nicholson

| length2 = 2:38

| title3 = Kindergarten

| extra3 = Quin

| length3 = 2:48

| title4 = The Renegade

| extra4 = O'Brien

| length4 = 3:45

| title5 = Greater Times on the Wayside

| extra5 = Quin

| length5 = 0:59

| title6 = The River by the Garden

| extra6 = O'Brien

| length6 = 3:52

| title7 = You Gotta' Teller

| extra7 = C. Nicholson

| length7 = 3:14

| title8 = I Know

| extra8 = C. Nicholson

| length8 = 3:15

| title9 = Marching Through Your Head

| extra9 = Quin

| length9 = 2:24

| title10 = The Sound of You

| extra10 = O'Brien

| length10 = 3:08

| title11 = Heavy on Me

| extra11 = Quin

| length11 = 4:36

| title12 = At the Risk of Repeating

| extra12 = C. Nicholson

| length12 = 4:03

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japan edition bonus tracks {{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/item/2680796/|title=Zeus / Say Us|publisher=Tower Records.com|accessdate=February 14, 2021}}

| total_length = 47:37

| title13 = Cornerstones

| length13 = 3:56

| title14 = That's All

| length14 = 3:13

| title15 = Mother Mother

| length15 = 2:56

}}

Personnel

Rob Drake – drums tracks 3, 7, 9, 10, 11
Carlin Nicholson – drums tracks 1, 2, 4; Bass tracks 1, 6, 9, 10, 11; Vocal harmony tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11; acoustic guitar track 2; piano tracks 2, 12; electric piano track 3
Mike O'Brien – drums track 12; Bass tracks 3, 7, 12; Vocal harmony tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12; electric guitar tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12; piano tracks 1, 4, 10
Neil Quin – drums track 5; Bass track 5; Vocal harmony track 6, 10; acoustic guitar tracks 3, 4, 10; electric guitar tracks 3, 4, 5, 10; piano tracks 9, 10

=Guest performers=

Dave Azzolini – drums track 8; Vocal harmony tracks 2, 4, 8, 9; acoustic guitar track 12; electric guitar tracks 4, 6, 9
Bryden Baird – trumpet tracks 4, 8
Peter Elkas – slide guitar track 12
Jessica Grassia – Vocal harmony tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12
Afie Jurvanen – Vocal harmony track 4; electric guitar tracks 4, 8
Taylor Knox – drums track 6; Vocal harmony track 2
Liam Nicholson – Vocal harmony tracks 2, 4; Vocal harmony tracks 2, 4, 10
Leon Patterson – Vocal harmony track 4; electric guitar track 4

=Production=

Benny Cloutier Jr. – front cover illustration
Mike O'Brien, Robyn Kotyk, Zeus – design and layout
Mike O'Brien, Andrea Wilson – plasticine art
Mike O'Brien, Carlin Nicholson – producer
Robbie Lackritz – mixing

Footnotes

= Citations =

{{Reflist

| colwidth = 30em

| refs =

{{cite web

| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/say-us-r1716631/review

| title = Say Us Review

| author = Leahey, Andrew

| work = www.allmusic.com

| publisher = Allmusic

| accessdate = 6 March 2011

}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.avclub.com/zeus-say-us-1798164392

| title = Music Review Say us B+

| first = Noel

| last = Murray

| date = 2 March 2010

| work = The A.V. Club

| access-date = 6 March 2011

}}

{{Citation

| url = http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2011-03-05T20%3A49%3A01Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=37431211&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Aamicus

| title = Say us (sound recording) / Zeus

| work = www.collectionscanada.gc.ca

| publisher = Library and Archives Canada

| location = Ottawa

| oclc = 556444910

| id = AMICUS No. 37431211

| accessdate = 6 March 2011

| postscript = .

}}

{{Citation

| url = http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2011-03-05T20%3A58%3A46Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=37390669&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Aamicus

| title = Say us (sound recording) / Zeus

| work = www.collectionscanada.gc.ca

| publisher = Library and Archives Canada

| location = Ottawa

| oclc = 650199506

| id = AMICUS No. 37390669

| accessdate = 6 March 2011

| postscript = .

}}

{{cite web

|url = http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15923/reviews/4141874

|title = Say us Reviews 6/10

|first = Pieter J

|last = Macmillan

|date = 25 January 2011

|work = drownedinsound.com

|publisher = Drowned in Sound

|accessdate = 6 March 2011

|archive-date = 28 January 2011

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110128203520/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15923/reviews/4141874?

|url-status = dead

}}

{{cite news

| title = News > NOV 16 2009

| first = Stephen

| last = Carlick

| url = http://exclaim.ca/News/arts_crafts_zeus_set_up_for_full-length_debut

| newspaper = Exclaim!

| issn = 1207-6600

| date = November 2009

| accessdate = 6 March 2011

}}

=References=

{{cite AV media notes

| title = Say Us

| title-link = Say Us

| others = Zeus

| year = 2010

| type = Booklet

| publisher = Arts & Crafts

| id = A&C051

| location = Toronto

}}

{{Citation

| url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=zeus|chart=all}}

| title = Say Us - Zeus (2010) > Album Info

| newspaper = Billboard

| oclc = 1532948

| accessdate = 6 March 2011

}}.

External links

[http://www.arts-crafts.ca/zeus/index2.php Zeus] official site at Arts & Crafts
[https://myspace.com/themusicofzeus Zeus] on Myspace
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100713032351/http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Zeus Zeus] at CBC Radio 3

Category:2010 albums

Category:Zeus (band) albums

Category:Arts & Crafts Productions albums