The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss

{{Infobox album

| name = The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss

| type = studio

| artist = Whitehorse

| cover = The_Fate_of_the_World_Depends_on_This_Kiss_(album).jpg

| released = 2012

| recorded = moon:and:6 with Nik Kozub

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock, Country

| length = 46:48

| label = Six Shooter Records

| producer = Luke Doucet with Nik Kozub

| prev_title = Whitehorse

| prev_year = 2011

| year = 2012

| next_title = The Road to Massey Hall

| next_year = 2013

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = The Grid

|rev1score = {{Rating|7|10}}[http://www.thegridto.com/culture/music/whitehorse-the-fate-of-the-world-depends-on-this-kiss/ The Grid review]

|rev2 = Now

|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=188267 Now Magazine review]

}}

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.[http://www.sixshooterrecords.com/six_site/store/whrs-cds.html Six Shooter Records released Whitehorse]. Six Shooter Records, August 28, 2012.

The album was shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013.[http://exclaim.ca/News/polaris_music_prize_unveils_2013_long_list "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618090238/http://exclaim.ca/News/polaris_music_prize_unveils_2013_long_list |date=2013-06-18 }}. Exclaim!, June 13, 2012.

Personnel

Luke Doucet: vocals, all instruments except the following
Melissa McClelland: vocals, piano on "Cold July" and "Mexico Texico", additional percussion on "Jane"
Andrew Scott: drums on "Cold July", bass on "Cold July", and B3 organ on "Cold July"
Barry Mirochnick: drums on "Radiator Blues", "Out Like a Lion", and "Annie Lu", B3 bass pedals on "Annie Lu"
Jason Tait: drums on "Achilles' Desire", "Wisconsin" and "Mexico Texico", percussion on "Wisconsin"
Paul Brennan: drums on "Devil's Got a Gun" and "No Glamour in the Hammer", percussion on "Devil's Got a Gun"
Pat Steward: drums on "Out Like a Lion" and "Peterbilt Coalmine"
Doug Elliott: bass on "Out Like a Lion" and "Peterbilt Coalmine"
Chloe Doucet-Winkelman: piano on "Out Like a Lion", and additional vocals on "Out Like a Lion"
Leon Furs: piano on "Radiator Blues" and "Devil's Got a Gun", and guitar on "No Glamour in the Hammer"
Nik Kozub: programming beats, et cetera on "Jane"
Roman Marcone: Mixing

Track listing

"Achilles' Desire"
"Devil's Got a Gun"
"Mismatched Eyes (Boat Song)"
"Peterbilt Coalmine"
"Cold July"
"Jane"
"Out Like a Lion"
"No Glamour in the Hammer"
"Radiator Blues"
"Annie Lu"
"Wisconsin"
"Mexico Texaco"

All songs written by Luke Doucet & Melissa McClellend, except Jane was written by Luke Doucet, Melissa McClellend & Shout Out Out Out Out

References

External links

{{official website|http://whitehorsemusic.ca/}}

Category:2012 albums

Category:Whitehorse (band) albums

Category:Six Shooter Records albums