Avalanche | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 4, 2003 | |||
Recorded | Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada except track 2 at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 69:07 | |||
Label | Darktown, Universal Music Canada | |||
Producer | Warne Livesey | |||
Matthew Good chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Avalanche | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Sputnikmusic | [1] |
Avalanche is the first solo album by Canadian artist Matthew Good. Released in 2003, the album marked a creative departure from his earlier work with the Matthew Good Band, and featured accompaniment by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on several tracks.
The album had three singles: "Weapon", "In a World Called Catastrophe" and "Near Fantastica", although "Near Fantastica" was released only to radio in a substantially shorter edit. The music video for "Weapon" won a Juno Award, which was shared between Good and co-director Ante Kovac (Good refused to accept the award, however, as he boycotts the Juno Awards).
Producer Warne Livesey, who previously worked with Good on the massively successful Beautiful Midnight, received a Juno Award nomination for his work on Avalanche.
The album received high praise from both music critics and fans of Good alike. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart,[2] selling 16,800 copies in its first week.[3] The album was certified Gold on May 8, 2003.[4]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Pledge of Allegiance" | 4:59 |
2. | "Lullaby for the New World Order" | 3:52 |
3. | "Weapon" | 5:58 |
4. | "In a World Called Catastrophe" | 5:57 |
5. | "Avalanche" | 7:26 |
6. | "21st Century Living" | 3:10 |
7. | "While We Were Hunting Rabbits" | 8:00 |
8. | "Bright End of Nowhere" | 4:08 |
9. | "Near Fantastica" | 8:00 |
10. | "Song for the Girl" | 3:16 |
11. | "Double Life" | 4:22 |
12. | "A Long Way Down" | 3:56 |
13. | "House of Smoke & Mirrors" | 6:03 |