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Love at the End of the World is the third full-length album from Canadian rock musician Sam Roberts. The album was first released in Canada on May 20, 2008,[3] in the Netherlands on September 19, in the UK on October 13, and in the US on February 3, 2009. Love at the End of the World debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 9,000 copies in its first week.[4] The album was certified Gold in Canada in November 2008.[5] It won the 2009 Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year.[6]

Love at the End of the World
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2008
StudioMountain City Recording Studios, Montreal, Quebec
GenreRock
Length54:29
LabelSecret Brain, Universal Music Canada
ProducerJoseph Donovan
Sam Roberts chronology
Chemical City
(2006)
Love at the End of the World
(2008)
Collider
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
CHARTattack[2]

The album cover is based on an illustration by Elisabeth Moch.[citation needed]


Singles


"Them Kids" was the first single released, originally through iTunes on March 4.[7] The music video debuted on April 22. On the week of August 14, "Them Kids" reached No. 1 on the Canadian indie chart, the R3-30.[citation needed]


Reception


The album received positive reviews from Allmusic and CHARTattack,[8][9] with a mixed review in Popmatters.[10]


Track listing


No.TitleLength
1."Love at the End of the World"2:36
2."Stripmall Religion"4:02
3."Oh Maria"3:46
4."Lions of the Kalahari"4:11
5."Fixed to Ruin"3:45
6."Them Kids"3:59
7."Words and Fire"3:53
8."Sundance"4:18
9."Up Sister"3:40
10."End of the Empire"4:18
11."The Pilgrim"5:31
12."Waking the Dead"6:26
13."Detroit '67"4:02

iTunes Bonus Tracks


The following tracks were available with the iTunes pre-order of the album.

  1. "Them Kids [K-OS Remix]" - 3:31

References


  1. Allmusic review
  2. CHARTattack review Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "* * NEW * * Sam Roberts CD "Love At the End Of The World" - Sam Roberts Band". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  4. "Sam Roberts nets first No. 1 disc". Jam!. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  5. "Gold & Platinum Certification – November 2008". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  6. "Self-proclaimed 'mainstream' Nickelback reigns at Junos". CBC Arts. Mar 29, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "New single: Sam Roberts". Edmonton Journal. 2008-03-05. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  8. Love at the End of the World - Sam Roberts, Sam Roberts Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-01-08
  9. "Sam Roberts Band — Love At The End Of The World | CHARTattack". web.archive.org. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  10. "Sam Roberts: Love at the End of the World". PopMatters. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2021-01-08.







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