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2009 studio album by You Say Party! We Say Die!
XXXX is the third full-length album by
Canadian dance-punk band
You Say Party (formerly You Say Party! We Say Die!), released September 29, 2009. It was the last release featuring the band's original longer name and the last album with drummer Devon Clifford (who died in April 2010). The album was recorded between January and August of 2009.
[4]
In addition to the album's title, the word "XXXX" also appears in several of the album's song titles. In each song, the four Xs represent the word "love".
[5] In an interview with
CBC Radio 3 , the band's vocalist Becky Ninkovic explained that when finalizing the cover art for the band's first EP Dansk Wad , she had wanted to leave a personal "mark of love" on it, and settled on signing it with four small Xs.
The album is often considered to be the high point of You Say Party's career,
[6] as it was a longlisted nominee for the
2010 Polaris Music Prize ,
[7] and won the 2010
Western Canadian Music Award for Rock Recording of the Year.
[8]
On August 29, 2020, a 10th anniversary edition was released,
[9] remastered by
Troy Glessner .
[10]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Becky Ninkovic; all music is composed by Derek Adam, Devon Clifford, Krista Loewen, and Stephen O'Shea
Title 1. "There Is XXXX (within my heart)" 4:39 2. "Glory" 2:14 3. "Dark Days" 4:46 4. "Cosmic Wanship Avengers" 3:32 5. "Lonely's Lunch" 4:44 6. "Make XXXX" 4:0 7. "
Laura Palmer 's Prom" 4:44 8. "She's Spoken For" 3:49 9. "XXXX/Loyalty" 3:25 10. "Heart of Gold" 4:08
Production
Band
Becky Ninkovic – vocals, arrangements
Devon Clifford – drums, backing vocals, arrangements
Derek Adam – guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
Krista Loewen – keyboards, vocals, arrangements
Stephen O'Shea – bass, backing vocals, arrangements
Session members
Shawn Penner – percussion (additional)
Saara Itkonen – backing vocals (additional)
Tamarack Hockin – backing vocals (additional)
Melissa Gregerson – backing vocals (additional), writing, arrangements
Production
Derek Adam – design, photography
Brock McFarlane – engineering (assistant)
Steve Hall – mastering
Ted Gowans – mixing (assistant)
Chris Janzen – other (group dynamic calibrator)
Sharla Sauder – other (vocal coach)
Devon Clifford – photography
Todd Duym – photography
Shawn Penner – producer
Becky Ninkovic – producer (additional), engineering (additional), artwork
Howard Redekopp – producer, engineering, mixing, photography
References
^ Sendra, Tim.
"Review: XXXX " .
Allmusic . Retrieved February 10, 2010 .
^
"You Say Party: XXXX" . Pitchfork. February 16, 2010.
Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012 .
^ Hernandez, Raoul (March 19, 2010).
"You Say Party! We Say Die!: XXXX Album Review" .
The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved September 15, 2022 .
^
"You Say Party - XXXX" . Paper Bag Records . Retrieved 2024-04-21 .
^
"XXXX keeps You Say Party! We Say Die! together"
Archived August 3, 2017, at the
Wayback Machine .
Georgia Straight , October 8, 2009.
^ Janes, Steve (2020-09-14).
"You Say Party's XXXX is now on our online shop!" . WithGuitars Music Magazine . Retrieved 2024-04-21 .
^
"Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list"
Archived September 1, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine .
The Globe and Mail , June 17, 2010.
^
"2010 Western Canadian Music Award Winners" . BreakOut West . Retrieved 2024-04-21 .
^ Slingerland, Calum (2020-07-30).
"You Say Party Treat 'XXXX' to Vinyl Reissue" . Exclaim! . Retrieved 2024-04-21 .
^
"You Say Party! We Say Die! XXXX LP" . Elusive Disc . Retrieved 2024-04-21 .
Derek Adam
Krista Loewen
Becky Ninkovic
Stephen O'Shea
Robert Andow
Al Boyle
Devon Clifford
Bruce Dyck
Jason Nicholas
Carissa Ropponen
Studio albums Remix albums