''Hurry'' is a 2001 EP released by Canadian

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band Tin Foil Phoenix as Sonic Bloom. The EP was nominated for a 2002

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for Outstanding Rock Recording.

Critical acclaim

*"''Hurry'' was a distinctive, stylish concoction of

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, swaggering

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and anthemic

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, topped with Michael Zirk's hyperintelligent, stream-of-

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-consciousness neo-

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." -- Darryl Sterdan,

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, September 10, 2004.

References

2001 EPs Tin Foil Phoenix albums {{2001-rock-album-stub