''Say Us'' is the first full-length studio album by the

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. The vinyl LP was released 9 February 2010, with the CD version released 23 February 2010. A digital download was made available, with the LP version. All three versions were released in Canada by Arts & Crafts Records.

Critical reception

In a positive review of the album, critic Noel Murray of the AV Club said fans of Sloan and of the

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should "warm immediately to Zeus", and wrote that "after moonlighting from their gig as Jason Collett’s backing band... heydeserve to move from the side of the stage to the front." Critic Andrew Leahey wrote that ''Say Us'' "re-creates the sunny strains of Sloan,

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, and the

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to charming effect." In a neutral review, critic Pieter J Macmillan wrote that the band's democratic approach to singing and song writing lead to a remarkable coherence of sound throughout the album. However, he continued the album's "lack of originality is felt particularly strong... in the lyrics."

Track listing

Personnel

* Rob Drake –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

tracks 3, 7, 9, 10, 11 * Carlin Nicholson –

tracks 1, 2, 4;

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tracks 1, 6, 9, 10, 11;

Vocal harmony Vocal harmony is a style of vocal music in which a consonant note or notes are simultaneously sung as a main melody in a predominantly homophonic texture. Vocal harmonies are used in many subgenres of European art music, including Classical ...

tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11;

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

track 2;

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

tracks 2, 12;

electric piano An electric piano is a musical instrument that has a piano-style musical keyboard, where sound is produced by means of mechanical hammers striking metal strings or reeds or wire tines, which leads to vibrations which are then converted into ele ...

track 3 * Mike O'Brien –

track 12;

tracks 3, 7, 12;

tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12;

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external electric Guitar amplifier, sound amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar. It uses one or more pickup (music technology), pickups ...

tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12;

tracks 1, 4, 10 * Neil Quin –

track 5;

track 6, 10;

tracks 3, 4, 10;

tracks 3, 4, 5, 10;

tracks 9, 10

Guest performers

* Dave Azzolini –

track 8;

tracks 2, 4, 8, 9;

track 12;

tracks 4, 6, 9 * Bryden Baird –

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitche ...

tracks 4, 8 * Peter Elkas –

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos that ...

track 12 * Jessica Grassia –

tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12 * Afie Jurvanen –

track 4;

tracks 4, 8 * Taylor Knox –

track 6;

track 2 * Liam Nicholson –

tracks 2, 4;

tracks 2, 4, 10 * Leon Patterson –

track 4;

track 4

Production

* Benny Cloutier Jr. – front cover illustration * Mike O'Brien, Robyn Kotyk, Zeus – design and layout * Mike O'Brien, Andrea Wilson – plasticine art * Mike O'Brien, Carlin Nicholson – producer * Robbie Lackritz – mixing

Footnotes

Citations

References

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External links

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