''Timber Timbre'' is the third studio album from Timber Timbre, released January 13, 2009 on

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. It was rereleased on June 30, 2009 in both Canada and the

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, and August 17, 2009 in the

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, on

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. Considered to be a successful follow-up to the smaller scale previous LPs which garnered a minute but faithful following, the album was a long list nominee for the

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and the song "Lay Down in the Tall Grass" has been shortlisted for

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'S ECHO prize. Toronto's ''

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'' called the album 'the spookiest disc of the year, and the best'.
For the week of Halloween 2009, the album was released for free from the band's website.
The song "Demon Host" was used for the 2012 documentary film ''

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''. The song "Magic Arrow" is featured briefly on ''

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s third season, in the episode " Caballo sin Nombre."

Track listing

All songs written by Taylor Kirk.

Personnel

* Taylor Kirk - written, performed, recorded by * Chris Stringer - producer; percussion, banjo, keyboards * Misha Bower - vocals * Matt Cully - vocals * Neil Haverty - vocals * Steve Mackay - vocals *

Mika Posen Mika Posen is a Canadian violinist and music instructor based in Ottawa. She is known for collaborating and performing with acts including Timber Timbre, Agnes Obel, and Forest City Lovers and performs as a solo artist under the name Merganzer ...

- strings * Chris Hickey - screams * Christienne Chesney - words * Michael Milosh - words

References

2009 albums Timber Timbre albums Arts & Crafts Productions albums {{2000s-folk-album-stub