Tales from the City
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Tales from the City is the second studio album by Canadian alternative rock
band Mobile
. It was released on October 7, 2008, in Canada . The debut single from the album, "The Killer", was released on July 1, 2008.
The album was written and recorded in late 2007 and early 2008 . The album's sound has some differences than Tomorrow Starts Today
, Mobile's debut album. The songs in this album mesh together better than the previous album, for one . In July 2007 Christian's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and some of the music in this album was inspired by that event. According to Mat the album "will show a different side of Mobile".
The opening track of Tales from the City, "Daylight Breaks", was actually written in 2000 and was not recorded until this album. Mobile considers the song "the perfect bridge between" Tomorrow Starts Today and Tales from the City.
Six of the songs from the album can be listened to on MTV's website http://www.mtv.ca/?id=1595875. MTV has these songs available to listen to because the band was part of the leak live tour done by MTV from September 22 until October 6, 2008.
It debuted in the Canadian Album Charts at #26.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Mobile
Mobile (band)
Mobile were a Canadian Alternative Rock band from Montreal initially composed of Mathieu Joly , Christian Brais , Pierre-Marc Hamelin , Dominic Viola and Frank Williamson . Their debut album, Tomorrow Starts Today, was released in 2006. The band was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2007 and went...
. It was released on October 7, 2008, in Canada . The debut single from the album, "The Killer", was released on July 1, 2008.
The album was written and recorded in late 2007 and early 2008 . The album's sound has some differences than Tomorrow Starts Today
Tomorrow Starts Today
Tomorrow Starts Today is the 2006 debut studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Mobile. It was released on April 18, 2006, in Canada and August 21, 2007, in the United States. To date, four singles have been released: "Montreal Calling" , "Out of My Head" , "See Right Through Me" , and...
, Mobile's debut album. The songs in this album mesh together better than the previous album, for one . In July 2007 Christian's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and some of the music in this album was inspired by that event. According to Mat the album "will show a different side of Mobile".
The opening track of Tales from the City, "Daylight Breaks", was actually written in 2000 and was not recorded until this album. Mobile considers the song "the perfect bridge between" Tomorrow Starts Today and Tales from the City.
Six of the songs from the album can be listened to on MTV's website http://www.mtv.ca/?id=1595875. MTV has these songs available to listen to because the band was part of the leak live tour done by MTV from September 22 until October 6, 2008.
It debuted in the Canadian Album Charts at #26.
Track listing
- "Daylight Breaks" – 5:24
- "Mother" – 4:14
- "Hit the Floor #7" – 3:51
- "The Killer" – 3:41
- "No Tomorrow" – 3:55
- "Gravity" – 4:46
- "Slow Motion Car Crash" – 3:36
- "Sweet Light" – 3:43
- "Live to Find" – 3:57
- "All Is Forgiven (Parts I-II-III)" – 7:42