ARTIST: Two Hours Traffic
TITLE: Little Jabs
LABEL: Bumstead
GENRE: Rock
TIME: 41:05 min
SIZE: 61,9 MB
RIP DATE: Jun-29-2007
RELEASE DATE: Jul-03-2007
WEBSITE: n/a
Track List:
01. Nighthawks 03:15
02. No Advances 03:17
03. Stuck For The Summer 03:08
04. Heroes of The Sidewalk 03:19
05. Jezebel 03:28
06. Backsweat Sweetheart 03:29
07. Whenenver We Finish 04:30
08. Stolen Earrings 02:52
09. Sure Can Start 03:35
10. Heatseeker 04:29
11. Arms Akimbo 05:43
Release Notes:
Two Hours Traffic doesn't pull any punches with
their second full-length, Little Jabs (Bumstead
Records). Joel Plaskett returns to the producer's
chair on Little Jabs, which packs a wallop with
eleven captivating tracks that blur the line between
folk rock and powerful pop. The video for their
seasonal anthem, "Stuck for the Summer," is
currently in rotation on MuchMusic and the band is
hitting the Trans-Canada to bring their unparalleled
pop sensibilities to the masses. Unabashedly catchy
and sincere, Two Hours Traffic is deservedly at the
fore of the Canadian Maritime pop revival and Little
Jabs will only solidify that position.
Two Hours Traffic began in 2003 when former
kindergarten colleagues Liam Corcoran and Alec
OÆHanley recruited fellow University of PEI
chemistry students Andrew MacDonald and Derek Ellis.
After the better part of a year, the group released
an EP entitled The April Storm (Independent). This
record caught the ear of acclaimed Halifax guitar
hero Joel Plaskett, who immediately offered to
produce the group's first full-length album. When
not breaking Erlenmeyer flasks, the group managed to
pen and record an anthemic eponymous full length
album.
Recorded while the band was still in their teens,
their second album Two Hours Traffic (Independent)
recalls the eccentricity of The Cars and the
immediacy of Big Star. People took to the songs
without hesitation: Limelight fueled some hottub
drama on The OC, Better Sorry Than Safe edged out
indie-rock mainstays Broken Social Scene and The
Constantines on CBC Radio 3's 2005 year-end list,
and the album was nominated for Best Rock Recording
at the 2006 East Coast Music Awards. While their
debut full length album was a magnet for critical
accolades, their peers began to take notice as well;
Two Hours Traffic toured Canada extensively with the
likes of Wintersleep, The Joel Plaskett Emergency
and The Golden Dogs.
The 2006 release of their second EP, Isolator
(Independent), signified the band's arrival as
accomplished songwriters. More critical acclaim
followed and the disc received a 2007 ECMA
nomination for Best Alternative Album. Two Hours
Traffic has gladly left behind the ivory towers of
higher education for less dignified pursuits.