Say Us

Say Us is the first full-length studio album by the Canadian indie band Zeus. 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.[1][2][3]

Say Us
Studio album by
Zeus
Released23 February 2010 (2010-02-23)
Recorded2009
Toronto
GenreAlternative, indie
Length37:31
LabelArts & Crafts
ProducerCarlin Nicholson
Mike O'Brien
Zeus chronology
Sounds Like Zeus
(2009)		 Say Us
(2010)

Critical reception

In a positive review of the album, critic Noel Murray of the AV Club said fans of Sloan and of the New Pornographers should "warm immediately to Zeus", and wrote that "after moonlighting from their gig as Jason Collett’s backing band... [they] deserve to move from the side of the stage to the front."[4]

Critic Andrew Leahey wrote that Say Us "re-creates the sunny strains of Sloan, The Hollies, and the Beatles to charming effect."[5]

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."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLead vocalLength
1."How Does It Feel?"O'Brien2:49
2."Fever of the Time"C. Nicholson2:38
3."Kindergarten"Quin2:48
4."The Renegade"O'Brien3:45
5."Greater Times on the Wayside"Quin0:59
6."The River by the Garden"O'Brien3:52
7."You Gotta' Teller"C. Nicholson3:14
8."I Know"C. Nicholson3:15
9."Marching Through Your Head"Quin2:24
10."The Sound of You"O'Brien3:08
11."Heavy On Me"Quin4:36
12."At the Risk of Repeating"C. Nicholson4:03
Total length:37:31

Personnel

Guest performers

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
  1. Carlick, Stephen (November 2009). "News > NOV 16 2009". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. exclaim.ca. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  2. "Say us (sound recording) / Zeus", www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 556444910, AMICUS No. 37431211, retrieved 6 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  3. "Say us (sound recording) / Zeus", www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 650199506, AMICUS No. 37390669, retrieved 6 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  4. Murray, Noel (2 March 2010). "Music Review Say us B+". avclub.com. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 6 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  5. Leahey, Andrew. "Say Us Review". www.allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 6 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  6. Macmillan, Pieter J (25 January 2011). "Say us Reviews 6/10". drownedinsound.com. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 6 March 2011. External link in |work= (help)

References
  • Say Us (Booklet). Zeus. Toronto: Arts & Crafts. 2010. A&C051.CS1 maint: others (link)
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