Home On Native Land

Home on Native Land is the seventh studio album by The Hidden Cameras.

Home on Native Land
Cover of Home on Native Land by The Hidden Cameras Cover design by Jeff Harris
Studio album by
The Hidden Cameras
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
StudioRooster Recording Studio
GenreFolk and country
LabelOutside Music
The Hidden Cameras chronology
Age
(2014)		 Home on Native Land
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! [1]
The Independent [2]
Record Collector [3]
Rolling Stone [4]

The album is an inquisitive ode to lead singer Joel Gibb's homeland as well as marking a figurative and literal return.[5] The record was recorded over 10 years with guest appearances by Rufus Wainwright, Feist, Ron Sexsmith, Neil Tennant, Bahamas and Mary Margaret O'Hara including original compositions as well as covers of "Dark End Of The Street" and "Don't Make Promises" by Tim Hardin and Canadian classic "Log Driver's Waltz"[6]

The lead single "Day I Left Home" was released on August 31, 2016.[7] The video for the single was directed by Canadian artist Geoffrey Farmer. The second single "Twilight Of The Season" was released on October 31, 2016 with a video directed by Canadian film director Sean Michael Turrell.[6] A third video was released for "Had A Feeling 'Bout You" on November 16, 2016 directed by Joel Gibb.[8] A fourth video was released for "Dark End of the Street" on December 2, 2016, directed by Canadian artist and filmmaker G. B. Jones.

The album was released on Outside Music on October 28, 2016.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Day I Left Home" 3:49
2."He Is the Boss of Me" 2:53
3."Ode to an Ah" 1:58
4."Dark End of the Street"Dan Penn3:31
5."You and Me Again" 4:27
6."Log Driver's Waltz" 3:06
7."Be What I Want" 3:32
8."Counting Stars" 5:27
9."The Great Reward" 3:57
10."Big Blue" 3:18
11."Don't Make Promises" 2:03
12."Drunk Dancer's Waltz" 2:53
13."Had A Feeling Bout You" 3:19
14."Twilight of the Season" 4:32

References
  1. Sarah Greene, The Hidden Cameras: Home On Native Land Reviews | Exclaim. Exclaim. October 28, 2016.
  2. Andy Gill, The Hidden Cameras: Home On Native Land Reviews | Record Collector. Record Collector. November 16, 2016.
  3. Mischa Pearlman, The Hidden Cameras: Home On Native Land Reviews | Record Collector. Record Collector. December, 2016.
  4. Alexander Muller Rolling Stone DE. November2016.
  5. "The Hidden Cameras detail new LP Home On Native Land, share visuals for "The Day I Left Home"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  6. "The Hidden Cameras' Joel Gibb Is a Little Bit Country, a Little Bit "Gay Folk Church Music" – Noisey". Noisey. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  7. "The Hidden Cameras 'The Day I Left Home' (video)". Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  8. "Premiere: The Hidden Cameras – 'Feeling Bout You'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-24.



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