The Smell of Our Own (20th Anniversary Edition), by The Hidden Cameras

The Smell of Our Own (20th Anniversary Edition)

by The Hidden Cameras

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alec critten Exuberant and uplifting - this album's pairing of unabashed gay sexuality with lush instrumentation is deeply inspired, and almost religious at points. It's awesome (both in the colloquial meaning of "extremely good" and the original definition of "inspiring reverence").

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1.	Golden Streams 04:31	info	buy track
2.	Ban Marriage 04:21	info	buy track
3.	A Miracle 02:54	info	buy track
4.	Animals of Prey 04:08	info	buy track
5.	Smells Like Happiness 03:12	info	buy track
6.	The Day Is Dawning 05:11	info	buy track
7.	Boys of Melody 05:04	info	buy track
8.	Shame 05:31	info	buy track
9.	Breathe On It 02:56	info	buy track
10.	The Man That I Am with My Man 04:37	info	buy track
11.	Fear Of 'Zine Failure 03:24	info	buy track
12.	Boys Of Melody (CBC Session) 04:49	info	buy track
13.	Shame (CBC Session) 05:22	info	buy track
14.	Smells Like Happiness (4-Track Demo) 03:12	info	buy track
15.	Day Is Dawning (CBC Session) 04:44	info	buy track
16.	The Dying Galatian 02:22	info	buy track
17.	Heavy Flow of Evil 02:54	info	buy track
18.	Ban Marriage (4-Track Demo) 05:02	info	buy track
19.	Breathe On It (CBC Session) 02:50	info	buy track
20.	A Miracle 02:43	info	buy track

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The Hidden Cameras in collaboration with Rough Trade Records, today announce a 20th anniversary expanded deluxe reissue of their majestic debut album ‘The Smell of Our Own’ to be released on April 14th 2023. A deluxe vinyl edition will be pressed as a 2 x LP edition on Yellow vinyl and featuring bonus demos and live session recordings.

The Hidden Cameras burst onto the Toronto music scene in the early 2000’s boasting an irresistible combination of pop and queer sensibilities. Playing self-proclaimed ‘Gay Church Folk Music’ a new genre of their own making and songs ranging from haunted, aching ballads to foot-stomping anthems, the band’s outrageous stage shows packed such disparate venues as sweaty dance bars, art museums, working porn cinemas as well as many churches. Fronted by lead singer-songwriter Joel Gibb, the ensemble continues its musical provocations to this day, with Berlin now as its centre of gravity.

The Hidden Cameras had yet to release a note of commercially available music when, in early 2002, they became among the most discussed and celebrated unsigned bands in the history of their native Toronto. By the close of the year, they had been the subject of uncommonly sensational features in The Globe and Mail (Canada’s national newspaper) as well as in every daily and weekly in Toronto. The reasons for the reckless enthusiasm of these usually cautious journals was simple: revelatory live performances that attacked and transcended the staid, dispassionate traditions of rock nightclub culture; and the songs of band front-man and mastermind Joel Gibb, a talent of uncommon melodic and poetic gifts. ‘The Smell of Our Own’, The Hidden Cameras debut album was originally released in April 2003 on Rough Trade to tremendous critical acclaim.

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