The Love Still Held Me Near
2023 studio album by City and Colour
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The Love Still Held Me Near is the seventh studio album by City and Colour. It was released on 31 March 2023 through frontman Dallas Green's own record label, Still Records. The lead single, "Underground", was released on 19 January 2023, with the album being officially announced the same day.[5][6]
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| Released | 31 March 2023 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 58:51 | |||
| Label | Still Records | |||
| Producer | Dallas Green, Matt Kelly | |||
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| Singles from The Love Still Held Me Near | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[3] |
| Kerrang! | [4] |
The album is a Juno Award nominee for Album Artwork of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024.[7][8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dallas Green, except "Without Warning", written by Dallas Green and Matt Kelly.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Meant to Be" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Underground" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Fucked It Up" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "The Love Still Held Me Near" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "A Little Mercy" | 5:51 |
| 6. | "Things We Choose to Care About" | 4:37 |
| 7. | "After Disaster" | 5:25 |
| 8. | "Without Warning" | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Hard, Hard Time" | 4:16 |
| 10. | "The Water Is Coming" | 6:02 |
| 11. | "Bow Down to Love" | 6:10 |
| 12. | "Begin Again" | 3:32 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Dallas Green – vocals, guitar
- Matt Kelly – Wurlitzer (5, 7, 8, 11), organ (2, 8), synthesizer (4), guitar (1–3, 6, 9, 10, 12), background vocals (1–3, 10–12)
- Leon Power – drums (1–5, 7–11), percussion (2–6, 8–10, 12), background vocals (10)
- John Sponarski – guitar, background vocals (9)
- Erik Nielsen – bass, background vocals (9)
Technical and artistic personnel
- Darren "Jeter" Magierowski – engineer
- Jill Zimmermann – engineer
- Jacquire King – mixing
- Danny Pellegrini – assistant mix engineer
- Pete Lyman – mastering
- Kit King – paintings
- Vanessa Heins – photography
- Nick Steinhardt – art direction and design
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 16 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] | 12 |