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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
In Between Evolution is the ninth full-length album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was recorded at Studio X in Seattle and was released June 29, 2004. The album debuted at number one in Canada,[4] selling 22,500 copies in its first week.[5] However, the album got kicked off Canada's number one spot to Avril Lavigne's breakout album.[5] The album was certified Platinum in Canada in September 2004.[6]
One of the major themes of this album is the response to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. "Heaven Is a Better Place Today" doubles as a tribute to Dan Snyder, a player for the Atlanta Thrashers hockey team who died in an automobile accident nine months before the album's release, and for young men being sent to war.
The Hip performed a rough version of the song "It Can't be Nashville Every Night" on a season two episode of Canadian situation comedy TV program Corner Gas, as a local band renting out main character Brent Leroy's garage for band practice.
Track listing
All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heaven Is a Better Place Today" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Summer's Killing Us" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park" | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Vaccination Scar" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "It Can't Be Nashville Every Night" | 2:53 |
| 6. | "If New Orleans Is Beat" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "You're Everywhere" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "As Makeshift as We Are" | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Mean Streak" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "The Heart of the Melt" | 2:35 |
| 11. | "One Night in Copenhagen" | 2:20 |
| 12. | "Are We Family" | 4:34 |
| 13. | "Goodnight Josephine" | 3:25 |
Cover art
The album cover art was designed by Cameron Tomsett,[7] a Canadian artist from Kingston.
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "Canadian Albums - Week of July 17, 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ a b "Avril knocks The Hip out of No. 1". Jam!. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification - September 2004". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ Cover Artist: Cameron Tomsett Citation