We Are an Empire, My Dear is the second album by Canadian band In-Flight Safety, released in 2009 on Night Danger Records. The album was produced by Laurence Currie and In-flight Safety. It was recorded primarily at Fox River School House No. 9, in Fox River, Nova Scotia, with additional recording in Halifax and Toronto, Ontario.
Critical reception
Reviews have been mixed, with critics noting a similarity to the style of the band Coldplay.
Track listing
All songs were written by In-Flight Safety; lyrics were written by John Mullane.
- "I Could Love You More"
- "Big White Elephant"
- "Model Homes"
- "Crash/Land"
- "Torches"
- "Actors"
- "Amy Racina"
- "Cloudhead"
- "Paperthin II"
- "Paperthin"
- "The Warning"
- "Fill Our Wounds"
Personnel
- In-Flight Safety:
- Brad Goodsell
- Daniel Ledwell
- Glen Nicholson
- John Mullane
- Guest musicians:
- Kinley Dowling â viola and violin on tracks 1, 3, 10, 11 and 12
- Scott Remila â vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10
- The Duffus Street Choir (Lia Rinaldo, Crad Price, Matt Charlton, Tara Thorne, Jenn Grant, Aaron Collier, Chris Pennell, Andrew Stretch, Craig Buckley, Ryan Turner, Jenna Higgins) â vocals on tracks 3 and 10
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