Heresy and the Hotel Choir explained

Heresy and the Hotel Choir
Type:studio
Artist:Maritime
Cover:Heresy_Hotel.JPG
Released:October 16, 2007
Recorded:2007
Genre:Indie rock, indie pop
Length:41:39
Label:Flameshovel
Producer:Stuart Sikes
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Heresy and the Hotel Choir is an album by the indie pop band Maritime. It is the band's third full-length album and was released on October 16, 2007.

Release

On September 10, 2007, Heresy and the Hotel Choir was announced for release the following month. They supported Jimmy Eat World on their headlining US tour until November 2007.[1] [2] Following this, they went on a US tour to close out the year.[3] Heresy and the Hotel Choir was released on vinyl on October 2, 2007, ahead of the CD version on October 16, 2007.[1] [4] "Boy from School" was posted online in January 2008.[5] A music video was released for "Guns of Navarone" on February 8, 2008.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Guns of Navarone" – 3:02
  2. "With Holes for Thumb Sized Birds" – 2:45
  3. "For Science Fiction" – 3:10
  4. "Hand Over Hannover" – 3:26
  5. "Aren't We All Found Out" – 2:13
  6. "Peril" – 2:48
  7. "Pearl" – 5:23
  8. "Hours That You Keep" – 2:56
  9. "Be Unhappy" – 3:39
  10. "Are We Renegade" – 1:41
  11. "First Night on Earth" – 4:50
  12. "Love Has Given Up" – 3:49

Limited edition 7"

Heresy and the Hotel Choir was released on the band's own Foreign Leisure label on vinyl. Included with the LP is a 7", limited to 1000 copies in the first press.

  1. Witches & Snowmen (Snailhouse cover)
  2. Boy From School (Hot Chip cover)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maritime to support Jimmy Eat World. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. September 10, 2007. May 31, 2022.
  2. Web site: Jimmy Eat World / Maritime. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604150512/https://www.punknews.org/article/25780/tours-jimmy-eat-world-maritime. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. September 28, 2007. June 4, 2022. June 4, 2022.
  3. Web site: Maritime. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. October 20, 2007. June 4, 2022.
  4. Web site: Upcoming releases and a look at a Sex Pistols classic. Punknews.org. White, Adam. September 12, 2007. May 31, 2022.
  5. Web site: Maritime: 'Boy From School (Hot Chip cover)'. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. January 21, 2008. June 7, 2022.
  6. Web site: Maritime: 'Guns Of Navarone'. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. February 8, 2008. June 8, 2022.

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