Origin:Orphan
| Origin:Orphan | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 22, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | Arts & Crafts | |||
| The Hidden Cameras chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| Cokemachineglow | 79%[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| musicOMH | [7] |
| NME | 9/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 5.2/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[11] |
Origin:Orphan is the fifth studio album by The Hidden Cameras, released September 22, 2009. It is the band's first release on Arts & Crafts.[12]
The album's first official single is "In the NA",[13] although the song "Walk On" was previously released as a preview track on the web and the compilation album Arts & Crafts Sampler Vol. 6.[13] The music video for "In the NA" was screened at several film festivals, including the 19th Annual Inside Out Film and Video Festival,[14] the opening night of SXSW[15] and the 2008 Atlantic Film Festival.[16]
Track listing
[edit]- "Ratify the New" – 6:31
- "In the NA" – 4:20
- "He Falls to Me" – 4:09
- "Colour of a Man" – 4:48
- "Do I Belong?" – 4:12
- "Walk On" – 4:42
- "Kingdom Come" – 3:10
- "Origin:Orphan" – 5:21
- "Underage" – 2:50
- "The Little Bit" – 2:38
- "Silence Can Be a Headline" – 5:17
References
[edit]- ^ "Reviews for Origin: Orphan by The Hidden Cameras". Metacritic. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "Origin: Orphan - The Hidden Cameras". AllMusic. September 22, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ Noel Murray, The Hidden Cameras: Origin: Orphan | Music | The A.V. Club. The Onion A.V. Club. September 22, 2009. Retrieved on October 30, 2009.
- ^ Eric Sams, The Hidden Cameras: Origin:Orphan. Cokemachineglow. October 7, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (4 December 2009). "The Hidden Cameras: Origin: Orphan". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ S, no watersports this time, but a wee triumph nonetheless. [Dec 2009, p. 100]
- ^ Darren Harvey, The Hidden Cameras – Origin: Orphan | album reviews | musicOMH. musicOMH. November 2, 2009. Retrieved on October 30, 2009.
- ^ Pia, Camilla (1 November 2009). "Album Review: The Hidden Cameras - 'Origin: Orphan'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Rob Mitchum, Pitchfork: Album Reviews: The Hidden Cameras: Origin: Orphan. Pitchfork. September 23, 2009. Retrieved on June 20, 2009.
- ^ Truely, there's no one like them. [Dec 2009, p.127]
- ^ Luke McGrath, The Hidden Cameras: Origin: Orphan < Reviews | PopMatters. PopMatters. September 22, 2009. Retrieved on October 30, 2009.
- ^ Brock Thiessen, "Hidden Cameras Detail Their Origin:Orphan, Set Album for September 22 Release". Exclaim!, July 3, 2009.
- ^ a b Kate Harper, "Hidden Cameras Are Orphans"[usurped]. chartattack.com, July 3, 2009.
- ^ Inside Out Film and Video Festival program[permanent dead link]. Retrieved on September 24, 2009.
- ^ The Hidden Cameras 'In the Na' – Film Festival Schedule | SXSW.com Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 30, 2009.
- ^ Atlantic Film Festival 2008: In The Na Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on October 30, 2009.
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