# Hope — The Strumbellas

- **Artist:** [The Strumbellas](https://musiclist.ca/artist/the-strumbellas)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2016-04-22
- **Record Label:** Six Shooter Records
- **Total Tracks:** 11
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/hope
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/21fsTeBAGnpzzJ1brqXG9i

## The Story of the Release

Hope is the acclaimed third studio album by Canadian indie folk-rock group The Strumbellas, released on April 22, 2016 through Six Shooter Records. Recorded in Toronto at Lincoln County Social Club with American producer Dave Schiffman, the record achieved international mainstream success driven by lead single Spirits, which reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and earned double-platinum status in Canada. Blending soaring pop hooks with gothic folk lyricism, Hope earned The Strumbellas the 2017 Juno Award for Single of the Year.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Hope finds The Strumbellas sharpening their pop sensibilities to a razor-fine point while keeping the heart and communal stomp that made them beloved."
> — **Exclaim!** by Sarah Greene (2016-04-20) [Read Article](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_strumbellas-hope)

## Complete Track-by-Track Liner Notes & Credits

### 01. Spirits
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 02. Shovels & Dirt
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 03. We Don't Know
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 04. Wars
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 05. Dog
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 06. The Hired Band
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 07. Young & Wild
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 08. The Night Will Save Us
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 09. I Still Make Her Cry
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 10. David
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

### 11. Wild Sun
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Simon Ward**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/simon-ward)

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