# Seeds — Hey Rosetta!

- **Artist:** [Hey Rosetta!](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2011-02-15
- **Record Label:** Sonic Records
- **Total Tracks:** 11
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/seeds
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/36ZnMBCUyXRwLvGt42cdck

## The Story of the Release

Seeds is the critically heralded third studio album by St. John's indie-rock septet Hey Rosetta!, released via Sonic Records. Produced by Grammy-winner Gordie Sampson and recorded at Sonic Temple in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the record elevates the band's dynamic blend of sweeping orchestral arrangements, driving post-punk rhythms, and Tim Baker's impassioned songwriting. The album reached the Short List for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize and garnered a JUNO Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Seeds proves Hey Rosetta! are crafting indie rock on a truly symphonic scale, bursting with poetic catharsis and orchestral thunder."
> — **Exclaim!** (2011-02-14) [Read Article](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hey_rosetta-seeds)

## Official Music Videos & Visual Direction

### "Hey Rosetta! - Yer Spring (Official Video)" (Official Music Video)
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9K15qg7s6Y
- **Visual & Directorial Credits:**

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

### 01. Yer Spring (2:57)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Piano [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Adam Hogan**: Electric Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
  - **Josh Ward**: Bass [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
  - **Phil Maloney**: Drums [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)

### 02. Young Glass (4:00)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Kinley Dowling**: Violin, Vocals [SOURCED]
  - **Romesh Thavanathan**: Cello [SOURCED]

### 03. Bricks (4:00)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Piano [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Adam Hogan**: Electric Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
  - **Phil Maloney**: Drums [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)

### 04. New Goodbye (4:13)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Adam Hogan**: Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)

### 05. Welcome (4:39)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Josh Ward**: Bass [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)

### 06. Seventeen (3:55)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Adam Hogan**: Electric Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)

### 07. Eleanor (3:34)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Kinley Dowling**: Strings [SOURCED]

### 08. Downstairs (4:19)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Phil Maloney**: Drums [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)

### 09. Welcome Pt. II (3:23)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Romesh Thavanathan**: Cello [SOURCED]

### 10. Yer Fall (4:24)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Adam Hogan**: Electric Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)

### 11. Bandages (5:59)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tim Baker**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Adam Hogan**: Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
  - **Josh Ward**: Bass [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)
  - **Phil Maloney**: Drums [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/hey-rosetta)

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