# Transistor Sister — Shotgun Jimmie

- **Artist:** [Shotgun Jimmie](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2011-03-08
- **Record Label:** You've Changed Records
- **Total Tracks:** 16
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/transistor-sister
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/3eXdcSYlzlIK5gtZZFYZDh

## The Story of the Release

Transistor Sister is the beloved 2011 studio album by Sackville, NB songwriter Shotgun Jimmie (Jim Kilpatrick), released on You've Changed Records. The album earned a spot on the 2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List and solidified Jimmie's reputation as one of Canada's finest garage-pop and indie rock storytellers.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Transistor Sister is an infectious blast of hooky power-pop joy and road-tested touring humour."
> — **Exclaim!** (2011-03-08) [Read Article](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/shotgun_jimmie-transistor_sister)

> "Few songwriters capture the quirky charm of Canadian small towns and coast-to-coast touring like Shotgun Jimmie."
> — **CBC Music** (2011-03-15) [Read Article](https://www.cbc.ca/music/shotgun-jimmie-transistor-sister)

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

### 01. Late Last Year (2:32)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 02. Suzy (2:14)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 03. King of Kreuzberg (3:50)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 04. Paper Planes (0:42)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 05. Confidence Lodge Stairwell Recording #1 (0:16)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 06. Transistor Sister (2:36)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 07. Too Many Flowers (1:52)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 08. Stereo and the Stove (2:50)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 09. Swamp Magic (4:37)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 10. Piano (0:27)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 11. Peace and Love (1:54)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 12. Masterpiece (1:49)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 13. The Haze (2:02)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 14. Refrain (0:43)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 15. Bar's Open (0:17)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

### 16. Bar's Closed (1:42)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Shotgun Jimmie**: Performance [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/shotgun-jimmie)

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