The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends, commonly referred to simply as The Pursuit, is the second studio album by Canadian

Canada

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Evans Blue

Evans Blue

Evans Blue is an alternative rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in 2005.- Origins :Evans Blue came together in early 2005. Five musicians, then in three separate bands, met through a local musician's message board...

. It was released on July 24, 2007 (see 2007 in music

2007 in music

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). The first single is "The Pursuit" and was released to radio on May 21, 2007. The Pursuit was leaked onto the internet on May 23, 2007. It is first to feature Howard Davis on drums and the last album with Kevin Matisyn as the lead singer of the group, before current lead singer, Dan Chandler, replaced him.

The album sold over 30,000 copies in its first three weeks on-sale ¹

Track listing

1. "In a Red Dress and Alone" - 3:09
2. "Shine Your Cadillac" - 3:45
3. "Q (The Best One of Our Lives)" - 3:57
4. "Kiss the Flag" - 4:31
5. "My Damsel: A Confession to an Adversary" - 5:42
6. "Pin-Up" - 4:53
7. "Caught a Lite Sneeze
   Caught a Lite Sneeze
   "Caught a Lite Sneeze" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the first single from her 1996 album Boys for Pele. It reached #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the UK Singles Charts, and is one of the most recognized songs by Amos and a fan-favourite...
   
   " - 4:06
8. "Fear" - 3:58
9. "Dear Lucid, Our Time Is Right Now" - 3:46
10. "Painted" - 9:19
11. "The Pursuit
    The Pursuit
    "The Pursuit", the first single off Evans Blue's second album, The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends, hit airwaves May 21, 2007 and was accompanied by a music video, directed by Jesse Ewles. The song peaked at #32 on US Modern Rock and #17 on US Mainstream Rock. It was released on...
    
    " - 4:26

Additional Tracks

1. "Kiss the Flag" (Acoustic Version) 4:06 -- FYE
   Fyé
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    Exclusive Track
2. "She Fell" 3:29 -- FYE
   Fyé
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    Exclusive Track
3. "The Pursuit" (Acoustic Version) 3:54—The Pursuit CDS

Album credits

All songs written by K. Clarkson (Matisyn) / J. Lauzon / V. Tanaskovic except "Caught A Lite Sneeze," which was written by Tori Amos

Tori Amos

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.

Band

• Kevin Matisyn
  Kevin Matisyn
  Kevin James Clarkson known professionally as Kevin Matisyn, is the current singer for the rock band Parabelle. He is the former singer for Evans Blue.-Musical beginnings & Evans Blue:...
  
   - Vocals
• Parker Lauzon - Rhythm Guitar
• Vlad Tanaskovic - Lead Guitar
• Joe Pitter - Bass
• Howard Davis - Drums

Additional musicians

• Michael "Dull Boy" Langford - Percussion, Engineer
• Kevin Fox - Cello (Painted/Pin-Up)
• Konrad Kustiak - Piano (Painted/Pin-Up)

Production

• Trevor Kustiak—Producer
• Mark Makowy—Mixing
• Michael "Dull Boy" Langford—Engineer, Digital Editing
• Tom Bender—Assistant
• William Paden Hensley—Digital Editing, Mixing Assistant
• P.R. Brown—Design, Photography
• Bob Vosgien—Mastering
• Geoffrey Weiss—A&R
• Michael Barbiero—Mixing
• Michael Brauer—Mixing
• Mick Guzauski
  Mick Guzauski
  Mick Guzauski is a multi-platinum Mixing Engineer and sound engineer.Guzauski's work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, and easy listening...
  
  -- Mixing

Unplugged Melody

The Unplugged Melody was included with the Canadian release of the album, containing acoustic versions of songs from The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume

The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume

-Personnel:Evans Blue*Kevin Matisyn - Vocals*Parker Lauzon - Rhythm guitar*Vlad Tanaskovic - Lead guitar*Joe Pitter - Bass*Darryl Brown - DrumsAdditional musicians*Stuart Cameron - acoustic guitar on Beg...

, with the exception of the Sarah McLachlan

Sarah McLachlan

Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...

 cover, "Possession". For a limited time, this DVD was included with each purchase of The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends from Best Buy

Best Buy

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, and contains commentary from lead singer, Matisyn, as well as a making-of documentary for the second album.

Track listing

1. "Stop And Say You Love Me"
2. "Cold (But I'm Still Here)"
3. "Over"
4. "Beg"
5. "Eclipsed"
6. "Dark That Follows"
7. "The Promise And The Threat"
8. "A Cross And A Girl Named Blessed"
9. "Quote"
10. "The Tease"
11. "Closing Track"

External links

• "The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends" album lyrics