Love in the Age of War

2012 studio album by Men Without Hats

Love in the Age of War

Studio album by

Men Without Hats

Released| May 22, 2012 (CAN)
June 5, 2012 (US)
Recorded| December 2011–February 2012, Mushroom and Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre| New wave, synthpop
Length| 41:28
Label| Cobraside
Producer| Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
Men Without Hats chronology
| My Hats Collection
(2006)  | Love in the Age of War
(2012)  | Men Without Hats Again, Parts 1 and 2
(2021–2022)

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Singles from  Love in the Age of War

1. "Head Above Water"
Released: April 20, 2012

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Love in the Age of War, released in 2012, is the seventh studio album by Canadian new wave group Men Without Hats.

## Production

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Love in the Age of War, originally expected to be titled Folk of the 80's (Part IV), was the first studio album by Men Without Hats after a hiatus of over eight years. It featured ten original songs written by Ivan Doroschuk.

It is the group's only album to feature guitarist James Love, who was replaced by Sho Murray in late 2016. It is also the only album to feature keyboardists Mark Olexson, who was replaced by Rachel Ashmore after the album was released, and Louise Dawson.

The songs were written by Doroschuk "in the back of the bus" while touring in the summer of 2011 with The Human League, and were recorded from December 2011 to February 2012.[2]

Produced by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie of Skinny Puppy fame, the album was released on May 22, 2012 in Canada, and worldwide on June 5, 2012.

## Track listing

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1. "Devil Come Round" (4:05)
2. "Head Above Water" (3:36)
3. "Everybody Knows" (3:43)
4. "The Girl with the Silicon Eyes" (3:59)
5. "This War Intro" (0:27)
6. "This War" (4:02)
7. "Your Beautiful Heart" (5:04)
8. "Live and Learn" (4:12)
9. "Close to the Sun" (4:36)
10. "Love’s Epiphany" (4:05)
11. "Love in the Age of War" (3:40)

## Personnel

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Members

* Ivan Doroschuk \- voice and electronics
* Lou Dawson - vocals and live keyboards
* James Love - guitars
* Colin Doroschuk - vocals
* Mark Olexson - live keyboards and programming.[3]

## Singles

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"Head Above Water"

Single by Men Without Hats
from the album  Love in the Age of War
Released| April 20, 2012
Recorded| 2012
Genre| New wave, post-punk
Length| 3:36
Label| Cobraside
Songwriter(s)| Ivan Doroschuk
Producer(s)| Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
Men Without Hats singles chronology
| "In the Meadow"
(1992)  | "Head Above Water"
(2012)  |

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"Head Above Water", the first and only single from Love in the Age of War, premiered on Montreal's CHOM-FM on April 20, 2012, the day of its release by Cobraside Records.[citation needed] The single was written by Ivan Doroschuk and produced by Dave Ogilvie.

## References

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1. ^ Raggett, Ned. Love in the Age of War at AllMusic.
2. ^ "Men Without Hats Speak To SonicAbuse". Sonic Abuse. January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
3. ^ Men Without Hats (2012). Love in the Age of War (CD liner notes). Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-10-24.

## External links

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* Love in the Age of War at Discogs

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Men Without Hats

* Ivan Doroschuk
* Colin Doroschuk
* Sho Murray

* Jérémie Arrobas
* Stefan Doroschuk
* Michel Langevin
* John Kastner
* Roman Martyn
* Félix Matte
* Allan McCarthy
* James Love
* Lysanne Thibodeau
* Lenny Pinkas
* Louise (Lou) Dawson
* Rachel Ashmore

Albums|

* Rhythm of Youth
* Folk of the 80s (Part III)
* Pop Goes the World
* The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century
* Sideways
* No Hats Beyond This Point
* Love in the Age of War

EPs|

* Folk of the 80's
* Freeways

Compilations|

* Collection/Greatest Hats
* The Very Best of Men Without Hats
* My Hats Collection/The Silver Collection

Singles|

* "The Safety Dance"
* "Nationale 7"
* "Pop Goes the World"
* "Hey Men"
* "Sideways"

Related articles|

* Discography
* The Spell

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