SONG OF THE DAY
“Detroit ’67” by Sam Roberts (Love At The End Of The World, Secret Brain Records/ Universal Music Canada, 2008). Written by Sam Roberts.
INTERESTING FACTS
– Love at the End of the World is the third full length album from Canadian rock musician Sam Roberts.
– The album cover is based on an illustration by Elisabeth Moch.
– In its first week of release, it was the top selling album in Canada .
– Sam Roberts is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.
– Born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, to South African parents, he attended Loyola High School and McGill University.
– Sam Roberts is trilingual, speaking English, French, and Spanish. He married his high school sweetheart of 13 years, Jen, and they have two daughters. [Too bad, he’s hot]
– The Juno Awards is a Canadian awards ceremony presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Roberts has received four awards from seven nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | “Brother Down” | Single of the Year | Nominated |
| New Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | We Were Born in a Flame | Album of the Year | Won |
| Rock Album of the Year | Won | ||
| Artist of the Year | Won | ||
| 2007 | “Bridge to Nowhere” | Video of the Year | Won |
| Chemical City | Rock Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Love at the End of the World | Artist of the Year | Won |
| Rock Album of the Year | Won | ||
| “Detroit ’67” | Video of the Year | Nominated |