Album · Matthew Good
Vancouver by Matthew Good
Vancouver is an album by Matthew Good, released in 2009. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Us Remains Impossible”, on 1 list with a best position of #76.
Vancouver, Matthew Good's fourth studio album, came out on October 6, 2009, and it's a concept record aimed squarely at his hometown, less a postcard than an indictment. Good, once the frontman of the Matthew Good Band and by now as well known for his political commentary as for his songs, zeroes in on the Downtown Eastside and the gulf between Vancouver's rich and poor neighbourhoods, and the music matches the mood: brooding, widescreen rock that builds slowly and then bares its teeth.
Having wrapped up his Universal Music Canada deal with Hospital Music in 2007, he signed on again just as the sessions got going in early 2009, and Peter Yorn drops in on backing vocals for "The Vancouver National Anthem". The album won Rock Album of the Year at the 2011 Junos, his second win in that category after Beautiful Midnight took it in 2000.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Vancouver on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Us Remains Impossible | 1 | #76 | – | 2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.