Albatross (Big Wreck album)
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| Released | March 6, 2012 (CAN) February 19, 2013 (US) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, progressive rock, post-grunge, heartland rock | |||
| Length | 49:29 | |||
| Label | Anthem, Warner Music Canada | |||
| Producer | Ian Thornley, Nick Raskulinecz, Eric Ratz | |||
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Albatross is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Big Wreck. It is the band's first album since their 2001 release The Pleasure and the Greed, and the first without original members Dave Henning and Forrest Williams. The album was released on March 6, 2012.
In 2012, the album won the CASBY Award for "Favourite New Album". The album was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards.
In 2025, the band were selected as Canada's Record Store Day ambassadors for the year, and announced a deluxe anniversary reissue of the album, which saw its first ever vinyl pressing and features several previously unreleased songs.
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