Tournament of Hearts (album)
| Tournament of Hearts | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:00 | |||
| Label | Three Gut | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 |
| PopMatters | 5/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Stylus | A– |
| Under the Radar | 7/10 |
Tournament of Hearts is the third full-length album by the Constantines. It was released September 27, 2005, on the Canadian label Three Gut Records. Sub Pop released the album outside of Canada two weeks later, on October 11, 2005. In an interview with CBC Radio 3 to promote the release of Reunion Tour, John K. Samson, the singer/guitarist of The Weakerthans, claimed that the Constantines chose the album title at his urging.