Alphabet. Alphabets.

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Alphabet. Alphabets.

Studio album by Trophy Scars

Released

June 13, 2006

Recorded

2006

Genre

Post-hardcore

Length

42:29

Label

The Death Scene

Producer

Chris Badami

Professional reviews

AbsolutePunk.net (89%) link
All Music Guide link
Aversion link
Punkbands.com link
Ear Candy link
Emotionalpunk link
Lambgoat link

Trophy Scars chronology

Darts to The Sea / Sand in The Sea 2CD Set
(2006)

Alphabet. Alphabets.
(2006)

Bad Luck (Trophy Scars)

Trophy Scars' Alphabet. Alphabets. was released on June 13, 2006. This LP was their second release on The Death Scene. It is Trophy Scars' second album.

The theme of the album is the letter "A". With the exception of "Yes", "No", ""A Song Begins With "A." Almost All These Songs Begin With "A."", all the titles of songs are a word or phrase that begins with the letter A, followed by a period, the plural of that word or phrase, and another period. In an interview on May 25, 2007, singer-songwriter Jerry Jones and Guitarist AJ Hanson spoke to AbsolutePunk.net's Louise Heng about the band. When asked about the reason behind the "A" theme, Jerry Jones replied:

“

When John and I started the "Alphabet blueprints" we decided to make a record that was going to be both musically and lyrically eclectic. At the same time we wanted to create a cohesive and wholesome listen. I did indeed adopt Nathaniel Hawthorne's motif for his book The Scarlet Letter. The book's heroine, Hester Pryne, bears the "Ambiguous", "Allegorical" letter "A" on her chest. (For people who've read the book, it's clear what the "A" indicates.)

It's the foundation of our Alphabet. We use our Alphabet to translate language into script and to phonetically communicate. It's so basic but it holds keys to a vast range of emotion and ideas. This is reflected in the plethora of music styles incorporated in Alphabets. Doomed romance and poor timing plague the record's backdrop but it actually deals with many facets of my own neuroticism. ^[1]

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