Say Hello to Sunshine

Say Hello to Sunshine
Studio album by Finch
Released June 6, 2005 (UK)
June 7, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded 2004/2005 at Ocean Studios, Big Fish Studios and Avatar Studios.[1]
Genre Post-hardcore, experimental rock, alternative rock, emo
Length 50:17
Label Drive-Thru, Geffen
Producer Finch, Jason Cupp, and Ben Moore (All songs excluding 4, 11, and 13)
Finch chronology
What It Is to Burn
(2002)		 Say Hello to Sunshine
(2005)		 Finch
(2008)
Singles from Say Hello to Sunshine
  1. "Bitemarks and Bloodstains"

Say Hello to Sunshine is the second studio album by American rock band Finch, released on June 7, 2005. This album signaled a sharp departure from the band's last release, What It Is to Burn. Say Hello to Sunshine introduced a harder, gritty sound, with more screaming and a less of a alternative rock sound compared to earlier songs such as "Letters to You".[2] The album received mixed reactions. Some were disappointed, having been expecting a similar sound to their previous, whereas others embraced the change in direction. The album was produced with Jason Cupp (The Kite-Eating Tree, The Valley Arena), who also produced the band's self-titled EP.

In 2006, Finch announced an indefinite hiatus[3] - this resulted in Say Hello being regarded as the last release by the band. However, in late 2007, the band officially ended their hiatus and have since released a new EP in July 2008. They then split up again in 2010 in the midst of creating their 3rd album.

Contents

Note

It is believed that all the album's songs were written about an anonymous bullied teenager from South Hill, Virginia who developed Schizophrenia and later committed suicide (sometime in late 2004)

Track listing

All songs written by Finch.

No. Title Length
1. "Insomniatic Meat"   4:24
2. "Revelation Song"   3:22
3. "Brother Bleed Brother"   3:41
4. "A Piece of Mind"   3:05
5. "Ink"   3:35
6. "Fireflies"   3:28
7. "Hopeless Host"   4:19
8. "Reduced to Teeth"   3:53
9. "A Man Alone"   4:16
10. "Miro"   3:13
11. "Ravenous"   2:39
12. "Bitemarks and Bloodstains"   4:39
13. "The Casket of Roderick Usher"   1:50
14. "Dreams of Psilocybin"   3:53
Bonus Tracks
No. Title Length
1. "Gak 2" (UK release) 5:39
2. "Spanish Fly" (Japanese release) 2:38

Songs in the media

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.discogs.com/Finch-Say-Hello-To-Sunshine/release/1802683
  2. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6866931/a/Say+Hello+To+Sunshine.htm
  3. ^ http://www.sharpeningbeneath.com/forum/index.php?s=039e01009b4f5101be2aa3f66c8d04ea&showtopic=163
Finch
Nate Barcalow • Randy Strohmeyer • Alex Linares • Drew Marcogliese • Daniel Wonacott
Derek Doherty • Alex Pappas • Marc Allen
Studio albums
What It Is To Burn • Say Hello to Sunshine
EPs
Live albums
Singles
"Letters To You" • "What It Is To Burn" • "New Beginnings" • "Worms of the Earth" • "Bitemarks and Bloodstains" • "Famine or Disease" • "Epilogue" • "Bury Me"
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