From Them, Through Us, to You

From Them, Through Us, to You
Studio album by Madina Lake
Released March 26, 2007 (UK)
March 27, 2007 (U.S.)
Genre Alternative rock
Post-hardcore
Length 48:44
Label Roadrunner
Producer Mark Trombino
Madina Lake chronology
The Disappearance of Adalia
(2006)
From Them, Through Us, to You
(2007)
Attics to Eden
(2009)
Singles from From Them, Through Us, to You
  1. "House of Cards"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Here I Stand"
    Released: 2007
  3. "One Last Kiss"
    Released: 2007
  4. "Pandora"
    Released: 2008

From Them, Through Us, to You is the debut album by Chicago-based rock band Madina Lake. The album was released in the United States on March 27, 2007 via Roadrunner Records; it was released a day earlier in the UK.

The album debuted at number 154 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, number three on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and number sixty on the UK Albums Chart.

The first single off the album was "House of Cards", followed by "Here I Stand", "One Last Kiss" and "Pandora", all of which have music videos.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "The Auspice"   2:00
2. "Here I Stand"   3:23
3. "In Another Life"   3:11
4. "Adalia""   2:31
5. "House of Cards"   3:36
6. "Now or Never" (3:23 on advanced version) 4:11
7. "Pandora"   3:24
8. "Stars"   3:59
9. "River People"   4:27
10. "One Last Kiss"   3:27
11. "Me Vs. the World"   3:08
12. "Morning Sadness" (3:46 on advanced version) 5:22
13. "True Love" (3:56 on advanced version) 6:02

Bonus tracks

No. Title Length
1. "Again & Again"   3:15
2. "We'll Be Okay"   2:52
3. "Today" (Smashing Pumpkins cover) 3:21
4. "Escape from Here" (from The Disappearance of Adalia EP) 3:33
5. "Here I Stand" (acoustic)  

For unknown reasons the iTunes release includes the whole advanced track listing with "The Auspice" but "Now or Never", "Morning Sadness" and "True Love" are omitted with the advanced version lengths not the retail lengths. The iTunes version also indicates three segues in the subtitles of two songs ("Pandora" and "True Love"; "True Love" has two segues) but the tracks appear the same as in the advanced version.

The song "Again & Again" was available for free download on the bands website shortly after the release of the album through a Flash based game that tied into the fictional story of Madina Lake.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk (77%)
Allmusic [1]
Kerrang!
Metal Hammer
MusicOMH [2]
Sputnikmusic [3]

References