Damnesia

Damnesia is the eighth studio album by the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released July 12, 2011 through their label Heart & Skull, a joint venture with Epitaph Records.^[2] A primarily acoustic album, it consists of "a selection of beloved fan favorites selected from the group's extensive catalogue and presented in an intimate semi-unplugged format".^[2] The album also includes two new songs, "Olde English 800" and "I Remember a Rooftop", as well as a cover version of the Violent Femmes' "I Held Her in My Arms".^[2]^[3] A music video consisting of studio footage was released for the song "Clavicle", and the band has embarked a fifteenth-anniversary United States tour in support of the album.^[2]^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	78%^[5]
Allmusic	^[6]
Big Cheese	4/5^[7]
Blare Magazine	^[8]
Under The Gun Review	9.5/10 ^[9]

Track listing

^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Calling All Skeletons"	Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant	3:31
2.	"Nose Over Tail"	Skiba, Rob Doran, Glenn Porter	2:41
3.	"This Could Be Love"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	4:26
4.	"Every Thug Needs a Lady"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:42
5.	"Clavicle"	Skiba, Andriano, Porter	2:38
6.	"Mercy Me"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:02
7.	"The American Scream"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:15
8.	"We've Had Enough"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	2:48
9.	"Olde English 800"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	1:37
10.	"I Held Her in My Arms" (originally performed by the Violent Femmes)	Gordon Gano	2:43
11.	"Blue in the Face"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:40
12.	"I Remember a Rooftop"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:38
13.	"Private Eye"	Skiba, Andriano, Mike Felumlee	3:47
14.	"You've Got So Far to Go"	Skiba, Andriano, Porter	3:12
15.	"Radio"	Skiba, Andriano, Porter	5:23
Total length:			50:03

Personnel

References

↑ Kirby, Clara Michelle - Damnesia as an amalgam of forgetting and an emotion. Inserted December 6, 2013
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Adams, Gregory (2011-05-09). "Alkaline Trio Announce New Damnesia LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Alkaline Trio detail Damnesia". Punknews.org. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
↑ Kraus, Brian (2011-06-28). "Alkaline Trio post 'Clavicle' music video". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
↑ Beringer, Drew (2011-07-13). "Album Review: Alkaline Trio – Damnesia". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
↑ Lymangrover, Jason. "Review: Damnesia". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
↑ Hacket, Miles (2011-07-12). "Review: Alkaline Trio – Damnesia". Big Cheese. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
↑ Rankin, Dan (2011-07-19). "Review: Alkaline Trio – Damnesia". Blare Magazine. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
↑ "REVIEW: Alkaline Trio: 'Damnesia'". Under the Gun Review. July 10, 2011.

v t e Alkaline Trio

Matt Skiba Dan Andriano Derek Grant Rob Doran Glenn Porter Mike Felumlee

Studio albums	Goddamnit Maybe I'll Catch Fire From Here to Infirmary Good Mourning Crimson Agony & Irony This Addiction Damnesia My Shame Is True

Compilation albums	Alkaline Trio Remains

EPs	For Your Lungs Only I Lied My Face Off Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music Broken Wing

Split albums	BYO Split Series Volume V

Singles	"Sundials" Alkaline Trio / Blue Meanies "Stupid Kid" "Private Eye" "Hell Yes" "Halloween" "We've Had Enough" "All on Black" "Time to Waste" "Mercy Me" "Burn" Alkaline Trio / Smoking Popes "Help Me" "Love Love, Kiss Kiss" "This Addiction" "I Wanna Be a Warhol"

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