Arrivals & Departures

Arrivals & Departures
Studio album by Silverstein
Released July 3, 2007
Genre Post-hardcore, emo
Length 42:01
Label Victory
Producer Mark Trombino
Silverstein chronology

18 Candles: The Early Years
(2006)		 Arrivals & Departures
(2007)		 A Shipwreck in the Sand
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk.net (73%) [1]
Allmusic [2]
Alternative Press
MammothPress.com [3]

Arrivals & Departures is the third studio album by the Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein. It was released on July 3, 2007, on Victory. Silverstein promoted the album with music videos for the tracks "If You Could See Into My Soul" and "Still Dreaming".

Musical style and sound

While the album gained many positive reviews, many fans felt let down by the album, as it showed a change in style from post-hardcore to a more conventional rock-based sound.[4][5] Instead of enlisting Cameron Webb again, the album was produced by Mark Trombino, who had produced bands such as Blink-182 and Jimmy Eat World.[6]

“

...People didn't seem to latch on to it as much as Discovering the Waterfront. And I guess in a way I understand that because Arrivals & Departures was personal. And in terms of production we went for a stripped down rock record. It wasn't a super slick record like Discovering The Waterfront. There weren't a lot of guitar tracks, the drum tracks were pretty raw sounding and there wasn't a lot of backing vocals. It was a rock record. -Shane Told[7]

 ”

The album debuted at number 25 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 27,000 copies in its first week.[8]

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Silverstein, with specific writers for each track.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Sound of the Sun"  Shane Told 3:19
2. "Bodies and Words"  Told 3:13
3. "If You Could See into My Soul"  Neil Boshart, Told 3:59
4. "Worlds Apart"  Told 4:06
5. "My Disaster"  Boshart, Told 3:48
6. "Still Dreaming"  Boshart, Told 3:55
7. "The Sand Will Turn to Glass"  Told 2:52
8. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow"  Josh Bradford, Told 3:33
9. "Vanity and Greed"  Boshart, Told 3:59
10. "Love with Caution"  Bradford, Told 3:27
11. "True Romance"  Bradford, Told 5:50
Total length:
 42:01

Personnel

Silverstein
Additional personnel & production

Chart positions

Peak positions

Charts (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[9] 25
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[10] 19
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[11] 25
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums[12] 8
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[13] 1
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[14] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums Year-end[15] 43

References

  1. ↑ "AbsolutePunk review". Absolutepunk.net. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  2. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Arrivals & Departures - Silverstein | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "MammothPress review". Mammothpress.com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  4. ↑ "Arrivals & Departures Review | Silverstein | Compact Discs | Reviews @". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  5. ↑ "Silverstein - Arrivals & Departures Review from". Music Emissions. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  6. ↑ "Producer Management | Roster". Nettwerk. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  7. ↑ "The Making Of A Shipwreck In The Sand" DVD, 40:00
  8. ↑ Katie Hasty, "T.I. Is Top Dog Again On The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, July 11, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Silverstein - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Silverstein - Chart history (Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Silverstein - Chart history (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Silverstein - Chart history (Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Silverstein - Chart history (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Silverstein - Chart history (Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Silverstein - Chart history (Independent Albums (Year end))". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.