Empty Days & Sleepless Nights
| Empty Days & Sleepless Nights | ||||
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| Studio album by Defeater | ||||
| Released | March 8, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Melodic hardcore | |||
| Length | 49:34 | |||
| Label | Bridge Nine (BR9144) | |||
| Producer | Jay Maas | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (90%)[1] |
| Alternative Press |   [2] |
| Rock Sound | (9/10)[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | (3.5/5)[4] |
Empty Days & Sleepless Nights is the second studio album by the American melodic hardcore band Defeater. The album was released on March 8, 2011 through Bridge Nine Records. It was recorded at guitarist Jay Maas' Getaway Recording Studios in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[5] Though bassist Mike Poulin was a member of the band at the time, bass on the record was contributed by former guitarist Gus Pesce and Jay Maas.[6] The album is presented as something of a double record, with the first, hardcore styled portion (Empty Days) being accompanied by four acoustic tracks (Sleepless Nights). As with Defeater's other records, it is a concept album, following the story of a different character from the plot outline first presented in Travels.[7]
Track listing
Empty Days
- "Warm Blood Rush" – 2:28
- "Dear Father" – 2:51
- "Waves Crash, Clouds Roll" – 2:39
- "Empty Glass" – 3:31
- "No Kind of Home" – 2:37
- "White Knuckles" – 2:10
- "Cemetery Walls" – 3:31
- "Quiet the Longing" – 3:54
- "At Peace" – 3:16
- "White Oak Doors" – 7:00
Sleepless Nights
- "But Breathing" – 3:40
- "Brothers" – 5:05
- "I Don't Mind" – 3:48
- "Headstone" – 2:58
Personnel
Defeater
- Derek Archambault – vocals
- Jay Maas – guitars, additional bass, vocals
- Andy Reitz – drums
- Jake Woodruff – guitars
Additional musicians
- Gus Pesce – bass
- Bob Mallory – cello on "Brothers"
- Eli Cohn – violin on "Brothers"
- Cal Joss – pedal steel on "But Breathing", "Brothers" and "I Don't Mind"
Production
- Jay Maas – recording, mixing, mastering
- Michael Winters – photography
- Chris Wrenn – layout, design
- Steve Minerva – scratch board art
References
- ↑ Pfleider, Adam (March 6, 2011). "Review: Empty Days & Sleepless Nights". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Shultz, Brian (2011). "File Under: Hardcore-folk epic". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Newbound, Tim (March 5, 2011). "Review: Empty Days & Sleepless Nights". Rock Sound. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Thomas, Adam (March 1, 2011). "Review: Empty Days & Sleepless Nights". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ http://punksite.laneolson.ca/2010/09/04/defeater-begins-recording-bridge-9-full-length/
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Defeater-Empty-Days-And-Sleepless-Nights/release/2785290
- ↑ http://www.killyourstereo.com/reviews/610/defeater-empty-days-sleepless-nights/