Wires...and the Concept of Breathing

Wires...and the Concept of Breathing
Studio album by A Skylit Drive
Released May 21, 2008
Recorded Warrior Sound in Raleigh, NC
Genre Post-hardcore, metalcore emocore
Length 36:22
Label Tragic Hero
Producer Mitch Marlow, Al Jacob, Jamie King, Kit Walters
A Skylit Drive chronology

She Watched the Sky
(2007)		 Wires...and the Concept of Breathing
(2008)		 Adelphia
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk.net (66%) [1]

Wires...and the Concept of Breathing is the first full-length album by American post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive. The album was released on May 21, 2008, on Tragic Hero Records.[2] The album is noted for frequently referencing the popular video game series Final Fantasy. The band released videos for five of the tracks: "Wires...and the Concept of Breathing", "This Isn't the End", "Knights of the Round", "All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True" and "I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Treasure Hunter".[3][4] This is the first album to feature original vocalist, Michael Jagmin, who came back to the band in 2007.

Track listing

All lyrics written by A Skylit Drive, except where noted. 

No. TitleLyrics Length
1. "In the Beginning There Was Void"    1:10
2. "Knights of the Round"  A Skylit Drive, Jonny Craig 2:49
3. "Wires (And the Concept of Breathing)"    2:31
4. "City on the Edge of Forever"    3:26
5. "Eris and Dysnomia"    2:08
6. "I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Treasure Hunter"    3:18
7. "My Disease"    3:10
8. "This Isn't the End"    2:55
9. "Sleepwalker"    1:23
10. "Pursuit Lets Wisdom Ride the Wind"    3:21
11. "Ex-Machina"    3:03
12. "Balance"    3:54
13. "All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True"    3:15
Total length:
 31:35

Personnel

A Skylit Drive
Additional personnel
Artwork and design
  • Phill Mamula - Art direction, photography
Production and recording

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 171
US Top Heatseekers Albums[5] 9
US Top Independent Albums[5] 20

References

  1. ↑ AbsolutePunk review
  2. ↑ "Wires & The Concept of Breathing: Skylit Drive: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Wires... And the Concept of Breathing by A Skylit Drive". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Wires...and the Concept of Breathing - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Wires...and the Concept of Breathing - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2012-03-15.