The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV

This article is about the second two discs of The Alchemy Index. For the first two discs, see The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II.
The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV: Air & Earth
Studio album by Thrice
Released April 15, 2008
Genre Art rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, folk rock, acoustic
Length Air: 24:14
Earth: 20:54
Total: 45:16
Label Vagrant
Producer Thrice
Thrice chronology
The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II
(2008)		 The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV
(2008)		 The Myspace Transmissions
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(90%) [1]
Alternative Press
Stereokill.net [2]
The Album Project
The Tune(A) [3]

The Alchemy Index is Thrice's fifth studio recording (and sixth studio album release), a four-disc concept album that was split between two releases, the first in October 2007 and the second in April 2008. The band originally planned to release four discs at once, each disc with six tracks representing one of the four elements: Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. A blog titled The Alchemy Index chronicled the album's progress for fans. The Artwork for the Album was designed by Dustin Kensrue

The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Volumes III & IV: Air & Earth

The second half of The Alchemy Index was released on April 15, 2008. The first half, The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II: Fire & Water, was released on October 16, 2007.

The band debuted "Come All You Weary" from the Earth disc during the short tour leading up to Bamboozle. Videos of the performance can be found on YouTube.[5][6] According to the band, this song is the only song from the Earth disc that has a full drum kit or any instrument that isn't acoustic. A version of the song professionally recorded by AOL can be found here.

Clips from the songs "Broken Lungs," "Silver Wings," "Moving Mountains," and "Come All You Weary" were featured in studio videos released by the band before the release of the first half of The Alchemy Index. These videos can be found on YouTube and MySpace, respectively. Additionally, the songs "Broken Lungs" and "Moving Mountains" made their live debut and can be found in a number of YouTube videos. On March 25, the Radio One Rock Show debuted "Daedalus" from the Air disc. "Daedalus" is the second song released by Thrice with lyrics about the legend of Daedalus, the other being "The Melting Point of Wax" from their 2003 album The Artist in the Ambulance. March 28 saw the debut of the studio version of "Broken Lungs" on the band's Myspace page. "The Sky Is Falling" was played on the Radio One Punk Show on April 8.

Track listing

Vol III: Air

  1. "Broken Lungs" - 4:14
  2. "The Sky is Falling" - 4:21
  3. "A Song for Milly Michaelson" - 5:07
  4. "Daedalus" - 6:00
  5. "As the Crow Flies" - 2:22
  6. "Silver Wings" - 2:10

Vol IV: Earth

  1. "Moving Mountains" - 2:55
  2. "Digging My Own Grave" - 3:04
  3. "The Earth Isn't Humming" (Frodus cover) - 4:58
  4. "The Lion and the Wolf" - 2:42
  5. "Come All You Weary" - 4:08
  6. "Child of Dust" - 3:09

Note: On some editions, the disc for Volume IV erroneously reads: Vol. V Earth

Band members

Additional musicians

Recording personnel

References

  1. ↑ Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV: Air & Earth - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net
  2. ↑ Thrice – "The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV" | stereokill.net
  3. ↑ Thrice - The Alchemy Index, Vol's 1-4 (2007/2008) ~ The Tune
  4. ↑ Mariah Debuts At No. 1 After Monster First Week
  5. ↑ "Come All You Weary" live at Bamboozle (Version 1) on YouTube. Last accessed September 26, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Come All You Weary" live at Bamboozle (Version 2) on YouTube. Last accessed September 26, 2007.

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