Alexisonfire (album)
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| Studio album by Alexisonfire | ||||
| Released | October 31, 2002[1] | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, emo,[2] hardcore punk, screamo | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
| Label |
Distort Entertainment (Canada) Equal Vision (U.S.) Cooking Vinyl (Australia) Sorepoint (UK) | |||
| Producer | Alexisonfire, Greg Below | |||
| Alexisonfire chronology | ||||
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Alexisonfire is the first studio album released by the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. It was released on October 31, 2002 and recorded when members Chris Steele, Wade MacNeil and Jesse Ingelevics were only 17 years old. In October 2005, the album was given gold certification as it sold over 50,000 units in Canada.
The cover art was photographed by lead singer George Pettit at Ferndale Public School in St. Catharines, Ontario. Pictured is Cassandra Paolella (holding the knife) and Amanda Rietveld (opposite). It is based on the lyrics from "A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles". There was also an alternative cover art released, which just depicts the band's logo and name.
The lyrics and title of ".44 Caliber Love Letter" are influenced by a line from the iconic 1986 David Lynch movie Blue Velvet: "I'll have to send you a love letter! Straight from my heart, fucker! You know what a love letter is? It's a bullet from a fucking gun, fucker!" Another Lynch film, Eraserhead, is mentioned by name in "Where No One Knows".
On January 14, 2014, a remixed and remastered version of the album by Dine Alone Records was released.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Sincerity | (70%)[3] |
In 2015, NME listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time".[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Alexisonfire.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ".44 Caliber Love Letter" | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Counterparts and Number Them" | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Adelleda" | 5:47 |
| 4. | "A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Polaroids of Polar Bears" | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Waterwings (And Other Poolside Fashion Faux Pas)" | 2:41 |
| 7. | "Where No One Knows" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "The Kennedy Curse" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Jubella" | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Little Girls Pointing and Laughing" | 4:54 |
| 11. | "Pulmonary Archery" | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 42:16 | |
Personnel
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Notes |
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| Canada | October 31, 2002[5] | Distort Entertainment | CD | DE-002 | |
| United States | September 9, 2003[6] | Equal Vision Records | CD | EVR89 | Digipak |
| United Kingdom | July 5, 2004[7] | Sorepoint Records | CD | Sore018cd | Alternate cover |
| Germany | ca.2004/2005 | Defiance Records | LP | Limited edition |
Videos
- "Pulmonary Archery"
- "Counterparts and Number Them"
- "Waterwings (And Other Poolside Fashion Faux Pas)"
External links
References
- ↑ "Distort Entertainment". 2002. Archived from the original on 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ↑ "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". NME.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Chat Rooms | Cash Advance | Debt Consolidation | Insurance at". Cityandcolourforum.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ↑ "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". NME.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Distort Entertainment". 2002. Archived from the original on 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Alexisonfire: Equal Vision Records". Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Sorepoint Records: Alexisonfire". August 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved February 1, 2013.