Magnetic North (Hopesfall album)
| Magnetic North | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Hopesfall | ||||
| Released | May 15, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | November 2006[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 52:40 | |||
| Label | Trustkill | |||
| Producer | Mike Watts | |||
| Hopesfall chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 67%[3] |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Decoy Music | [4] |
| Punknews.org | [5] |
Magnetic North is the fourth full-length album released by the hardcore band Hopesfall. Josh Brigham, one of the guitarists and the only founding member remaining during the recording of the album, has said: "Our music has always been spacey and heavy, and we use those roots, combined with our love of grunge-era Smashing Pumpkins, Dinosaur Jr., HUM, and Pixies, we add some bigger, heavier riffs.
"We all admire bands that can morph and change with each album, and that is what we try to do. Expect change and progression, in both songwriting and overall style, on the new album."
During the period before this album's release, the band released a new song from the album on their MySpace page each week for the ten weeks prior to the release date.
"Bird Flu" was previously released on the compilation album Trustkill Takeover Vol. 2.
In February 2017, the album was released as a 2-LP vinyl set for the very first time, and included "Saskatchewan" and an untitled demo as bonus tracks.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jay Forrest; all music composed by Hopesfall[6].
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rx Contender the Pretender" | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Swamp Kittens" | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Cubic Zirconias Are Forever" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "I Can Do This on an Island" | 1:17 |
| 5. | "Secondhand Surgery" | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Vacation/Add/Vacation!" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Magnetic North" | 1:45 |
| 8. | "East of 1989; Battle of the Bay" | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Bird Flu" | 4:21 |
| 10. | "The Canon" | 1:02 |
| 11. | "Devil's Concubine" | 4:53 |
| 12. | "Head General Hospital" | 5:58 |
| 13. | "Paisley" | 6:24 |
| Total length: | 52:40 | |
| European bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | "Saskatchewan" | 5:38 |
Unreleased tracks
The track "Saskatchewan" was originally intended for inclusion on Magnetic North, following the album's title track, but was cut from all releases without the band consenting. When the band found out the CDs and artwork had already been manufactured.[7] Other bonus tracks may have been planned but were not included.
"We're working on some interesting things still, with bonus tracks and such for the releases in Europe and Japan. We're talking about some re-mixes too. We scrapped a couple of songs on the record, so maybe we'll work on those, too. Be on the lookout."
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 30 |
Personnel
Hopesfall
- Jay Forrest – vocals
- Josh Brigham – guitar
- Dustin Nadler – guitar
- Mike Tyson – bass
- Jason Trabue – drums
Production
- Mike Watts – production, mixing, engineering
- Rich Liegey – additional engineering
- Troy Glessner – mastering
- Chandler Owen – art direction
References
- ↑ "Hopesfall begin recording 2007 release". Punknews. November 10, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- 1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. Magnetic North at AllMusic. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ↑ Beringer, Drew (June 7, 2007). "Hopesfall - Magnetic North". Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ↑ Scatton, Barry (September 29, 2009). "Hopesfall - Magnetic North Review". Decoy Music. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Punknews.org Review". Punknews.org. May 18, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ Magnetic North (Hopesfall album) at Discogs
- ↑ ".hopesfall w/ Jay Interview". September 23, 2007. Archived from the original on October 3, 2008.
- ↑ "Hopesfall – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Hopesfall.