The Needles the Space

The Needles the Space
Studio album by Straylight Run
Released June 19, 2007
Recorded September 2006
Studio Red Wire Audio and Sapone Studios (Bethpage, New York)
Genre Indie rock
Length 45:37
Label Universal
Producer Straylight Run, Bryan Russell, Mike Sapone
Straylight Run chronology
Prepare to Be Wrong
(2005)Prepare to Be Wrong2005		 The Needles the Space
(2007)		 Un Mas Dos
(2008)Un Mas Dos2008

The Needles the Space is the second studio album by American indie rock band Straylight Run.

Background

The band finished recording their second album in September 2006.[1] Nolan said the group "spent a lot of time writing, recording and producing this album. It's been a very big part of our lives for the past year and a half".[2] In October, the band were shopping the album, which was titled The Miracle That Never Came at the time, to potential record labels.[3] The band went on tour in November and December.[1]

Release

On February 26, 2007, it was announced that the band would sign with Universal.[4] Shortly afterwards, their second album, The Needles the Space, was announced for release.[2] In March, the band went on tour with The Hush Sound,[5] Spitalfield and Pablo, during which the band performed songs from The Needles the Space.[6] The first single from the album was "Soon We'll Be Living in the Future", impacting radio on May 15.[7] In May and June, the band went on a co-headlining tour with Sparta, with support from Lovedrug.[8] The Needles the Space was made available for streaming on June 12,[9] and was released a week later through Universal.[2] The Enhanced CD version of the album included music videos for "How Do I Fix My Head" and "Buttoned Down". From mid-July to early August, the band went on the 2007 edition of Warped Tour.[10]

"Still Alone" was released to radio on October 16.[11] From late October to mid-November, the group supported The Bravery on their US tour. This was followed by a headlining US tour, from mid-November to mid-December, with support from the Color Fred, Dear and the Headlights and Cassino.[12] On December 9, it was announced that the band were dropped from Universal.[13] Cooper explained that they "did everything in our power to avoid the horrible situation we were put into, but I guess that wasn't enough."[14] From late January to early March 2008, the band supported Bayside on their tour of the US.[15] In April and May, the band went on the Get a Life Tour alongside the Used, Army of Me and the Street Drum Corps.[16] In January 2009, the band's cover of the Nirvana track "Drain You" was made available for download.[17]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk88% [18]
AllMusic [19]
JustPressPlay [20]
Melodic [21]
Punknews.org[22]

The Needles the Space debuted at #72 on the Billboard 200 chart, garnering first week sales of over 9,800.

Track listing

(all songs written by Straylight Run, except where noted otherwise)

  1. "The Words We Say" - 3:24
  2. "The Miracle That Never Came" - 2:33
  3. "Soon We'll Be Living in the Future" - 2:54
  4. "How Do I Fix My Head" - 4:49
  5. "Who Will Save Us Now" - 3:50
  6. "Cover Your Eyes" - 3:25
  7. "We'll Never Leave Again" - 5:37
  8. "Take It to Manhattan" - 2:52
  9. "Still Alone" (Straylight Run and Isaac Burker) - 2:45
  10. "This Is the End" - 3:36
  11. "Buttoned Down" - 3:46
  12. "Track #12" - 1:16
  13. "The First of the Century" (Straylight Run and Isaac Burker) - 4:50

Best Buy bonus tracks

Newbury Comics tracks

These tracks were released as a separate EP, the 3 Track EP.

iTunes tracks

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 August, Justin (September 24, 2006). "Straylight Run". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Reinecker, Meg. "Straylight Run title album, set release date". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ August, Justin (October 27, 2006). "Straylight Run previews new song, looking for a new label". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Moran, Chris (February 26, 2007). "Straylight Run to sign with Universal Republic". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ Paul, Aubin (February 2, 2007). "Straylight Run / The Hush Sound". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Straylight Run sign to Universal Republic; new album in June". Alternative Press. March 9, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. May 8, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sparta/Straylight Run co-headlining tour announced". Alternative Press. April 19, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Straylight Run post full-album stream of new record". Alternative Press. June 12, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Throwdown added to Warped 07; Madina Lake drop off". Alternative Press. April 26, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  11. ↑ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. October 9, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Straylight Run touring with the Bravery, the Color Fred". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. October 12, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ Paul, Aubin (December 9, 2006). "Straylight Run dropped from Universal Republic". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Straylight Run dropped by Universal". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. December 10, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  15. ↑ Paul, Aubin (December 14, 2007). "Bayside / Straylight Run / Four Year Strong / The Status". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  16. ↑ Peters, Mitchell (February 26, 2008). "The Used, Straylight Run Lead 'Get A Life' Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Straylight Run / Cloak/Dagger covers posted". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. January 19, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
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  21. ↑ Roth, Kaj (September 12, 2007). "Straylight Run - The Needles the Space". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  22. ↑ Punknews.org review
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