- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -
Artist: Athletics
Album: Why Aren't I Home?
Label: Deep Elm
Playtime: 44:13 min
Genre: Rock
URL:
Rip date: 2012-03-18
Street date: 2010-10-26
Size: 80.67 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 240 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo
- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -
"From the opening notes of the title track, you realize Why Aren't I Home? is
gonna be one of those records that brings you to your knees, swallows you
whole and leaves you in awe. It's one of those surprises that defies all
expectations and leaves you shaken. It's one of those albums that reminds you
why it is you listen to music in the first place. Produced by Gregory Dunn
(vocals / guitars for Moving Mountains), ATHLETICS' debut rises to heights
impossible to resist. The crystalline guitars and pulsating bass lines, the
soaring vocals and tortured lyrics, the sweeping chords and cascading
climaxes, the pounding cadence of the drums...it eventually takes you. No, you
aren't dreaming. It's possible to be this hard and this melodic, this
mesmerizing and this melancholic all at the same time. It's possible to rock
just as much as you post-rock. It's just beautiful, the dual tone and stories
told are exquisite. Nothing is off, there's nothing to add. Every song on the
album takes flight with awe-inspiring riffs ripped straight from the pages of
the band's Handbook On Raw Emotion. ATHLETICS blend styles and sounds with an
uncommon depth to form a carefully constructed, cohesive work of art deeply
rooted in power and conviction. An absolutely stunning, brilliantly mature
debut that will transcend time and genre. Fucking epic...
"Athletics is one of the revelations of the year. A post-rock gem. Already at
the peak of their game." - AlternativNews
"An amazing listening trip...the awesome power of this sublime studio effort
will overtake you." - Pnut Ponders
"With poise and professionalism beyond their years, Athletics has what it
takes to make it..." - Live Music Guide
"We made a record that we love. A record that we would want to listen to.
Borrowing lyrics from our song Jordan, this is our 'best version of me' as a
band, so to speak. We want our music to evoke the same feelings, energy and
passion that we feel as we write, record and perform our songs...be it through
love, death, happiness or sadness. It's an intense process for all of us" says
vocalist and guitarist Garrett Yaeger. "The lyrics were carefully chosen
because there is a story and feeling that unfolds behind every song. We were
all there for each other while the events described in the songs were taking
place in our individual lives. So we all carry equal emotional weight in every
song. And I think that mutual conviction helped us perform with a rare
cohesion on this album" says drummer John Cannon. "We were all involved in
sports when we were younger, as were all our friends, but now we're far away
from being athletes...we're the nerds now. Our band name, Athletics, is a
roundabout way of saying that our differences as people, who we are and what
we do, simply do not matter. We're still the same, still those same athletes,
still friends. The beauty of music is that it strips away those boundaries"
adds bassist John Luby. "
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Why Aren't I Home? ( 4:03)
02. See You on the Other Side ( 2:59)
03. Fairview ( 3:37)
04. Jordan ( 4:42)
05. Speaking for Everyone ( 2:57)
06. I Am Withdrawal ( 5:15)
07. Lullaby ( 2:26)
08. August ( 5:05)
09. It's Night, It's Enough ( 4:26)
10. Affliction ( 1:49)
11. The Cost of Living ( 6:54)
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