''Assailants'', originally slated to be the third
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by
Lydia
Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...
, is the band's first official EP. It was released on July 20, 2010. The record was self released by the band after their record label passed on releasing it.
History
It was announced on March 10, 2010 that Mindy White had decided to leave the band.
On May 11, 2010 a new unmastered song was posted on their
MySpace called "We Clean Up So Well" with a note announcing that the band will break up after a nationwide tour in July. The tour was titled "The Lydia Finale: A Goodbye & Farewell Tour".
Guitarist
Steve McGraw
Lydia is an American indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona, formed in 2003.
History
Leighton Antelman, William Bradford, Evan Arambul, and Steve McGraw started writing music and booking shows when they were in seventh grade. The band really got ...
announced on July 12, 2010 that he had decided to leave the band and would not be playing on their final tour.
Two mini videos were released for "Assailants" and "We Clean Up So Well". They also released a full music video for "I've Never Seen A Witch" on October 6, 2010 which was directed by former drummer Loren Brinton.
Track listing
Notes
* The song "A Place Near The City" was originally demoed under the name "Cliff Jumping".
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* Despite the album actually being an EP, it has been regarded as their third album.
* Tracks 2 and 4 were acoustically re-recorded and released on the band's 2012 ''Acoustics EP''.
References
External links
Amazon.com Page
Lydia (band) albums
2010 EPs
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