''See the Light'' is the eighth studio album by American

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band Less Than Jake, released on November 12, 2013. as CD, LP and digital download.

Writing and recording

Regarding the album, guitarist and vocalist Chris DeMakes said: "''See the Light'' is pure Less Than Jake. 13 songs that were written, recorded and produced in our hometown of Gainesville, Florida. You never know what people are going to think when you release new music. All you can do is what comes from your heart and we feel like we have accomplished what we set out to do with these new songs. Hopefully our fans will feel the same passion for this album as we do." Bassist and vocalist

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added: " his albums all new songs and new vibes, only recorded in our old school way." Then drummer and songwriter Vinnie Fiorello called the lyrics "super-positive". He also ranked it his favorite Less Than Jake album because it was their first album in a long time with no input from outside the band. They produced and wrote it all by themselves. He also says the band applied every lesson it learned in previous albums. Lima co-produced the album with the rest of the band at the Moathouse; he also acted as an engineer with Matt Yonker. Jason Livermore mixed and mastered the album at

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. Lima reverberated that, stating it was a "back to basics" album because they did not have any kind of orientation when they started. He also described the artwork:

Promotion and release

The album release was supported by a North American tour, and the band is also planning some shows in

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, Japan,

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and the

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. "Do the Math" was released to radio on June 2, 2014, and released as a single on June 10 with "Connect the Dots" as the B-side. "American Idle" was released as a single, with "Late Night Petroleum" as the B-side, on January 20, 2015.

Track listing

Track listing per booklet.

Charts

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. Less Than Jake * Chris DeMakes – vocals, guitar *

– vocals, bass guitar * Peter "JR" Wasilewski – tenor saxophone * Buddy Schaub – trombone *

Vinnie Fiorello Vincent "Vinnie" Fiorello (born June 24, 1974) is an American rock musician and businessman. He co-founded the ska punk band Less Than Jake in 1992, and was the band's drummer and lyricist until 2018. He also founded the record labels Fuele ...

– drums Production and design * Roger Lima – producer, engineer * Less Than Jake – producer * Jason Livermore – mixing, mastering * Matt Yonker – engineer * Horsebites – layout, design

References

External links

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