''Sound the Alarm'' is the fifth studio album by American
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
Saves the Day
Saves the Day is an American Rock music, rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, and bassist Rodrigo Palma.
After forming under the nam ...
. After signing to major label
DreamWorks Records
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, the band released ''
In Reverie
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'' in late 2003. Shortly afterwards DreamWorks Records was absorbed by
Interscope Records
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, resulting in the band being dropped from label. After completing some songs in early 2005, the band was aiming to record in May, hoping to release the album in the fall. Pre-production took place in early August with recording being done at the band's own studio, Electric Ladybug Studios with
Steve Evetts
Steve Evetts is an American record producer who has produced music for Alesana, Poison the Well, A Static Lullaby, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Symphony X, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Hightower, Story of the Year, Every T ...
as the producer. After recording wrapped up in October, the band immediately undertook a 47-date US tour. ''Sound the Alarm'', along with the later records ''
Under the Boards
''Under the Boards'' is the sixth studio album by the American Rock band, rock band Saves the Day.
Background
On December 30, 2006, vocalist/guitarist Chris Conley mentioned that Saves the Day were "workin on new material." On February 1, 2007, ...
'' (2007) and ''
Daybreak'' (2011) form a trilogy whose theme is self-discovery.
In January 2006, the band re-signed with independent label
Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records is an American record label based in California. It was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. The label focuses on rock, but features artists in a variety of other genres including folk, soul, electronic, and pop. It is home ...
. After touring with
Circa Survive
Circa Survive is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that formed in 2004. The band, led and founded by Anthony Green, consisted of former members from This Day Forward and Taken.
Circa Survive quickly made a name for the ...
and
Moneen
Moneen (sometimes stylised as .moneen.) is a Canadians, Canadian indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario.
History
Moneen formed in 1999 after the dissolution of another band, called Perfectly Normal. The founding members were singer/guitarist Ke ...
in spring 2006, ''Sound the Alarm'' was released in April. The album's release was preceded by the two songs—"The End" and "Shattered" —being made available for
streaming
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. ''Sound the Alarm'' has received generally favorable reviews with a number of reviewers commenting on Conley's vocals. The album peaked at number 67 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart and number four on the
Independent Albums
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chart. Saves the Day performed as part of
Warped Tour
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2006. The band embarked on a brief east coast tour with
Pistolita
Pistolita was an indie rock band from San Diego, California. They previously toured as an opening act for bands such as Brand New and Saves the Day, and were featured on the Volcom Stage at Warped Tour 2006.
Pistolita was a nominee for Best Al ...
in September, followed by a co-headlining tour with
Say Anything Say Anything may refer to:
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** ''Say Anything'' (alb ...
in spring 2007.
Background
In 2003, Saves the Day signed to major label
DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records (often referred in copyright notices as SKG Music, LLC) was an American record label founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks Pictures. The label operated until 200 ...
[ and released '']In Reverie
IN, In or in may refer to:
Places
* India (country code IN)
* Indiana, United States (postal code IN)
* Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN)
* In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Businesses and organizations
* Indepen ...
'' in September of that year.[Sciarretto 2003, p. 5] Frontman Chris Conley
Christopher Lane Conley (born February 29, 1980) is an American musician who is the lead-singer/rhythm guitarist of the rock band Saves the Day. He was the only remaining original member as well as major artistic contributor throughout their car ...
received a call from the band's A&R person at the label: " said, 'None of the programmers at radio are biting at the single, and MTV doesn't want to play the video, so we're going to have to start thinking about the next record.' I had a total breakdown. I was like, 'How is this possible? The album just came out!'"[ A few weeks after the album's release, DreamWorks Records was absorbed by ]Interscope Records
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and not long after, the band was dropped from the label. Using all the money they had, the group decided to build their own studio. Conley explained, "if we have a place to make cheap records, we can keep the band going for years".[
Before they began working on new material, Conley was having doubts about himself. " completely lost faith in myself" after the lack of success with ''In Reverie'', "when that happened, a chamber got opened up inside me, a vault of seething despair".][ Sometime after, Conley locked himself in a room, forcing himself to write new material. He explained that "all of a sudden, the shit storm came. And there was plenty of material -- just frustration and rage and desperation, just the fear of losing everything".][ Following the completion of new songs in February 2005, the group planned to start recording in May, with a projected fall release date for the new album. Prior to the recording sessions, bassist Eben D'Amico was replaced by ]Glassjaw
Glassjaw is an American post-hardcore band from Hempstead, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and was a major part of the Long Island music scene in the early 2000s. The band has been influential i ...
bassist Manuel Carrero.[ Conley said he told D'Amico that he was being kicked out of the band, which was a collective decision, as D'Amico wasn't "on the same wavelength anymore" while in the writing stages for a new alum.]
Recording
On August 4, 2005, the band began pre-production
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, and the following day were "in full swing, blazing through songs in rehearsal" in preparation for recording. By this point, the group had 18 songs, and aimed to record 14 of them. The band called this material "short and fast and angry," citing several songs they were working on: "Head for the Hills," "Sound the Alarm," "Diseased" and "Eulogy".[ The recording sessions for ''Sound the Alarm'' were self-funded by the band,][ which Conley described as having "stretched us, for sure".][ He said the band considered themselves "lucky enough to have enough capital" to start recording,][ which took place at their personal studio, Electric Ladybug Studios.][ Producer duties were handled by ]Steve Evetts
Steve Evetts is an American record producer who has produced music for Alesana, Poison the Well, A Static Lullaby, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Symphony X, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Hightower, Story of the Year, Every T ...
,[ who produced the group's first two albums, '']Can't Slow Down Can't Slow Down may refer to:
* ''Can't Slow Down'' (Lionel Richie album) or its title song, 1983
* ''Can't Slow Down'' (Saves the Day album), 1998
* ''Can't Slow Down'' (Foreigner album), 2009
* "Can't Slow Down" (song), by Hedley from their a ...
'' (1998) and ''Through Being Cool
''Through Being Cool'' (typeset as ''"Through Being Cool"'') is the second studio album by American rock band Saves the Day, released on November 2, 1999 by Equal Vision. The songs on ''Through Being Cool'' were written while the band members a ...
'' (1999).[
According to Conley, the band worked with Evetts again as he could "see what your qualities are and bring out the best in you".][ They attempted to get ]Rob Schnapf
Rob Schnapf is an American record producer and musician. He was the co-producer (along with Tom Rothrock) of Elliott Smith's albums ''Either/Or'', '' XO'' (on which he also played guitar on the song " Baby Britain"), ''Figure 8'' and ''From a ...
, who produced '' Stay What You Are'' (2001) and ''In Reverie'', but were unable to due to scheduling issues.[ Evetts also engineered the recordings, with assistance from Jesse Cannon during drum tracking.][ On August 28, 2005, the band posted a recording update on their website. In the post, Conley mentioned the band had worked on a song titled "Sticky 500" the day before, and were proceeding to work on "Say You'll Never Leave". He revealed that he had done "some rough vocals" takes and noted that recording was "moving along pretty quickly now". The band announced they had finished recording on October 19. The album was mixed by ]Chad Blinman
Chad Blinman is an American recording engineer and mixer, music producer, and electronic musician. He has worked with such artists as Face to Face, The Get Up Kids, Saves the Day, Jackson United, Faith and the Muse, Monica Richards, Senses Fail ...
at The Eye Socket and mastered by Dave Collins at Dave Collins Mastering.[
]
Composition
''Sound the Alarm'' is the first album in a trilogy with the theme of self-discovery. It was followed by ''Under the Boards
''Under the Boards'' is the sixth studio album by the American Rock band, rock band Saves the Day.
Background
On December 30, 2006, vocalist/guitarist Chris Conley mentioned that Saves the Day were "workin on new material." On February 1, 2007, ...
'' (2007) and '' Daybreak'' (2011). Conley said that ''Sound the Alarm'' was "an expression of discontent. ''Under the Boards'' is reflection and remorse. ''Daybreak'' is acceptance." All the album's songs were written by the band, with Conley providing lyrics.[ According to Conley, ''Sound the Alarm'' details the "furious truth of my aching heart, my tumultuous emotional landscape, and my fractured psyche. Knowing that I needed to turn myself around after nearly destroying myself and my relationships with my strained emotional existence". Describing the album's theme, Conley said it was "desolation, like you're the last person standing after the apocalypse and you're alone and you're cold. Your home has been obliterated, but you have to keep on trucking through those feelings of isolation and desolation and keep hope alive in the midst of insanity."]
The album's sound has been described as emo
Emo is a rock music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of and hardcore punk from the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered b ...
, pop,[ ]pop punk
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[Griffin 2006, p. D18] and power pop
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, being referred to a mature iteration one of their earlier albums, ''Through Being Cool
''Through Being Cool'' (typeset as ''"Through Being Cool"'') is the second studio album by American rock band Saves the Day, released on November 2, 1999 by Equal Vision. The songs on ''Through Being Cool'' were written while the band members a ...
'' (1999).[ It drew overall comparisons to ]Hawthorne Heights
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, Hey Mercedes
Hey Mercedes was an alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois, United States, formed after the dissolution of Braid by its former members Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, and Damon Atkinson.
History Early years and ''Everynight ...
, Matchbook Romance
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,[ ]Dead Boys
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and 7 Seconds,[ with the guitar work recalling ]the Stooges
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and the Pixies
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.[ On the album's sound, Conley revealed that the group purposefully "kept it simple," relying solely on two guitars, bass and drums, attempting to create "a raw album" in the process.][ Conley's vocals were reminiscent of ]Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace (sometimes shortened to OLP) is a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Led by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band currently also features Duncan Coutts on bass, Steve Mazur on guitars, and J ...
frontman Raine Maida
Raine Maida (born Michael Anthony Maida; February 18, 1970)
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with sneer in the vein of Sid Vicious
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.[ The lyrics make reference to cutting off limps, ripping out tongues and lungs, guns and hangings, among other things.][
Conley described the opening track "Head for the Hills" as being "thoughts that creep up and swallow you, and you can't ignore the negative, the hell inside".][ It set the template for the remainder of the album in its mood, tempo and thick bass sound,][ coming across as a combination of ]Bad Brains
Bad Brains are an American rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1976. Originally a jazz fusion band under the name Mind Power, they are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members have objected to the use of this ...
and the Stooges.[ "The End", along with "Say You'll Never Leave", channeled the band's earlier punk rock roots with its short length and fast pace.][ "Shattered" and "Delusional" were initially intended to appear on ''In Reverie''; both were rewritten for inclusion on ''Sound the Alarm''.] The Pennywise-indebted "Dying Day"[ and "Delusional" evoked the likes of "Nightingale" and "Cars and Calories", both tracks from ''Stay What You Are''.][ "34" is an ]emo
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track where the guitars add emphasis to every word during the chorus sections.[ Conley said "Don't Know Why smy blues. It's one of those songs that keeps me off the ledge personally. I sing it to myself all the time when I'm at home alone."][ The closing track "Hell Is Here" opened with a 1970s-style ]hard rock
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guitar intro that recalled Wolfmother
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.[
]
Release
Immediately after finishing recording, the band went on a 47-date tour,[ with ]Senses Fail
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, The Early November
The Early November is an American rock band from New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 2001 and signed with Drive-Thru Records in 2002. , they have released two EPs: ''For All of This'' (2002) and '' The Acoustic EP'' (2005). They have ...
and Say Anything Say Anything may refer to:
Film and television
* '' Say Anything...'', a 1989 American film by Cameron Crowe
* "Say Anything" (''BoJack Horseman''), a television episode
Music
* Say Anything (band), an American rock band
** ''Say Anything'' (alb ...
, lasting from October until December 2005. On January 8, 2006, the band formally announced Carrero was a member of the group, and on January 30, that they had re-signed with independent label Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records is an American record label based in California. It was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. The label focuses on rock, but features artists in a variety of other genres including folk, soul, electronic, and pop. It is home ...
. The label had previously released the band's '' Stay What You Are'' (2001) and '' Ups & Downs: Early Recordings and B-Sides'' (2004) albums. Label boss Rich Egan stated that the band "helped put Vagrant on the map" and that the label was "ecstatic to have them back".[ Conley said that as the label was almost half-controlled by Interscope, it would've been seen as "a kick in the ass" to them as they "have to work with us again".][ On February 13, the track listing and artwork for ''Sound the Alarm'', which was designed by Soloway,][ was revealed.
In March and April, the band toured the US with support from ]Circa Survive
Circa Survive is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that formed in 2004. The band, led and founded by Anthony Green, consisted of former members from This Day Forward and Taken.
Circa Survive quickly made a name for the ...
and Moneen
Moneen (sometimes stylised as .moneen.) is a Canadians, Canadian indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario.
History
Moneen formed in 1999 after the dissolution of another band, called Perfectly Normal. The founding members were singer/guitarist Ke ...
. On March 23, "The End" and "Shattered" were made available for streaming. This was followed by a second leg of the tour with Circa Survive and Moneen, running into April and May. ''Sound the Alarm'' was initially planned for release on April 4,[ before being released on April 11 through Vagrant Records. A music video was released for "The End". The band appeared on ]Warped Tour
The Warped Tour was a traveling rock tour that toured the United States plus three or four stops in Canada annually each summer from 1995 until 2019. It was the largest traveling music festival in the United States and the longest-running touring ...
2006 performing two sets: one on the main stage and an acoustic set on the Vagrant stage. In September, the band went on a brief east coast tour with support from Pistolita
Pistolita was an indie rock band from San Diego, California. They previously toured as an opening act for bands such as Brand New and Saves the Day, and were featured on the Volcom Stage at Warped Tour 2006.
Pistolita was a nominee for Best Al ...
. Though I Am the Avalanche
I Am the Avalanche is an American punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The group's name comes from a lyric written by Vinnie Caruana for a song which was later discarded. The phrase also appears in the poem ''"Oh, Immobility, Death's Vast Ass ...
was initially on the trek, they were unable to make the shows as they were in Japan at the time. In November, Conley performed a few solo shows across the east coast. In March 2007, Parada left the group and was replaced by /Glassjaw drummer Durijah Lang. In April and May, the band went a co-headlining tour with Say Anything.
Reception
''Sound the Alarm'' reached number 67 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart[ and number four on the ]Independent Albums
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chart.[ According to review aggregator ]Metacritic
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, the album received generally favourable reviews.[
The music of ''Sound the Alarm'' divided reviewers, with some praising it, while others were unimpressed. ]AllMusic
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reviewer Corey Apar viewed the album as a return to the "aggressive pop-punk nature" of ''Through Being Cool'', "but ya know, five years more mature".[ '']Entertainment Weekly
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'' reviewer Leah Greenblatt considered the album is "as turgidly epic as the tenets of the genre demand" with the band having seemingly "rediscovered their riff-heavy melodics" to sit alongside "impressively righteous indignation".[ '']Gigwise
''Gigwise'' is a British online music news site that features music news, photos, album reviews, music festivals, concert tickets and video content. Founded in June 2001, the site is based in London, England.
History
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'' staff member David Renshaw regarded the instrumentation as being "nothing spectacular," while noting that there were "riffs piled on top of riffs ... and a few funky basslines".[
]IGN
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reviewer Chad Grischow maintained that the music "comes across stoothless", lacking "any originality," and was "too repetitive and predictable".[ Evan Davies of '']Now
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'' observed that the album sounded like the group were "going through an identity crisis".[ In a review for the '']Iowa State Daily
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'', Tyler Barrett held a similar viewpoint, commenting that the band sounding as if they were "clearly caught in a web of aspirations, all at once attempting to evolve musically while sticking to its roots".[ '']PopMatters
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'' reviewer Dan Raper asserted that the songs, "for all their bluster, hardly make any impression at all. ... Saves the Day have given their fans nothing exciting, innovative, or new."[
Reaction to Conley's voice was mixed with some reviewers commenting on its whininess; his lyrics received equally mixed responses. Apar noted Conley's vocals as walking "that fine line between endearing and annoying" and likened them to ]Raine Maida
Raine Maida (born Michael Anthony Maida; February 18, 1970)
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of Our Lady Peace
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crossed with Sid Vicious
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of the Sex Pistols
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.[ Davies said Conley "has toned down his once enraging nasal whine and sounds unusually aggressive".][ Grischow, however, stated that Conley "whines his way through the entire album, sounding as though he is on his knees begging for something".][ In a review for '']Alternative Press
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'', Scott Heisel reckoned Conley "seem dto take pride in wearing his heart not just on his lyrical sleeve, but on any organ you’d care to eviscerate".[ John J. Moser of '']The Morning Call
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'' considered the lyrics were "as dark and violent" as possible, and suggested they would "repuls listeners instead of having them relate."[ Renshaw, on the other hand, said "the thing that keeps you coming back to this album is the lyrics".][
]
Track listing
All songs written by Saves the Day. All lyrics written by Chris Conley
Christopher Lane Conley (born February 29, 1980) is an American musician who is the lead-singer/rhythm guitarist of the rock band Saves the Day. He was the only remaining original member as well as major artistic contributor throughout their car ...
.[
#"Head for the Hills" – 2:50
#"The End" – 1:54
#"Shattered" – 3:08
#"Eulogy" – 3:22
#"Dying Day" – 2:21
#"34" – 2:22
#"Say You'll Never Leave" – 2:20
#"Diseased" – 2:12
#"Don't Know Why" – 3:22
#"Sound the Alarm" – 3:06
#"Bones" – 2:23
#"Delusional" – 2:07
#"Hell Is Here" – 3:36
]
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.
Saves the Day
* Christopher Conley – vocals, guitar
* David Soloway – guitar
* Pete Parada – drums
* Manuel Ragoonanan Carrero – bass
Production
* Steve Evetts
Steve Evetts is an American record producer who has produced music for Alesana, Poison the Well, A Static Lullaby, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Symphony X, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Hightower, Story of the Year, Every T ...
– producer, engineer
* Chad Blinman
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– mixing
* Jesse Cannon – assistant engineer during drum tracking
* Chris Fusco – guitar tech
* Dave Collins – mastering
* David Soloway – art design
* Ben Goetting – layout
* Louise Sturges – photography
Chart positions
References
Citations
Sources
*
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Saves the Day albums
2006 albums
Vagrant Records albums
Albums produced by Steve Evetts