''...And Don't Forget to Breathe'' is the debut album by the

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. On the original release, the title was misspelled as '...And Don't Forget to Breath'. This was corrected in a re-release. Music videos were made for the songs "Lipgloss and Letdown" and "The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us."

Background

"Love to Hate, Hate to Me" (under the title "Love to Hate, Hate to Love"), "The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us", "A Sip of Wine Chased With Cyanide" and "Charred Fields of Snow" were first released on the band's self-titled debut EP. The songs "Withered", "Lipgloss and Letdown" and "Song for a Broken Heart" originally appeared on the band's 2002 demo ''Withered'' and were re-recorded for this album.

Reception

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reviewer Kurt Morris gave the album a mixed to favorable review, comparing the band to the likes of

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. He complemented the vocal work and the melodies. Morris singled out "A Sip of Wine Chased with Cyanide" calling it the best track on the album, mainly for its guitar work. Morris concluded his review by saying the album will grow on the listener with each additional listen. A Punknews.org staff reviewer also gave the album a mixed to favorable review. He compared the band to

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artists. He stated the music was "good, just derivative as hell". The reviewer said the song "A Sip of Wine Chased with Cyanide" came across as a rip-off of

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Track listing

All lyrics written by Dan Arnold, all music composed by A Static Lullaby

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. ; Band * Joe Brown – vocals * Dan Arnold – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, programming * Nate Lindeman – lead guitar * Phil Pirrone – bass, backing vocals * Brett Dinovo – drums, percussion ; 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 ...

– production * Jesse Cannon – edition, engineer assistant * Peter Lewit – legal * Rodney Afshari – management * Jessica Lastowski – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:And Don't Forget To Breathe A Static Lullaby albums Ferret Music albums 2003 debut albums Albums produced by Steve Evetts