''The Summer EP'' is an EP by
Never Shout Never
Never Shout Never (originally typeset as nevershoutnever! and NeverShoutNever!) is an American rock band formed in Joplin, Missouri in 2007. Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Christofer Drew began the band as a solo project before expanding it ...
, released on June 23, 2009. Originally, this release was supposed to be the band's debut self-titled full-length album. This is the first release from Never Shout Never where his name no longer appears as one word with an exclamation point at the end. The EP peaked at number 57 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart on a charting date of July 11, 2009 and selling 46,000 copies.
Background and release
On March 4, 2008, Never Shout Never announced the release date and track listing of the EP.
It was recorded at Engaged Audio and The Phantom Tollbooth. "Happy" was released on March 3, 2009 as the first and only single from the EP. A music video for "On the Brightside" premiered on September 1, 2009.
Critical reception
Blake Solomon of
AbsolutePunk.net gave a mixed review of the EP. He stated, "Drew's fine-tuned tenor is so smooth that it might breeze right by." He ended off remarking, "Drew will make plenty of teenage girls happy once his Warner Bros. contract kicks in, but I'd be lying if I said ''The Summer EP'' didn't brighten up my day."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits for ''The Summer EP'' adapted from
AllMusic
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;Never Shout Never
* Christofer Drew Ingle –
Lead vocals,
lead & rhythm guitars,
bass,
ukulele
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The tone and volume of the instrumen ...
,
piano
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,
keyboards,
synthesizers,
programming
* Hayden Benton –
Drums,
backing vocals
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,
guitars
;Additional musicians
* Patrick Carrie – guitar
*
Forrest Kline
Forrest Scott Kline (born November 7, 1983, in Ashland, Oregon) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye.
Early life
He is of German descent and spent most of his ...
– bass guitar, keyboards
;Production
*
Jon Kaplan – mixing
* Forrest Kline – engineering, producer, programming
* Dave McNair – mastering
* Recorded at Engaged Audio and The Phantom Tollbooth
Charts
References
2009 EPs
Never Shout Never albums
Warner Records EPs
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