''The Cradle'' is the second full-length album from

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. It is the band's first since drummer Len Clark, bassist Patrick Addison, and guitarist Jimmy Cajoleas left in 2008 and were replaced by drummer

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, keyboardist Brooks Tipton, and bassist/producer Hank Sullivant. It is also their first for their new label

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, who signed the band after they were dropped by

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in 2008. It was released on August 10, 2010 and has received the highest reviews out of the band's three releases thus far. The lyrics for much of the album deal with the hardships endured by the band after the lineup change and being dropped from their label, specifically in the first two songs, "8 Years," and "Our Names."

Track listing

# "8 Years" - 3:36 # "Our Names" - 5:27 # "Heartbeat" - 3:06 # "The Cradle" - 3:05 # "Everything is the Same" - 4:35 # "She Don't Talk" - 4:42 # "Each Works" - 3:58 # "Mona Lisa" - 4:04 # "Brought to Life" - 5:06 # "Reno" - 6:02

Personnel

;Band * Jesse Coppenbarger - vocals, guitar, keys * Sean Kirkpatrick - vocals, guitar *

- drums, percussion * Brooks Tipton - keys * Hank Sullivant - bass guitar * Louise Hviid - spoken word on "She Don't Talk" ;Technical *Alex Hornbake - engineering *Hank Sullivant - producer *Clay Jones - mixing *John Golden - mastering ;Artwork *Matt Govaere - art direction, design *Robert Lenz - art direction, design *Joshua Burwell - interior illustrations

References

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