''We Do What We Want'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Emery. The album was released on March 29, 2011 through

Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a Christian rock record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington where it is situated today. It is home to many well-known musical acts, including Underoat ...

and

Solid State Records Solid State Records is a Christian metalcore record label, an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore punk and heavy metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, ...

. Shortly after announcing the release of ''We Do What We Want'', founding bassist Devin Shelton announced he would be taking an indefinite hiatus from Emery.

Writing

Emery was in the process of working on more stripped-down acoustic album when guitarist/vocalist Devin Shelton decided to take an indefinite leave of absence from the group. After his departure, the remaining four members made the conscious decision to write a heavier and more hardcore album than they had done in the past. Commenting on the band's evolved sound, bassist/vocalist Toby Morrell said, "I don't think we ever thought we'd get as heavy as we are now, but I'm glad we have." Though Shelton was not an active member of Emery during the writing process for ''We Do What We Want'', he wrote the final track on the standard edition titled "Fix Me," and the song "Crumbling" from the deluxe edition.

Lyrics

Regarding the album's lyrical themes, vocalist Toby Morrell stated:

Release and promotion

In the month of March 2011, an MP3 for the song "Scissors" was divided into seven sections. For seven consecutive days, one new piece of the song was revealed through a different online media outlet. The band would give a clue as to where the next clip would be released on their Facebook page, and fans were encouraged to collect all of the parts and put the song back together. Also prior to the release of ''We Do What We Want'', Emery previewed "The Cheval Glass," "I Never Got to See the West Coast" and "The Curse of Perfect Days." ''We Do What We Want'' was released on March 29, 2011 through

, and it is also Emery's first album co-released by Tooth & Nail's heavy metal/hardcore punk subdivision

. Vocalist Toby Morell has said that he was "proud" of the signing to Solid State, and also described it as "just kind of a good feeling to be wanted by another part of your company and be able to join all the awesome bands."

Track listing

All songs composed by Emery, except "Fix Me" composed by Devin Shelton.

Personnel

Emery * Toby Morell – lead vocals, bass, screamed vocals * Matt Carter – guitar, backing vocals * Josh Head – screamed vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, programming * Dave Powell – drums, percussion Production *Produced and engineered by Matt Carter at Compound Recording *Additional production and vocals by

Aaron Sprinkle Aaron Sprinkle (born March 20, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Seattle, Washington. Career His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and the ...

*Assisted by Matt Clear, Doug Finley and Jake Thomson *Tracks 1-6 mixed by

Jason Suecof Jason Suecof (born April 3, 1980) is an American record producer, audio engineer and guitarist best known for his work with heavy metal bands such as Trivium, Battlecross, Death Angel, All That Remains, Bury Your Dead, The Black Dahlia Murder, ...

*Tracks 7, 8 and 10 mixed by Craig Alvin *Track 9 mixed by Matt Carter *Additional mixing by Rick Senechal *Mastered by Troy Glessner at Spectre South *Executive producer: Brandon Ebel *Additional arranging by Zack Ordway, Ryan Macoubrie and Kyle Phillips

References

External links

Track By Track Breakdown by Toby Morrell
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