Homesick [LP]

by A Day to Remember

Overview

Ocala, FL-based post-hardcore outfit A Day to Remember's third full-length offering opens with the blistering "The Downfall of Us All," a hugely melodic slice of metal-infused punk-pop bliss that's sure to land a second life in countless montages on MTV reality shows and 30-second cola commercials. What follows is a collection of perfectly executed and fairly standard clean vocal post-hardcore emo-pop that both revels in and illuminates the limitations of the genre. While lead singer Jeremy McKinnon fulfills his duty as a clean/screamo switch-hitter throughout Homesick, the incessant group vocals provide the thread from which the album was designed. Exciting at first, the constant "yeahs" and "heys" eventually dissolve into the waves of distortion mid-album, resulting in the audio equivalent of an energy drink crash. The band does its best to juggle both worlds on the pretty, simplistic, and anthemic "Have Faith in Me," and closer "If It Means a Lot to You" provides fans with a fine Bic lighter/cell phone light moment, but there's just not enough here to separate it from the deafening, ultimately forgettable, over-compressed slabs of twentysomething angst that came before it. [Homesick was released on LP in 2011.] ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	08/06/2013
Label:	Victory Records
UPC:	0746105044814
Rank:	34478

Tracks

1. Downfall of Us All
2. My Life for Hire
3. I'm Made of Wax Larry What Are You Made Of?
4. NJ Legion Iced Tea
5. Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End
6. Have Faith in Me
7. Welcome to the Family
8. Homesick
9. Holdin' It Down for the Underground
10. You Already Know What You Are
11. Another Song About the Weekend
12. If It Means a Lot to You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

A Day to Remember   Primary Artist
Mike Hranica   Vocals,Guest Artist
Joshua Woodard   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Neil Westfall   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Jeremy McKinnon   Vocals
Drew Russ   Director
Tom Denney   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Vincent Bennett   Vocals,Guest Artist,Vocals,Guest Artist
Dave Guynn   Harmonica,Guest Artist
Mike Hrancia   Vocals
Kevin Skaff   Guitar
Sierra Kusterbeck   Vocals,Guest Artist
Alex Shelnutt   Drums

Technical Credits

Chad Gilbert   Recording Producer,Producer,Audio Production
Joshua Woodard   Composer,Group Member
Neil Westfall   Composer,Group Member
Jeremy McKinnon   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Alan Douches   Mastering,Remastering,Mastering Engineer
Chris Rubey   Pre-Production,Audio Production
Andrew Wade   Mixing,Pre-Production,Audio Production
Drew Russ   Editing
Jason Lancaster   Audio Production
Adam Dutkiewicz   Mixing
Tom Denney   Composer,Group Member
A Day to Remember   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Kevin Skaff   Group Member
Alex Shelnutt   Composer,Group Member
Phill Mamula   Photography
Mark Mercado   Management