The Silence In Black And White

by Hawthorne Heights

Overview

The closest Hawthorne Heights' debut album comes to originality is that they rip off bands in two different genres, trying to blend the pop-emo of Thursday, Jimmy Eat World, and the other post-Weezer bands with the glossy, commercial pop of bands like Good Charlotte. With J.T. Woodruff's faceless alternative rock vocals alternating with Casey Calvert's equally generic metalcore barking over Micah Carli's heard-it-before power chords, the band is doing absolutely nothing new. That said, what they do, they do pretty well. Most of the songs have reasonably catchy choruses, there are no particularly egregious mistakes or failed experiments, and the leadoff single, "Life on Standby," is actually quite good in a completely disposable way. The overall lack of personality on this album is its fatal flaw, however. There's nothing on The Silence in Black and White that'll make anyone turn it off and throw the CD across the room in a fit of rage, but it's hard to remember anything about the album an hour after it's over. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	07/31/2012
Label:	Victory Records
UPC:	0746105022010

Tracks

1. On Standby
2. Dissolve and Decay
3. Niki FM
4. Transition
5. Blue Burns Orange
6. Silver Bullet
7. Screenwriting
8. Apology
9. Ohio Is for Lovers
10. Wake Up Call
11. Sandpaper and Silk
12. Speeding Up the Octaves

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hawthorne Heights   Primary Artist
DayintheLife   Primary Artist
Matt Ridenour   Guitar (Bass),Bass,Vocals
Eron Bucciarelli   Drums
Casey Calvert   Guitar,Vocals
Micah Carli   Guitar
Emily Driskill   Vocals
James Thomas Woodruff   Guitar,Vocals
Grace Carli   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Dan Duszynski   Audio Engineer,Pro-Tools,Recording
Hawthorne Heights   Composer
Dominick Maita   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Eron Bucciarelli   Composer,Group Member
Casey Calvert   Composer,Group Member
Micah Carli   Composer,Group Member
Matt Ridenour   Composer,Group Member
Jason Link   CD Layout
Caleb Morgan   Management
Dan Friedman   Legal Advisor
Emily Driskill   Photography
John Gaskill   Recording
James Thomas Woodruff   Composer,Group Member