Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation

Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation
Studio album by Funeral for a Friend
Released	20 October 2003
Recorded	Chapel Studios, Miloco Studios and Rak Studios (London) in mid-2003
Genre	Post-hardcore, melodic hardcore
Length	49:36 56:14 (JP Edition)
Label	Atlantic Mighty Atom Ferret
Producer	Colin Richardson Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend chronology
Four Ways to Scream Your Name (2003) Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation (2003) Seven Ways to Scream Your Name (2003)
Singles from Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation
"Juneau" Released: 2003 "She Drove Me to Daytime Television/Bullet Theory" Released: 2003 "Escape Artists Never Die" Released: 2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(88%)
Allmusic
Blender
Drowned in Sound
NME

Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation is the debut album by Welsh rock band Funeral for a Friend. It was released on 20 October 2003 through Atlantic Records and was produced by Colin Richardson with co-production by the band themselves. The album features brand-new versions of the songs "Red is the New Black", "Juno" (renamed "Juneau"), and "Summer's Dead and Buried" (renamed "Waking Up"). It also features "She Drove Me To Daytime Television" and "Escape Artists Never Die" from the preceding EP Four Ways To Scream Your Name, as remastered versions of the same recording sessions. The album made #12 on the UK charts and went Gold.

The cover of the album as well as its subsequent singles is based on the two paintings "The Lovers" by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Funeral for a Friend. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rookie of the Year"	3:01
2.	"Bullet Theory"	3:53
3.	"Juneau"	3:38
4.	"Bend Your Arms to Look Like Wings"	4:21
5.	"Escape Artists Never Die"	5:18
6.	"Storytelling"	3:35
7.	"Moments Forever Faded"	4:25
8.	"She Drove Me to Daytime Television"	3:36
9.	"Red Is the New Black"	5:15
10.	"Your Revolution Is a Joke"	2:44
11.	"Waking Up"	3:59
12.	"Novella"	5:50
Total length:		49:36

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"This Year's Most Open Heartbreak"	2:43
14.	"Kiss and Makeup (All Bets Are Off)"	3:54

Reception

The album received very positive reviews from the British music press with NME and Drowned in Sound giving it 8/10 and 9/10 respectively. It was also #17 in NME albums of the year.

In pop culture

"Rookie of the Year" was featured on the soundtracks of WWE Wrestlemania 21 and Burnout 3: Takedown. "Red Is The New Black" was used in the Torchwood episode "They Keep Killing Suzie".

Credits

• Written and performed by Funeral for a Friend except:
  • "Storytelling" written by Funeral for a Friend, Gethin Pearson and This Boy's Life; performed by Funeral for a Friend
• Produced and mixed by Colin Richardson
• Co-produced by Funeral for a Friend
• Recorded at Chapel Studios, Rak Studios and Miloco Studios (London)
• Engineered by Colin Richardson with Matt Hyde, Will Bartle and Richard Woodcraft
• Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisc
• Managed by Craig Jennings and Rod Smallwood for Sanctuary Artist Management
• Assisted management by Paul Dando
• Booking by Jeremy Holgersen for the Agency Group
• A&R by Joel De'Ath
• Photography by Chris Dunlop
• Live photography by Anna Gudaniec and George Davison
• Art design by Barny Bewick for Indium Design, inspired by René Magritte

Singles

Year	Song title	Chart positions
		US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	UK Singles
2003	"Juneau"	–	–	–	19
	"She Drove Me to Daytime Television"/"Bullet Theory"	–	–	–	20
2004	"Escape Artists Never Die"	–	–	–	19