Common Existence
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Common Existence is the fifth full-length album from post-hardcore band Thursday. It is currently scheduled for release on February 17, 2009 on Epitaph Records.[1]
The band began recording at Dave Fridmann's Tarbox Road Studios on August 11, 2008. The album was completed in November.[2]
The album includes the track "As He Climbed The Dark Mountain," which previously appeared on the band's split EP with Japanese hardcore band Envy.
On December 9, 2008, the band released the first new track from the album, "Resuscitation of a Dead Man", on their MySpace page.[3] In early February, another new track, "Friends in the Armed Forces", was released for streaming on the band's MySpace page.[4] In successive interviews with Spin.com and Rock Sound, keyboard player Andrew Everding and vocalist Geoff Rickly explained the track's significance:
"[The song] is about a personal experience that Geoff had with someone we know who's serving in the Iraq conflict. It can be forced down your throat to support someone who's fighting for a cause you don't believe in... We support you as people but we don't support your efforts."[5] - Andrew Everding, Rock Sound interview
"I have a close friend in the service and several others that have finished their tours... The song was inspired by my conversations with them and by my conversations with their family members. It's about the shifting of perspective when it comes to wrong and right - ultimately, the song is a wish for peace and wellbeing for my friends."[6] - Geoff Rickly, Spin.com interview
The album was leaked to the internet in its entirety over two weeks early, on January 31st, 2009.
Track listing
- "Resuscitation of a Dead Man" -3:23
- "Last Call" -4:03
- "As He Climbed the Dark Mountain" -3:03
- "Friends in the Armed Forces" -4:11
- "Beyond the Visible Spectrum" -3:59
- "Time’s Arrow" -4:13
- "Unintended Long Term Effects" -2:18
- "Circuits of Fever" -5:07
- "Subway Funeral" -4:18
- "Love Has Led Us Astray" -4:39
- "You Were the Cancer" -5:49
Personnel
- Geoff Rickly - vocals
- Tom Keeley - guitar, vocals
- Steve Pedulla - guitar, vocals
- Tim Payne - bass guitar
- Tucker Rule - drums
- Andrew Everding - keyboards, synthesizers
- Tim McIlrath, lead singer of Rise Against, contributes vocals to 'Resuscitation of a Dead Man.'[7]
References
- ^ "Thursday Post Track Listing." Absolutepunk.net. December 9, 2008.
- ^ Dave Fridmann/Tarbox News/Notes. Retrieved from Dave Fridmann's website December 11, 2008.
- ^ "Thursday: Resuscitation of a Dead Man." Punknews.org. December 9, 2008.
- ^ "Thursday Upload Personal Track from Common Existence". Idiomag.com. 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "Thursday Upload Personal Track from Common Existence". Idiomag.com. 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-first-listen-thursdays-armed-forces.
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