User:Evan Culbertson/Stage Four

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Is Survived By
Studio album by
Touché Amoré
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)
GenrePost-hardcore, screamo, emo, melodic hardcore
Length29:05
LabelDeathwish (DW151)
ProducerBrad Wood
Touché Amoré chronology
Touché Amoré / Title Fight
(2013) 		Is Survived By
(2013) 		Live on BBC Radio 1: Vol 2
(2014)
Singles from Evan Culbertson/Stage Four
  1. "Just Exist"
    Released: July 30, 2013

Stage Four is the fourth studio album by American post-hardcore band Touché Amoré. Their first album since their 2015 break and their first under a new contract with Epitaph Records, Stage Four was released on September 16, 2016.[1] The album's title refers both to it being the band's fourth full-length release, as well as to the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_staging to which singer Jeremy Bolm's mother succumbed in 2014.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Absolute Punk98%[4]
Alternative Press[5]
The A.V. ClubA-[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
Exclaim!9/10[8]
Pitchfork Media8/10[9]
Popmatters[10]
The Skinny[11]
Sputnikmusic4.1/5[12]

On its release, Is Survived By received favorable reviews from music critics, with a 87/100 from review aggregate metacritic indicating universal acclaim. Citing the album's mature and personal lyric and vocalist Jeremy Bolm performance as the album highlights, it also received praise for the more mature ambitious approach to the bands songwriting, noting the expanding song lengths and musical variation as a sign of Touché Amorés growth as musicians.

Writing for Alternative Press, Scott Heisel wrote that "Is Survived By feels claustrophobic in the best way possible", and that "These breakdowns aren't musical; they're psychological.".[5] David Anthony of the AV Club noting the band's musical evolution "Is Survived By is a transitory record for Touché Amoré, but it doesn’t suffer from this designation. As the band inches toward hardcore’s ceiling, it’s not abandoning the style. Rather, it’s merely embracing the malleable aspects"[13]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Just Exist" – 2:17
  2. "To Write Content" – 2:57
  3. "Praise / Love" – 1:01
  4. "Anyone / Anything" – 2:39
  5. "DNA" – 2:08
  6. "Harbor" – 3:04
  7. "Kerosene" – 1:42
  8. "Blue Angels" – 1:31
  9. "Social Caterpillar" – 3:03
  10. "Non Fiction" – 3:05
  11. "Steps" – 2:38
  12. "Is Survived By" – 3:30

Personnel[edit]

Is Survived By personnel adapted from liner notes.[14]

Touché Amoré

  • Elliot Babin – drums, piano
  • Jeremy Bolm – vocals
  • Tyler Kirby – bass, vocals
  • Nick Steinhardt – guitar
  • Clayton Stevens – guitar

Guest musicians

  • Julia Blake (Vow) – additional vocals on "Blue Angels"
  • Jon Simmons (Balance and Composure) – additional vocals on "Steps"

Production

  • Brad Wood – production, engineering, mixing
  • Hans DeKline – mastering

Artwork

  • Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design
  • Ryan Aylsworth – photography

References[edit]

  1. ^ "THANK YOU". Touché Amoré. Retrieved 2016-09-22.}}
  2. ^ "Is Survived By Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt (September 24, 2013). "Is Survived By - Touche Amore : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  4. ^ Beringer, Drew (September 24, 2013). "Absolute Punk review". Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Heisel, Scott (September 17, 2013). "Touché Amoré - Is Survived By". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  6. ^ Anthony, David (September 24, 2013). "The AV Club review". Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  7. ^ T. Sharpe, Christopher (September 25, 2013). "Album Review: Touche Amore - Is Survived By". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  8. ^ Zorgdrager, Bradley (September 20, 2013). "Exclaim review". Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  9. ^ Cohen, Ian (October 4, 2013). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  10. ^ Ezell, Brice (November 27, 2013). "Touché Amoré: Is Survived By". Popmatters. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  11. ^ Watson, Ross (September 11, 2013). "Touché Amoré – Is Survived By". The Skinny. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  12. ^ Hanson, John (September 18, 2013). "Review: Touche Amore - Is Survived By". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  13. ^ http://www.avclub.com/review/touche-amore-iis-survived-byi-103241
  14. ^ Is Survived by (Media notes). Touché Amoré. Deathwish Inc. 2013. CD booklet. DW151.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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