...In Shallow Seas We Sail

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...In Shallow Seas We Sail
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 2009
RecordedSeptember 2008 – February 2009
StudioThe Compound, Tigertown Studios
Genre Post-hardcore, [1] [2] screamo [3]
Length41:02
Label Tooth & Nail
Producer Aaron Sprinkle, Matt Carter
Emery chronology
While Broken Hearts Prevail
(2008)
...In Shallow Seas We Sail
(2009)
We Do What We Want
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AbsolutePunk (84%) [4]
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...In Shallow Seas We Sail is the fourth studio album from post-hardcore band Emery that was released on June 2, 2009, through Tooth & Nail Records. [8] The tracks "The Smile, The Face" and "Edge of the World" were previously released on Emery's 2008 EP, While Broken Hearts Prevail . The first track off of the record, "Cutthroat Collapse", was released as a digital download on April 7, 2009. The album debuted at number 50 on the Billboard 200. On June 20, 2009, the album hit number 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cutthroat Collapse"3:24
2."Curbside Goodbye"4:05
3."Inside Our Skin"3:14
4."Churches and Serial Killers"2:55
5."Butcher's Mouth"3:14
6."In Shallow Seas We Sail" (Guest vocals by Aaron Sprinkle [9] )3:38
7."The Poor and the Prevalent"3:05
8."The Smile, The Face"2:39
9."A Sin To Hold On To"2:50
10."Piggy Bank Lies"3:22
11."Edge of the World"3:52
12."Dear Death Part 1"1:41
13."Dear Death Part 2"3:06
Total length:41:02
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Closed Eyes, Open Hands" (iTunes bonus track and 7" single with "Cutthroat Collapse")3:12

Personnel

Emery
Production
Art

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