A New Day (Four Letter Lie album)

Last updated
A New Day
A New Day (Four Letter Lie).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009
Genre Post-hardcore, metalcore
Length32:15
Label Victory
Producer Matt Goldman
Four Letter Lie chronology
What a Terrible Thing to Say
(2008)
A New Day
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock on Request (favorable) [1]

A New Day is the third full-length album from the post-hardcore band Four Letter Lie. It was released on October 13, 2009, through Victory with producer Matt Goldman. Timothy Java recorded all of the drum tracks on A New Day due to the departure of Derek Smith, the band's former drummer. [2]

Contents

Compared to the band's previous material, this album has a more aggressive sound, although the band did not abandon their post-hardcore roots. With the exception of "My Surrender", none of the tracks show an instance of clean vocals.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Four Letter Lie

No.TitleLength
1."Daymaker"2:41
2."We're All Sinners"2:56
3."Careless Lover"2:44
4."It's Finally Over"3:01
5."My Surrender" (featuring Jesse Barrera)3:51
6."The Spell"3:27
7."Strugglers"2:43
8."Key to the World"3:36
9."I'm Done Trying to Make It"2:49
10."Young Hearts"3:13
11."Faces in Places"3:54

Personnel

Additional musicians

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orchid (hardcore punk band)</span> American hardcore punk band

Orchid is an American screamo and hardcore punk band from Amherst, Massachusetts. Originally active from 1997 until 2002, they released several EPs and splits as well as three studio albums. The band consists of lead vocalist Jayson Green, drummer Jeffrey Salane, guitarist Will Killingsworth, guitarist Brad Wallace and bassist Geoff Garlock.

Embodiment 12:14 were an Australia Christian metal band formed in Adelaide, as Embodiment in 1992, initially they performed death metal. They released two albums, Elements of This Man-Made Man (1998) and Inroads Out (2005), before disbanding in 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">As Cities Burn</span> American Christian post-hardcore band

As Cities Burn was an American post-hardcore band from Mandeville, Louisiana, that formed in 2002 and has released four studio albums. Their debut, Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest, was released in 2005. Two years later, they released Come Now Sleep. Then, in 2009, As Cities Burn released their third album, Hell or High Water. The band had performed from 2011 through 2016, but drummer Aaron Lunsford announced, on August 16, 2016, that the group disbanded. In December 2017, As Cities Burn reunited and went on tour to open up for Emery, and announced that they were staying together and writing new music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Travis Richter</span> Musical artist

Travis Brandon Richter is an American musician, singer and record producer. He is known for being a vocalist and guitarist in the band From First to Last and the lead vocalist of The Color of Violence and The Human Abstract. He is also a record producer and in 2018 cofounded a music venue in Los Angeles, CA called "1720", with Alex Alereza (Nekrogoblikon) and Brett Powell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Last Night</span> American post-hardcore band

Our Last Night is an American post-hardcore band formed in 2004, consisting of brothers Trevor (vocals) and Matthew Wentworth and Timothy Molloy (drums). The band is known for its post-hardcore and alternative metal renditions of popular pop songs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prayer for Cleansing</span> American metalcore band

Prayer for Cleansing is an American metalcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina. The band is noted for their extreme metal influence that was a little more prominent in their music than other metalcore bands at the time. They are also notable for being an early musical starting point for three members of Between the Buried and Me who played in the band.

Before Their Eyes is an American post-hardcore band from Findlay, Ohio, United States. The band is currently signed to InVogue Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deadlock (band)</span> German heavy metal band

Deadlock is a German heavy metal band from Schwarzenfeld, Bavaria. In 2010 they supported Lacuna Coil on tour. The band consists of only founding member Sebastian Reichl (guitar) alongside John Gahlert (vocals), Margie Gerlitz (vocals), Ferdinand Rewicki (guitar), Christian Simmerl (bass) and Werner Riedl (drums).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Set My Friends on Fire</span> American post-hardcore band

I Set My Friends on Fire is a post-hardcore band from Miami, Florida. The band was formed in 2007 by Matt Mehana and Nabil Moo. The group signed with Epitaph Records before releasing their debut album, You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter, in 2008. Drummer Chris Lent joined the band in 2009. The group's second album, Astral Rejection, was scheduled to be released on June 22, 2010, but it was shelved for a year by Epitaph. Moo left the band in 2010, then Lent left the band. The group's third album, Caterpillar Sex, was announced in 2013 but has never seen a release.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Faceless</span> American technical death metal band

The Faceless are an American technical death metal band from the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. They released their debut album, Akeldama, in November 2006, and a follow-up, Planetary Duality, in November 2008. The band's third album, Autotheism, was released on August 14, 2012. On December 1, 2017, the band released their fourth album, In Becoming a Ghost.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sea of Treachery</span> American metal and deathcore band

Sea of Treachery is an American metalcore/deathcore band from Hebron, Kentucky, United States, formed in 2004. Since forming, they have released three EPs and two full-length studio albums, the first being At Daggers Drawn, which was released on April 29, 2008 on Sumerian Records, and the second being Wonderland, released on December 14, 2010 on Blkheart Group. The digital version of Wonderland, featuring a bonus track, was released January 4, 2011. In early 2012, the band had reformed with the original line-up who were on the At Daggers Drawn record, played a reunion show in Newport, Kentucky, and have also announced more shows around the tri-state area.

<i>Cutting Our Teeth</i> 2010 studio album by We Are the Ocean

Cutting Our Teeth is the debut studio album by English post-hardcore band We Are the Ocean, after releasing two EPs. Promotional videos have been made for the songs "These Days, I Have Nothing" and "Look Alive". A video for "All of This Has to End" was recently made and has been highly requested on the Scuzz and Kerrang! music channels. It features noticeably change in Dan Brown's vocal style from the self-titled EP. "Cutting Our Teeth" was re-issued with a bonus disc including 4 previously unreleased songs and 9 previously released songs from the band's two previous EPs.

Jamie's Elsewhere are an American post-hardcore band formed in Sacramento, California, United States, in 2005. They were signed to Victory Records before deciding not to renew their contract with the label, and have released three full-length albums; Guidebook for Sinners Turned Saints in 2008, They Said a Storm Was Coming in 2010 and Rebel-Revive in 2014.

Rosaline was a six-piece post-hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois that formed in 2005. The group modeled their sound from early 2000s post-hardcore groups, citing influences from Thursday, Underoath, Hopesfall, Taking Back Sunday and The Bled. Over the span of their career Rosaline released three albums on various independent record labels.

<i>Youngbloods</i> (album) 2010 studio album by the Amity Affliction

Youngbloods is the second studio album by Australian post-hardcore band the Amity Affliction. It was released on 18 June 2010 through Boomtown Records. It debuted at number 6 on the ARIA Charts. Grammy-nominated producer Machine produced Youngbloods. The drums were recorded at Breakwater Music Studio in Hazlet, NJ. All other tracks were recorded at the Machine Shop in Weehawken, NJ. This is the first and the only record to feature guitarist Clint Owen Ellis (Splattering), where Troy Brady temporarily switched to rhythm guitar for Ellis to take the lead. It's also the last record that features keyboardist Trad Nathan.

<i>Dogs Blood</i> 2010 EP by Alexisonfire

Dog's Blood is an extended play by the Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. The EP was released on October 31, 2010. Dog's Blood is a collection of four experimental songs that are different-sounding from the band's previously released material. It was the band's penultimate release before their break up in 2011.

<i>Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair</i> 2008 studio album by La Dispute

Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair is the debut studio album by American post-hardcore band La Dispute. Supported by three release shows, it was released on November 11, 2008, alongside Here, Hear II. through No Sleep Records on both CD and vinyl. The album's title is derived from an Asian folktale, which the album's lyrics loosely follow. The album received positive reviews by notable critics, and it remains as a legacy in the post-hardcore scene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Bunny the Bear</span> American post-hardcore rock band

The Bunny the Bear is an American post-hardcore band from Buffalo, New York. The band is known for its eclectic style of post-hardcore, influenced by a variety of rock and electronic subgenres, including synthpop, metalcore, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronica.

<i>If You Dont Have Anything Nice to Say...</i> 2011 studio album by The Bunny the Bear

If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say... is the second studio album by post-hardcore band The Bunny the Bear, released through Victory Records on June 28, 2011. The album peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The White Noise</span> American punk rock band

The White Noise was an American punk rock band from Dallas, Texas, later based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2010 under the name Set the Sun by guitarist and vocalist David Southern and drummer Alex Summers, the band released two EPs and a series of singles while still based in Dallas. By 2013, Southern was left the sole founding member and recruited vocalist Shawn Walker and guitarist Josh "KJ" Strock. This lineup would relocate to Los Angeles and change their name to the White Noise. In total, the band released three EPs, in addition to one studio album, 2017's AM/PM.

References

  1. "Four Letter Lie - 'A New Day'". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  2. INTERVIEW: FOUR LETTER LIE straightuprandom from 2010-12-21, archived from the original on 2011-08-29