Adelphia | ||||
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Released | June 9, 2009 | |||
Recorded | Seattle, WA | |||
Genre | Post-hardcore, screamo | |||
Length | 43:30 | |||
Label | Fearless | |||
Producer | Casey Bates | |||
A Skylit Drive chronology | ||||
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Singles from Adelphia | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | 78% [1] |
AllMusic | [2] |
BoMR | [3] |
Rain City Ambience | (7/10) [4] |
Rock Sound | [5] |
Adelphia is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive and the first on Fearless Records. [6] It was released on June 9, 2009. [7] [8] The album peaked at 64 on the Billboard 200 as well as number 11 on the Top Independent Albums. [9]
All lyrics written by Michael Jagmin and Nick Miller.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Prelude to a Dream" | 3:29 |
2. | "Those Cannons Could Sink a Ship" | 3:36 |
3. | "Heaven" | 3:38 |
4. | "Running with the Light" | 3:51 |
5. | "Eva the Carrier" | 3:43 |
6. | "Worlds End in Whispers, Not Bangs (Interlude)" | 1:26 |
7. | "The Boy Without a Demon" | 4:05 |
8. | "Thank God It's Cloudy Because I'm Allergic to Sunlight" | 3:28 |
9. | "Air the Enlightenment" | 2:29 |
10. | "The Children of Adelphia" | 3:01 |
11. | "I Swear This Place Is Haunted" | 3:45 |
12. | "It's Not Ironic, It's Obvious" | 3:41 |
13. | "See You Around" | 3:23 |
Total length: | 43:30 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 64 |
US Top Internet Albums [10] | 11 |
US Top Independent Albums [10] | 64 |
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