All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion

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All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion
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Studio album by
Fireworks
ReleasedMarch 24, 2009
RecordedOctober 2008
StudioBuzzbomb Sound Labs, Orange, California
Genre Pop punk, [1] [2] [3] power pop [2]
Length32:39
Label Triple Crown
Producer Chad Gilbert
Fireworks chronology
Adventure, Nostalgia and Robbery
(2008)		All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion
(2009)		 Gospel
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AbsolutePunk 8.3/10 [1]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5 [5]
Rock Sound 7/10 [3]

All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion is the debut full-length studio album by American rock band Fireworks.

Contents

Background

Fireworks formed in Metro Detroit, Michigan in 2005. [6] The band consisted of vocalist David Mackinder, guitarists Brett Jones and Chris Mojan, bassist Kyle O'Neil, and drummer Tymm Rengers. [6] The group released a demo, Can't Hardly Wait, before releasing the We Are Everywhere (2006) EP the following year. [6] The group supported the EP by touring with bands such as Set Your Goals, Valencia, and Strung Out. [6] In 2008 the band released another EP, Adventure, Nostalgia, and Robbery through Run for Cover. [7] The EP featured one new song, a cover and two re-recordings of previously released songs. [7] On July 31, it was announced that the band had signed to Triple Crown. [8] A friend of the band gave Fred from Triple Crown their EP, from there the band "just kept bothering Fred until he signed us." [9] In the announcement, the band realized they had not released much new material and reassured that they were working towards an album. [8] The group was "extremely excited" to have signed with Triple Crown. [8] In August, the band toured with Hit the Lights. [8]

Composition and recording

Compared to their past work, Mojan thought the band "made a nice but smooth progression." [9] Some of the material "is more angry, some stuff is more rocking." [9] O'Neil claimed the material sounded "more mature and developed" than their previous work. [10] In terms of lyrics, he thought they "have definitely grown as people". [10] All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion was recorded over the course of two and a half weeks [10] in October 2008 [8] at Buzz Bomb Sound Lab. [9] 14 songs had been recorded in total, 12 of them appeared on the finished version of the album. [9] It was produced by Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory [6] and mixed by Paul Miner. The group knew of gilbert through mutual friends, but the idea of working with him came from Fred of Triple Crown. [9]

Release

In November 2008, the band went on tour with This Time Next Year. [11] Following this, the band went on a brief tour with Polar Bear Club, Forfeit and the Swellers in December. [12] [13] On January 29, 2009, All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion was announced for release in two months' time. [14] On February 13, 2009, "Detroit" was made available for streaming via the band's Myspace profile. [15] In March, the band went on a tour of the US with This Time Next Year. A Loss for Words, Title Fight and Transit appeared on select dates. [16] On March 17, "Come Around" was made available for streaming. [17] After a planned winter release, [8] and then a spring release, [18] All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion was eventually released on 24 March [19] through Triple Crown. [6] A European edition was released by Hassle. [20] The album's title is taken from a quote by American author Jack Kerouac. Throughout April, the band went on a co-headlining tour with We Are the Union. Though the tour was intended to run into May, [21] Fireworks replaced Shai Hulud on their tour with New Found Glory from mid-April. [22] Alongside Crime in Stereo and Title Fight, the band toured the US in June. [23] In July, the band filmed a music video for "Detroit". [24]

From mid-July until late August, the band supported Set Your Goals. [25] In late August and early September, the band supported Four Year Strong. [26] The band supported Hit the Lights on their Manatour tour between early October and early November. [27] The band went on a co-headlining tour with The Wonder Years in mid-November. [28] From late-November to mid-December, the band toured Europe, alongside Set Your Goals and Broadway Calls. [29] On January 11, 2010, the music video for "Detroit" was posted online. [30] The band were initially planned to support Anti-Flag [31] but were replaced by Star Fucking Hipsters, The Menzingers, Trash Talk and Broadway Calls. [32] From late January to mid-March, the band supported New Found Glory on their US tour. [33] In early June, the band supported Four Year Strong on their Enemy of Europe Tour. [34] In July, the band went on a tour of the US with Four Year Strong, Set Your Goals, the Swellers and Grave Maker. [35] From mid-August until early October, the band supported the Swellers on their tour of the US. [36]

Track listing

  1. "Geography, Vonnegut and Me" – 3:43
  2. "Come Around" – 2:53
  3. "Closet Weather" – 2:35
  4. "2923 Monroe St." – 3:12
  5. "Holiday" – 2:32
  6. "I Support Same Sex Marriage" – 3:25
  7. "Show Me Your Vanishing Act One More Time" – 0:57
  8. "You've Lost Your Charm" – 2:37
  9. "Again and Again" – 3:14
  10. "Detroit" – 3:56
  11. "When We Stand on Each Other We Block Out the Sun" – 3:35

Personnel

Fireworks
Additional musicians
Production

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