Bad Frequencies

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Bad Frequencies
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 2018
StudioCapital House Studio (Columbus, Ohio)
Genre
Length41:04
Label Pure Noise
Producer
Hawthorne Heights chronology
Hurt
(2015)
Bad Frequencies
(2018)
Lost Frequencies
(2019)
Singles from Bad Frequencies
  1. "Push Me Away"
    Released: May 31, 2017
  2. "Pink Hearts"
    Released: March 1, 2018
  3. "Just Another Ghost"
    Released: March 21, 2018
  4. "Bad Frequencies"
    Released: July 11, 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Cryptic Rock3.5/5 [2]
SubstreamPositive [3]

Bad Frequencies is the sixth studio album by American post-hardcore band Hawthorne Heights. The album was released on April 27, 2018 through Pure Noise Records.

Contents

Background and production

Vocalist/guitarist JT Woodruff stated that the album was written over the course of a year in 2017 while the band was touring, saying "We played 170 shows in 2017, wrote every moment that we could, then demoed, then recorded an album. I think we fit everything we possibly could in 365 days, and we are very proud of that." [4]

On May 31, 2017, the band released a 30-second music video teaser for the song "Push Me Away" via their Facebook page. [5] A digital single for the song was released the same day. [6] The full music video for "Push Me Away" debuted on June 5 via Dying Scene. The band stated that the song would appear on a new studio album, which at the time was untitled. Bad Frequencies was recorded at Capitol House Studios, and produced by the band and Mark Ingram, who also acted as engineer. Cameron Webb mixed the recordings, before they were mastered by Andrew Alekel. [7]

Release

The second advance single from the album, "Pink Hearts," was released on March 1, 2018. With the single's release, it was announced that the new album would be titled Bad Frequencies with a release date of April 27, 2018. [4] A music video for the song "Just Another Ghost," directed by Benny Gagliardi, was released on March 21. The title track was released as a single on July 11 with a music video for the song being released on September 4. Music videos for "Starlighter (Echo, Utah)" and "Pills" were released on May 14 and September 9, 2019, respectively.

Track listing

All tracks written by Hawthorne Heights. [7]

No.TitleLength
1."In Gloom"2:35
2."Pink Hearts"3:12
3."Crimson Sand"2:53
4."The Perfect Way to Fall Apart"4:08
5."Just Another Ghost"3:05
6."Bad Frequencies"2:49
7."Skylark"3:14
8."Edge of Town"3:00
9."Starlighter (Echo, Utah)"3:17
10."Push Me Away"2:53
11."The Suicide Mile"3:39
12."Straight Down the Line"2:51
13."Pills"3:28
Total length:41:04

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [7]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 10

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