I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone (Crime in Stereo album)

I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone
Studio album by Crime in Stereo
Released	February 23, 2010
Genre	Melodic hardcore post-hardcore
Length	39:57
Label	Bridge Nine
Producer	Mike Sapone
Crime in Stereo chronology
Crime in Stereo Is Dead (2007) I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone (2010) House and Trance (2023)

I Was Trying to Describe You To Someone is the fourth studio album by American melodic hardcore band, Crime in Stereo. It was released on February 23, 2010 on Bridge Nine Records, their last release for the label. ^[1] The band released a new song, "Drugwolf", on their MySpace page on January 19, 2010.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Press	[2]
Alter the Press!	[3]
Inked	(favorable) [4]
Pastepunk	(favorable) [5]
Redefine	(somewhat favorable) [6]
review rinse repeat	[7]
Rock Sound	[8]
ThePunkSite.com	[9]
TMTM	(9.4/10) [10]
Strange Glue	[11]
Under The Gun Review	[12]

The record received a review of 4.5/5 in the March 2010 issue of Alternative Press magazine. The magazine described it as an "equally ambitious, unpredictable follow-up..." to their third release ...Is Dead.

Exclaim! named "I Was Trying to Describe You To Someone" as the No. 5 Punk Album of 2010. ^[13]

Track listing

1. "Queue Moderns" - 1:59
2. "Drugwolf" - 3:53
3. "Exit Halo" - 5:45
4. "Not Dead" - 3:21
5. "Odalisque" - 3:45
6. "Young" - 3:50
7. "Type One" - 3:52
8. "Republica" - 4:13
9. "I Am Everything I Am Not" - 3:57
10. "Dark Island City" - 2:23
11. "I Cannot Answer You Tonight" - 3:05

References

1. "I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone > Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved January 28, 2009.
2. Shultz, Brian (March 2010). "File Under: Melodic Artcore". Alternative Press . Vol. 24, no. #260. Cleveland, Ohio: Alternative Press Magazines Inc. p. 92. ISSN   1065-1667.
3. Alter the Press! review
4. Inked review
5. Pastepunk review
6. Redefine review
7. "review rinse repeat". Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
8. Rock Sound review
9. "ThePunkSite.com review". Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
10. "TMTM review". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
11. Strange Glue review
12. Under The Gun Review
13. "Year in Review: Punk". Exclaim! .