In/Casino/Out

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In/Casino/Out
At the Drive-In - In-Casino-Out cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 18, 1998
RecordedJune 3–10, 1998
StudioMessenger's Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre Post-hardcore, emo
Length38:39
Label Fearless
Producer Alex Newport
At the Drive-In chronology
El Gran Orgo
(1997)
In/Casino/Out
(1998)
Vaya
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Drowned in Sound 10/10 [2]

In/Casino/Out (stylized as in/CASINO/OUT) is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released on August 18, 1998, through Fearless Records. Produced by Alex Newport, it is the band's first full studio album to feature bass guitarist Paul Hinojos and drummer Tony Hajjar, who joined the band in 1996 for the tour in support of their debut album, Acrobatic Tenement .

Contents

In/Casino/Out is a live-in-studio album, recorded as such with the intention of better capturing the energy and sound of the band's live shows. The album marks a middle ground between the raw, lo-fi production of Acrobatic Tenement and the sleeker, more produced sound subsequently heard on their third album, Relationship of Command .

In 2016, Rolling Stone placed the album at #20 in their "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time" list. [3]

Background and recording

During the recording of the album, At the Drive-In was initially unable to find a label willing to release it. By that point in time, Flipside, the label that issued Acrobatic Tenement , had ceased operations, and Offtime Records, which had released the El Gran Orgo EP the previous year, was not in the financial position to issue more releases. The group considered self-releasing the album until Fearless Records offered their support. [4]

Recording for the album took place in early June 1998 at Messenger's Studio in Hollywood. The entire recording was done live by the band, with little to no overdubs. Production duties were held by Alex Newport, with assistance from Doug Messenger at Harddrive Analog in North Hollywood; Newport also mixed the album "half asleep" at Paramount in Hollywood. Frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala recalled in 2015 that the band were "rushed" during the sessions and unable to "execute maybe 30% of the ideas that were initially planned for the record because of a lack of time", though he also felt that the band benefited from the pressure. [4]

In/Casino/Out marks founding member Jim Ward's return to the band after not appearing on El Gran Orgo; the In/Casino/Out track "Hourglass" was the first At the Drive-In song for which he provided lead vocals.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Alpha Centauri"3:13
2."Chanbara"2:59
3."Hulahoop Wounds"3:24
4."Napoleon Solo"4:48
5."Pickpocket"2:38
6."For Now..We Toast"3:02
7."A Devil Among the Tailors"3:12
8."Shaking Hand Incision"3:36
9."Lopsided"4:41
10."Hourglass"3:25
11."Transatlantic Foe"3:37
Total length:38:39
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Proxima Centauri"2:48
13."Doorman's Placebo"5:33
Total length:47:00

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Vinyl Albums [5] 1

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