Invicta (Hit the Lights album)

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Invicta
Invicta cover.jpg
Studio album by
Hit the Lights
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2012 (US & Canada), February 24, 2012 (Australia)
Genre
Length37:57
Label Razor & Tie
Sony
3Wise
Producer Mike Sapone [1]
Hit the Lights chronology
Coast to Coast
(2009)		Invicta
(2012)		 Summer Bones
(2015)
Singles from Invicta
  1. "Gravity"
  2. "Earthquake"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Absolute Punk 7.5/10 [3]
Melodic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters 5/10 [5]
Rock Sound 6/10 [6]

Invicta is the third full-length studio album from the American pop punk band Hit the Lights. It was released on January 31, 2012 through Razor & Tie records in North America and 3Wise Records in Australia. [7] The entire album was produced by Mike Sapone who had produced Taking Back Sunday, Brand New. [1] The songs "Gravity", "Earthquake" and "All the Weight" are taken from their previous EP "Invicta EP". In June, the group appeared on the Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour, which included indoor and outdoor performances at malls in the US. [8]

Contents

The album debuted at number 129 on the Billboard 200, [9] selling over 4,000 copies in its first week.

Critical reception

Invicta received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic gave the album 3.5/5 stars, said "the songs are so sonically powerful that they seem, well, epic. As it stands, Invicta is Hit the Lights' ultimate bid for mainstream acceptance and also the quintet's strongest album to date". [2] Andy Ritchie of Rock Sound gave the album a 6/10 rating, said "the album marks the return of one of the most understated but best-loved pop-punk behemoths of the last five years, although it sadly doesn’t quite deliver on its promise". [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Invincible"3:15
2."Gravity"2:52
3."Earthquake"3:19
4."So Guilty"3:28
5."Get to You"3:21
6."Float Through Me"3:32
7."Should've Known"3:39
8."All the Weight"3:31
9."Faster Now"3:52
10."Take Control"3:10
11."Oh My God"3:52
Total length:37:57
Australian Bonus Track [7]
No.TitleLength
12."Liars and Cheats"3:22
Total length:41:19
Japanese Bonus Track [10]
No.TitleLength
12."Let You Down"2:48

Notes

Personnel

Hit The Lights

Production [1]

Chart positions

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 129
US Billboard Rock Albums30

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