| Jar | ||||
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| Released | April 30, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | December 2012 | |||
| Studio | Studio 4 Recording Studios, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | Run for Cover | |||
| Producer | Will Yip | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 8.0 [3] |
| Punk News | |
| Punk Rock Theory | 7.0/10 [5] |
Jar is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Superheaven,released on April 30,2013. It was originally released under the band's prior name,Daylight,which has since been changed due to a legal dispute. [6] The album peaked at #184 on the US Billboard 200. [7]
On January 10,2023,Superheaven announced that they would go on a small tour of the East and West Coasts in honor of the album's 10th anniversary. [8]
Superheaven formed in 2008 under the name Daylight. The group released its debut EP Sinking in 2009 through Get This Right Records. [9] The band's second EP,Dispirit,was released in 2010 through Six Feet Under Records. [10] The band would release a third EP,The Difference in Good and Bad Dreams,in 2012 through Run for Cover Records. [11] Later that year,drummer John Bowes left the band was replaced by Zack Robbins.
The band would record its debut album,Jar,with producer Will Yip in December 2012.
A music video for the song "In on It" was released on March 21,2013. A music video was released for "Life in a Jar" on April 30,the same day the album was released. The album's third video,"No One's Deserving",was released on November 21.
All music is composed by Superheaven.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sponge" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Life in a Jar" | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Outside of Me" | 2:31 |
| 4. | "Sheltered" | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Crawl" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Last October" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Youngest Daughter" | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Knew" | 1:18 |
| 9. | "No One's Deserving" | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Hole in the Ground" | 4:31 |
| 11. | "In on It" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Around the Railing" | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 41:25 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Lucky" | |
| 14. | "Siblings" |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [13] | 184 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [14] | 3 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] | 33 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] | 50 |