Life Screams

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Life Screams
Life Screams by Lacey Sturm.jpg
Studio album by
Lacey Sturm
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)
Recorded2015
Genre Hard rock, Christian rock
Length38:15
Label Followspot
Lacey Sturm chronology
Life Screams
(2016)		Kenotic Metanoia
(2023)
Singles from Life Screams
  1. "Impossible"
    Released: November 1, 2015
  2. "Life Screams"
    Released: April 28, 2016
  3. "I'm Not Laughing"
    Released: September 12, 2016[ citation needed ]
  4. "Rot"
    Released: December 6, 2016[ citation needed ]
  5. "You're Not Alone"
    Released: May 2, 2017[ citation needed ]

Life Screams is the debut solo studio album by the American singer Lacey Sturm. It was released on February 12, 2016 through Followspot Records. [1] With the release of Life Screams, Sturm became the first solo female to top the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album sold 9,000 copies in its first week in the United States. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
365 Days of Inspiring MediaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
CM AddictStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Evigshed MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
The Front Row ReportStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
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Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
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Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [11]
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New Release TodayStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [13]
Today's Christian EntertainmentStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [14]

The album has received four and a half star ratings from Michael Weaver at Jesus Freak Hideout, [7] Mary Nikkel at New Release Today, [13] and Abby Baracskai at Today's Christian Entertainment. [14] Weaver states, "Life Screams is chock-full of messages that, while at times come from a dark place, offer hope to a lost and dying world." [7] Nikkel describes, "With Lacey Sturm's Life Screams, the first major rock release of the year may also be the best. Deeply satisfying gritty guitar, chilling vocals and lyrics that speak hope into places of absolute desperation make Life Screams a vital addition to the rock genre, and to a world desperately needing to hear there is Life screaming in even the darkest places." [13] Baracskai writes, "The transparent personality of Lacey Sturm and her life experiences have been artfully crafted and included throughout the entire LIFE SCREAMS album, which makes her music honest and real...These emotionally relatable songs sung with such heart-wrenching passion, accompanied by a variance of powerful guitar riffs, slamming drum beats, and light string melodies, complete with an emotional dialogue interlude, create one amazing first solo record from Lacey Sturm". [14] Chad Bower, reviewing the album for Loudwire, says, "With Life Screams, Sturm will satisfy Flyleaf fans with plenty of memorable, melodic hard rock, but her new band also helps expand and explore different musical paths." [15] This album got a three-and-a-half star review by AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung, who wrote, "On Life Screams, Sturm has pulled back the black curtain to reveal hope and inspiration, a counterbalance to the negativity in the heavy rock genre." [1] Joshua Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media's gave the album four stars, writing, "With Lacey continuing the hard rock genre, Life Screams is possibly one of the most personal, honest and emotional albums of the year thus far". [3] It got a ten star review from Sylvie Lesas of Evigshed Magazine, where she states, "It is a gem." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Impossible"Lacey Sturm, Korey Cooper 3:39
2."The Soldier"Josh Sturm, David Hodges, L. Sturm2:54
3."I'm Not Laughing"L. Sturm, J. Sturm3:17
4."Vanity"L. Sturm, J. Sturm1:48
5."Rot"L. Sturm, J. Sturm, Saria Dorsey, Ben Hull, Tom Gascon3:24
6."You're Not Alone"L. Sturm, K. Cooper3:35
7."Feels Like Forever"L. Sturm, K. Cooper3:14
8."Life Screams"J. Sturm, Hodges, L. Sturm3:30
9."Faith"L. Sturm, Hodges3:51
10."Roxanne" (Live, the Police cover) Sting 5:25
11."Run to You"L. Sturm, J. Sturm3:38

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [16] 74
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [17] 7
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [19] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [20] 8

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  2. ↑ "Lacey Sturm Becomes First Solo Woman to Top Hard Rock Albums Chart". Billboard . Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Andre, Joshua (February 26, 2016). "Music Reviews: Lacey Sturm – Life Screams". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Tackett, Michael (March 9, 2016). "Lacey Sturm "Life Screams" (Review)". CM Addict. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Lesas, Sylvie (February 13, 2016). "Lacey Sturm 'Life Screams' Album Review". Evigshed Magazine. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ Edwards, Reggie (February 18, 2016). "Review: Lacey Sturm - Life Screams". The Front Row Report. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Weaver, Michael (February 11, 2016). "Lacey Sturm, "Life Screams" Main Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ Berdon, Sarah (January 31, 2016). "Lacey Sturm, "Life Screams" Second Staff Opinion Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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  12. ↑ Rice, Mark (February 14, 2016). "Lacey Sturm, "Life Screams" JFH Additional 2 Cents Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 Nikkel, Mary (February 12, 2016). "Screaming Against the Shadows". New Release Today. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 Baracskai, Abby (February 7, 2016). "Lacey Sturm 'Life Screams'". Today's Christian Entertainment. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
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