| Sometimes Things Just Disappear | ||||
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| Released | March 11, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | July 2007 | |||
| Studio | Nada Studios | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, indie rock, pop punk, melodic hardcore, emo | |||
| Length | 39:29 | |||
| Label | Red Leader | |||
| Producer | John Naclerio | |||
| Polar Bear Club chronology | ||||
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Sometimes Things Just Disappear is the debut studio album by American rock band Polar Bear Club. It is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed EP, The Redder, the Better , and received mostly favorable reviews.
Sometimes Things Just Disappear was recorded at Nada Studios in July 2007, with producer John Naclerio, who also served as engineer, and mastered the album. [1]
In July 2007, Polar Bear Club signed to Red Leader Records. [2] On August 2, 2007, "Our Ballads" was made available for streaming through the band's Myspace profile, followed by "Burned Out in a Jar" later that month. [3] [4] On December 14, 2007, Sometimes Things Just Disappear was announced for release in three months' time; alongside this, "Another Night in the Rock" was posted on Myspace. [5] Sometimes Things Just Disappear was released on March 11, 2008 through Red Leader Records. In August and September, the band went on tour with the Gaslight Anthem and American Steel. [6] In between dates on this tour, the band performed shows in Canada with the Swellers. [7] In October 2008, the band went on a tour of the US with Crime in Stereo and Broadway Calls. [8] They then appeared at The Fest in Florida. [9] In December, the band went on a brief tour with Fireworks, Forfeit and the Swellers in the US, [10] [11] followed by a few shows in Canada with Cancer Bats and the Holly Springs Disaster. [12] In February and March 2009, the band went on a tour of Europe alongside the Gaslight Anthem. [13] Also in March, the band went a headlining UK tour, [14] followed by a brief tour with Have Heart and Trapped Under Ice. [15]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   [16] |
| Rock Sound | (7/10) [17] |
| Sputnikmusic | (4/5) [18] |
Punknews.org ranked the album at number six on their list of the year's 20 best releases. [19]
All songs by Polar Bear Club, all lyrics by Jimmy Stadt, except some in "As 'Twere the Mirror" adapted from quote by Vinnie Paul. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eat Dinner, Bury the Dog, and Run" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Hollow Place" | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Bug Parade" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Another Night in the Rock" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Burned Out in a Jar" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "As 'Twere the Mirror" | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Tried" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Our Ballads" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Heart Attack at Thirty" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Convinced I'm Wrong" | 5:31 |
| Total length: | 39:29 | |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States  Canada | March 11, 2008 [20] | Red Leader Records | CD | RLR15 |
| April 7, 2009 [21] | Bridge Nine Records | LP | 202101 |
Personnel per booklet. [1]
Polar Bear Club
Additional musicians
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