Sound the Alarm (EP)

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Sound the Alarm
LessThanJake SoundtheAlarm.jpg
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2017 (2017-02-03)
StudioThe Moathouse
Genre
Length20:49
Label Pure Noise
Producer
Less Than Jake chronology
See the Light
(2013)
Sound the Alarm
(2017)
Silver Linings
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Sound the Alarm is an EP by the American ska punk band Less Than Jake which was released on CD and (colored) 12" vinyl by Pure Noise Records on 3 February 2017. [4] It was mixed and mastered by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room, and co-produced by singer and bassist Roger Lima and the band at The Moathouse. [5]

Contents

Track listing

Track listing per sleeve. [5]

All tracks are written by Less Than Jake

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Call to Arms"DeMakes2:36
2."Whatever the Weather"Lima3:00
3."Bomb Drop"
  • DeMakes
  • Lima
3:06
4."Welcome to My Life"Lima2:43
5."Good Sign"DeMakes3:28
6."Years of Living Dangerously"Lima3:08
7."Things Change"
  • DeMakes
  • Lima
2:48
Total length:20:52

Personnel

Personnel per sleeve. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 AllMusic review
  2. Punknews.org review
  3. RockSound review
  4. Sound the Alarm on the Pure Noise Records Bandcamp page
  5. 1 2 3 Sound the Alarm (sleeve). Less Than Jake. Pure Noise Records. 2017. PNE197.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)