Soundtrack to a Headrush

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Soundtrack to a Headrush
Soundtrack to a Headrush.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2005
RecordedThe Machine Shop (Hoboken, New Jersey), IIWII Studios (Hoboken, New Jersey)
Genre Emo [1]
Length33:29
Label Vagrant Records
Producer Machine
Emanuel chronology
Wait
(2002)
Soundtrack to a Headrush
(2005)
Black Earth Tiger
(2007)
Singles from Soundtrack to a Headrush
  1. "The Willing"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Hey Man!"
    Released: 2005
  3. "Make Tonight"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PunknewsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PunknewsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Soundtrack to a Headrush is the first studio album by the band Emanuel. It was released on March 1, 2005 [6] [7] by Vagrant Records. The album had two singles, "The Willing" and "Make Tonight". Both videos were in active rotation on many music video channels.

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Reception

Punk News editor Brian Shulz compared the sound of the album to "like a cross between a poor man's Bronx and a rich man's Senses Fail" and stating the album was "Plagued by mediocrity via a mildly awkward hybrid of the abovegiven sounds.. [the album is] well-produced and musically competent but sparse in staying power." [4] Hein Terweduwe of Punk News was more positive in his review, stating the album used "good elements of different genres to meld it into something that is quite new and different like anything I've listened to". [5] Allmusic reviewer Stewart Mason described the album as generic, calling it "straight by-the-numbers emo-punk-pop" and criticizing it for its familiarity. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Breen

No.TitleLength
1."Hey Man!"3:48
2."Buy American Machines"2:13
3."The Willing"3:31
4."Make Tonight"3:44
5."Hotline"3:26
6."Soundtrack to a Headrush"2:53
7."Breathe Underwater"3:33
8."The New Violence"3:26
9."Xeroxicide"3:18
10."Dislocated"3:30
Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Medussa" (B-side) 
12."Disarm" (The Smashing Pumpkins) 

Personnel

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