Sugarfist

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Sugarfist
Sugarfist Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Eleventyseven
ReleasedOctober 26, 2011
RecordedRock Candy Recordings
Genre Pop punk, [1] synthpop, [2] electropunk, [3] power pop
Length39:54
Label Sony Japan
Producer Matt Langston
Eleventyseven chronology
Quota
(2011)		Sugarfist
(2011)		 Attack of the Mountain Medley
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Indie Vision MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
New Release TuesdayStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
LouderThanMusic.comStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
WeAreTheUpstate.com(Favorable) [5]

Sugarfist is the fourth full-length album by the Christian pop punk band Eleventyseven.

Contents

The album was released on October 26, 2011, under Sony Japan. The album was officially released in the iTunes store on November 7, 2011. [6] The regular album contains five out of the six songs that were on the band's previous release of the Quota EP, plus seven new songs. The Japan edition of the album contains four extra songs on top of that.

It also marked the final full-length studio album by Eleventyseven, per their disbandment in 2014, [7] [8] until their reunion in late 2016 and release of Rad Science in November 2017. [9] [10]

Reception

The album received generally overall successful reviews from multiple music sites, many of which claimed it was their best album endeavor to date and that the band has become "more comfortable with their sound with each progressing album". [4]

Sites like Indie Vision Music gave the album a very positive reception, but complained of the fact that half the songs were from a previous EP, as opposed to "12 new songs". [2]

Jesus Freak Hideout's review of Sugarfist overall praised the album's sound as well as complimented the already solid tracks that came from the Quota EP. [4] They however noted that the album was lower in spiritual content than previous releases.

Track listing

The album is a mix of new tracks and tracks found on their EP, Quota , that preceded this release.

All tracks are written by Matt Langston.

Album release
No.TitleLength
1."Wasted"3:04
2."Ghost"2:45
3."Give It Up"4:28
4."Silent Symphony"3:20
5."College Girls"3:08
6."Quota"2:52
7."Don't Want to Fall"3:21
8."Milk the Lightning"3:01
9."Book of Secrets"2:40
10."Divers in a Hurricane"3:10
11."Suburban Love"4:03
12."Lonely"4:02
Total length:39:54

All tracks are written by Matt Langston, except where noted.

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Gouge Away" (originally performed by the Pixies) Thompson Charles Michael Kittredge IV 2:29
14."Suburban Love" (JRX remix) 3:47
15."Take On Me" (originally performed by A-Ha) Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, Pål Waaktaar 3:14
16."Pirate Flags" 3:19

Personnel

Eleventyseven
Additional production

Music videos

Notes

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References

  1. 1 2 "New Release Tuesday overview and review on Sugarfist". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Indie Vision Music review". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "LouderThanMusic.com review". LouderThanMusic.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "WeAreTheUpstate.com review". WeAreTheUpstate.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sugarfist on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Eleventyseven's official announcement of disbandment". Facebook. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Eleventyseven Comes to an End". Indie Vision Music. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ "eleventyseven announces Rad Science". New Release Today. August 28, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Rad Science by Eleventyseven on iTunes". iTunes . Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Eleventylife Podcast Episode 2.4". libsyn.com. May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Jellyrox official website". TheJellyrox.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  13. ↑ ""Suburban Love" (JRX Remix) on The Jellyrox's SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Book of Secrets (Acoustic) - Eleventyseven". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
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