Weekends of Sound

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Weekends of Sound
764 hero weekends.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 2000
Genre Indie rock, emo
Length42:00
Label Up Records
Producer Phil Ek [1]
764-Hero chronology
Get Here and Stay
(1998)
Weekends of Sound
(2000)
Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [3]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Weekends of Sound is the third full-length studio album by the indie rock band 764-Hero. [5] It was released in 2000 on Up Records. [6]

Contents

Critical reception

The Stranger wrote that "throughout this outstanding record, tension coolly builds and unravels, insinuating what's to come." [6] Phoenix New Times thought that "the distinctly new production aesthetic shines through in the thumps and clashes of Johnson's intricate drum patterns, in the meandering tangents of Bertram's bass lines and in the subdued tinkling of Atkins' guitar notes." [7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by 764-Hero; all music is composed by 764-Hero

No.TitleLength
1."Terrified of Flight"4:24
2."Without Fire"3:32
3."Out Like a Light"4:06
4."Weekends of Sound"5:35
5."Leslie"3:17
6."Left Hanging"9:07
7."You Were the Long Way Home"4:17
8."Something Else"3:15
9."Blue Light"4:31

Personnel

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