When I Hit the Ground

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When I Hit the Ground
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Studio album by
Released17 March 2009
Genre Alternative rock
Indie rock
Acoustic
Length51:42
Label Vagrant
Producer Chris Badami
Ace Enders and a Million Different People chronology
Australia EP
(2009)
When I Hit the Ground
(2009)

When I Hit the Ground is the second studio album by American rock musician Ace Enders, using the name Ace Enders and a Million Different People. The album was released on 17 March 2009 through Vagrant Records. [1] The album peaked at number 15 on the Top Heatseekers chart and number 44 on the Top Independent Albums chart. [2] [3]

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily from the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.

Vagrant Records is an American record label based in California. It was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. The label focuses on rock, but features artists in a variety of other genres including folk, soul, electronic, and pop. It is home to artists such as The 1975, Death Spells, Eels, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, CRUISR, Active Child, PJ Harvey, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, James Vincent McMorrow, Black Joe Lewis, Wake Owl, Blitzen Trapper, and Bombay Bicycle Club. Originally, Vagrant Records was mostly focused on emo bands such as Dashboard Confessional, Saves the Day, The Get Up Kids, Senses Fail, and Alkaline Trio.

Top Heatseekers are "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by Billboard in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical recording artists. Albums and songs appearing on Top Heatseekers may also concurrently appear on the Billboard 200 or Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Reintroduction" – 2:24
  2. "Take the Money and Run" – 3:24
  3. "New Guitar" – 1:04
  4. "The Only Thing I Have (The Sign)" – 3:26
  5. "When I Hit the Ground" – 4:02
  6. "Reaction" – 4:02
  7. "Sweeter Light" – 4:19
  8. "S.O.S." – 2:55
  9. "Over This" – 3:33
  10. "Where Do We Go From Here" – 5:34
  11. "Emergency" – 4:17
  12. "Leader" – 4:37
  13. "Bring Back Love" – 4:28
  14. "Can't Run Away" – 3:37
  15. "From a Daze" (B-side) – 3:40
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References

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