Wires...and the Concept of Breathing

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Wires...and the Concept of Breathing
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 21, 2008
RecordedWarrior Sound in Raleigh, NC
Genre Post-hardcore, metalcore, screamo
Length36:22
Label Tragic Hero
Producer
  • Mitch Marlow
  • Al Jacob
  • Jamie King
  • Kit Walters
A Skylit Drive chronology
She Watched the Sky
(2007)
Wires...and the Concept of Breathing
(2008)
Adelphia
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net 66% [1]

Wires...and the Concept of Breathing is the first full-length album by American post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive. The album was released on May 21, 2008, on Tragic Hero Records. [2] The album is noted for frequently referencing the popular video game series Final Fantasy . The band released videos for five of the tracks: "Wires...and the Concept of Breathing", "This Isn't the End", "Knights of the Round", "All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True" and "I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Treasure Hunter". [3] [4] This is the first album to feature vocalist Michael Jagmin, who joined the band in 2008.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by A Skylit Drive, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."In the Beginning There Was Void" 1:10
2."Knights of the Round"A Skylit Drive, Jonny Craig [ citation needed ]2:49
3."Wires (And the Concept of Breathing)" 2:31
4."City on the Edge of Forever" 3:26
5."Eris and Dysnomia" 2:08
6."I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Treasure Hunter" 3:18
7."My Disease" 3:10
8."This Isn't the End" 2:55
9."Sleepwalker" 1:23
10."Pursuit Lets Wisdom Ride the Wind" 3:21
11."Ex-Machina" 3:03
12."Balance" 3:54
13."All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True" 3:15
Total length:36:22

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 171
US Top Heatseekers Albums [5] 9
US Top Independent Albums [5] 20

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