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
StudioWarrior Sound, Raleigh, North Carolina
Genre
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] This is the band's first album to feature vocalist Michael Jagmin, who joined the band in 2008.

Contents

The band released music 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] All five music videos were included on the Let Go of the Wires DVD along with interviews and the band's performance at the Glasshouse from September 21, 2008. Let Go of the Wires was released on December 9, 2008 through Tragic Hero. [4]

Musical style

Wires...and the Concept of Breathing has been described as a post-hardcore, emo, and screamo album. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by A Skylit Drive

No.TitleLength
1."In the Beginning There Was Void"1:10
2."Knights of the Round"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
Let Go of the Wires DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Wires... and the Concept of Breathing" (Music video)3:03
2."All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True" (Music video)3:17
3."I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Treasure Hunter" (Music video)3:40
4."Knights of the Round" (Music video)3:00
5."This Isn't the End" (Music video)3:18
6."Live at the Glasshouse" (9/21/2008)18:13
7."Bonus Interviews" 

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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