If You Speak Any Faster

If You Speak Any Faster
Studio album by June
Released August 23, 2005
Recorded March–April 2005,
Salad Days,
Baltimore, Maryland
Genre Emo pop
Length 37:22
Label Victory
Producer Brian McTernan
June chronology
The June EP
(2004)		 If You Speak Any Faster
(2005)		 Make It Blur
(2007)

If You Speak Any Faster is an album released by Chicago-based band June in 2005 under Victory Records.

Background, composition and recording

June formed in early 2000s, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Tim Brennan, bassist/vocalist AJ Brown, guitarist Mark Palacz, and drummer Mark Sutor.[1] The group self-released The June EP in summer 2004[1] and toured in August.[2] The band signed to Victory[1] in October.[2] Following the signing, the band immediately started writing songs for their debut album until December.[2] Typically, Sutor and Brennan would figure the structure of the song out before Brennan and Palacz would write their guitar parts.[2] During this, Brown writes the lyrics then help Brennan arrange the melody.[2] Around this time, Sutor had been listening to Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, "a lot of Victory stuff", Gatsbys American Dream, and The Format.[3]

In early March 2005,[2] the band started recording at Salad Days in Baltimore, Maryland with producer Brian McTernan.[3] First week was pre-production which resulted in various changes to the songs.[2] Following this, the band recorded the album in three weeks.[2] Two songs from The June EP, "OK Corral" and "You Had It Coming", were re-recorded during these sessions. McTernan made the band "work hard from the get go and it's paying off", according to Sutor.[3] McTernan "never sugarcoats things, he is very honest with how you're doing and what you're doing wrong/right."[3] The band were originally going to record 14 songs, but cut the number down to 12.[3] By April 11, all of the music was recorded, leaving vocals left to do.[3] The recordings were sent for mastering in May.[3]

Release

In July 2005, the band supported The Academy Is... and Plain White T's.[4] If You Speak Any Faster was released on August 23, 2005 through Victory. Jac Vanek is featured on the album's artwork.[2] The artwork had been suggested by a friend and by Double J, a graphics artist for Victory.[2] The album's title "reflects the general feel of the album."[3] The group originally wished for images that "looked very sharp" and be representative of the album's songs.[2] In November, the band toured with The Juliana Theory, JamisonParker, We Are the Fury and For the World.[2] In November and December, the band toured alongside Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Just Surrender.[5] In January 2006, the band toured alongside The Audition, Small Towns Burn a Little Slower and Forgive Durden.[6]

"My Side of the Story" was made available for streaming on January 17 via PureVolume.[7] Later that month, the band filmed a music video for "My Side of the Story".[8] The video was released on March 29 via Myspace.[9] In May, the band went on a headlining tour with support form This Day and Age, Valencia, This Providence and The Forecast.[10] In May and June, the band went on tour with Houston Calls, Just Surrender, The Junior Varsity, and As Tall as Lions.[11] "The City" was made available for streaming on June 1 via PureVolume.[12] In June and July, the band supported Thirty Seconds to Mars.[13] In August, the band toured with Halifax, The Classic Crime, and So They Say.[14]

Reception

The album charted at number 38 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and at number 49 on the Independent Albums chart.[15] By April 2006, the album had sold over 29,000 copies.[16]

Ben Conoley of Punknews.org wrote that the album "is simply void of any sense of originality or character."[17] Although, he praised the album's production as being "spot-on", giving the band a "more polished" sound.[17] He concluded with calling it "sharp, but at the end of the day, it's totally useless."[17]

Track listing

Track No. Song Title Length
1 Speak Up 3:13
2 Patrick 3:28
3 OK Corral 3:05
4 My Side of the Story 3:36
5 Elevators Are Matchmakers 4:03
6 Scandals and Scoundrels 3:27
7 The City 3:27
8 Invitations 3:31
9 I Write B Movies 3:12
10 You Had It Coming 3:52
11 I've Got the Time If You Have the Argument 2:32

References

  1. 1 2 3 Apar, Corey. "June | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Herbel, Brandon (November 5, 2005). "June - 11.05.05". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Giaramita, Frank (April 11, 2005). "June - 4.11.05". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ Paul, Aubin. "The Academy Is… / Plain White T's / Days Away / June". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Giaramita, Frank (November 15, 2005). "Scary Kids Surrender In June". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ Giaramita, Frank (December 1, 2005). "June / Audition / Small Towns / Forgive Durden". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ Giaramita, Frank (January 17, 2006). "June Post "My Side Of The Story"". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ Giaramita, Frank (January 19, 2006). "June Shooting Video". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ Imhof, Ryan (March 29, 2006). "June Video". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ Giaramita, Frank (March 21, 2006). "First Announced June Headlining Dates". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ Kohli, Rohan (March 22, 2006). "First Announced June Headlining Dates". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ Giaramita, Frank (June 1, 2006). "June Post "The City"". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  13. ↑ Giaramita, Frank (June 12, 2006). "30 Seconds To Mars / June / Audition". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  14. ↑ Kohli, Rohan (July 22, 2006). "Halifax / June / The Classic Crime / SoTheySay Tour Dates". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  15. ↑ "If You Speak Any Faster - June | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  16. ↑ Kohli, Rohan (May 3, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending April 30th, 2006". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 Conoley, Ben (October 21, 2005). "June - If You Speak Any Faster". Punknews.org. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

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