Rescue (Silverstein album)

Rescue
Studio album by Silverstein
Released	April 26, 2011
Recorded	June–September 2010
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	39:51
Label	Hopeless
Producer	Jordan Valeriote
Silverstein chronology
Support Your Local Record Store (2011) Rescue (2011) Short Songs (2012)

Rescue is the fifth studio album by the Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein. It was released on 26 April 2011,^[1] the first full length album to be released through Hopeless Records.

Recording

Rescue was produced by Jordan Valeriote and mixed by Cameron Webb.^{[2][nb 1]}

Music and lyrics

The material on Rescue was described by Told as "a cross between Discovering and Shipwreck".^[7]

Rescue contains two songs from the band's previously released EP album Transitions.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	[8]
Alternative Press
Sputnikmusic	[9]
Ultimate Guitar Archive	(7.7/10)[10]

A music video has already been released for the song "Sacrifice". On February 5, 2011 the band played a free show in Toronto, with Robby Starbuck filming the event for a music video for the song "The Artist", released on March 28. Frontman, Shane Told revealed that a video will also be released for the song "Burning Hearts".^[11] Told also announced that there will be a 7" vinyl release for "The Artist" on their Record Store Day and it will have 3 exclusive covers as B-sides^[12] along with there being an iTunes exclusive track for the album as well.^[13]

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Silverstein, with specific writers for each track.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Medication"	Neil Boshart, Josh Bradford, Billy Hamilton, Paul Koehler, Shane Told	4:30
2.	"Sacrifice"	Told	2:37
3.	"Forget Your Heart"	Told	3:45
4.	"Intervention"	Boshart, Told	3:06
5.	"Good Luck with Your Lives"	Boshart, Bradford, Hamilton, Koehler, Told	3:24
6.	"Texas Mickey" (featuring Anthony Raneri of Bayside)	Boshart, Bradford, Hamilton, Koehler, Told	2:41
7.	"The Artist" (featuring Brendan Murphy of Counterparts)	Bradford, Told	3:06
8.	"Burning Hearts"	Boshart, Told	3:02
9.	"Darling Harbour"	Bradford, Told	2:53
10.	"Live to Kill"	Told	2:53
11.	"Replace You"	Told	3:25
12.	"In Memory Of..."	Boshart, Told	4:46
Total length:			39:51

CD version bonus tracks [14]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Burning Hearts" (Acoustic)	3:27
14.	"Texas Mickey" (Demo)	3:03
15.	"Intervention" (Demo)	3:11
16.	"In Memory Of..." (Demo)	4:39
17.	"Dancing on My Grave"	3:16
18.	"Replace You" (Acoustic)	3:42

Australian and iTunes bonus track[15]
No.	Title	Length
19.	"Forget Your Heart" (Piano version)	3:34

Japanese limited edition bonus tracks[16]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Forget Your Heart" (Piano version)	3:34
14.	"Texas Mickey" (Demo)	3:03
15.	"Intervention" (Demo)	3:11
16.	"In Memory Of..." (Demo)	4:39
17.	"Hearts" (American Nightmare cover)	1:05
18.	"Pits + Poisoned Apples" (Kid Dynamite cover)	0:47
19.	"Fuck the Border" (Propagandhi cover)	1:30

Personnel

Personnel per digital booklet.^[2]

Silverstein Shane Told – Lead vocals, keyboards, piano on (Forget Your Heart (Piano version)) Paul Koehler – Drums, percussion Josh Bradford – Rhythm guitar Neil Boshart – Lead guitar Billy Hamilton – Bass guitar, backing vocals Additional musicians Anna Jarvis – cello Paul-Marc Rousseau, Ben Bradford, Josh Bradford, Neil Boshart, Billy Hamilton, Shane Told – gang vocals Anthony Raneri – additional vocals on track 6 Brendan Murphy – additional vocals on track 7

Production Jordan Valeriote – producer, engineer Cameron Webb – mixing Joah Carvalho – mastering Inaam Haq – assistant engineer at Cherry Beach Shaun Gowman – drum tech Martin Wittfooth – artwork Brooks Reynolds – band photo Sons of Nero – layout

Chart positions

Charts (2011)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[17]	38
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[18]	6
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[19]	23
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[20]	5
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[21]	11

References

Footnotes

1. Webb previously worked with the band producing Discovering the Waterfront (2005)^[3] and A Shipwreck in the Sand (2009),^[4] and mixing Decade (Live at the El Mocambo) (2010)^[5] and Transitions (2010)^[6]

Citations

1. "Official 'Rescue' album page on Hopeless Records". Hopelessrecords.com. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
2. Rescue (Digital booklet). Silverstein. Hopeless. 2011. p. 4.
3. Discovering the Waterfront (Booklet). Silverstein. Victory. 2005. VR257.
4. A Shipwreck in the Sand (Booklet). Silverstein. Victory. 2009. VR458.
5. Decade (Live at the El Mocambo) (Booklet). Silverstein. Victory. 2010. VR589.
6. Transitions (Booklet). Silverstein. Hopeless. 2010. HR726-2.
7. "Interview with Shane Told". Ampmagazine.com. Jan 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
8. Absolute Punk review
9. sputnikmusic review
10. Ultimate Guitar Archive review
11. "Silverstein Official Formspring Page". Formspring. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
12. "Can you give us any details on your Record Store Day release?". Formspring. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
13. "Formspring Question; Bonus Tracks". Formspring. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
14. "Rescue : Hopeless Records". Hopelessrecords.merchnow.com. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
15. "Rescue (Deluxe Edition) | Music , Music Genres, Alternative : JB HI-FI". Jbhifionline.com.au. 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
16. "日本語タイトル: Rescue Deluxe Version [初回限定盤]/ SILVERSTEIN". CDJapan.co.jp. 2011-04-27.
17. "Silverstein - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
18. "Silverstein - Chart history (Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
19. "Silverstein - Chart history (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
20. "Silverstein - Chart history (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
21. "Silverstein - Chart history (Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.

External links

• Rescue at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)