Sirens and Condolences

Sirens and Condolences
Studio album by Bayside
Released	January 27, 2004
Recorded	Phase Studios, College Park, Maryland
Genre	Punk rock, emo
Length	39:48
Label	Victory
Producer	J. Robbins, Bayside
Bayside chronology
Bayside/Name Taken – Split EP (2003) Sirens and Condolences (2004) Bayside (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Exclaim!	Unfavorable[2]
LAS Magazine	6/10[3]
Punknews.org	[4]

Sirens and Condolences is the debut studio album by American rock band Bayside, released in 2004 through Victory Records. The album has since sold 40,000 copies.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Masterpiece"	3:44
2.	"Poison in My Veins"	3:32
3.	"Phone Call from Poland"	3:23
4.	"Talking of Michelangelo"	3:38
5.	"Alcohol and Altar Boys"	3:03
6.	"A Synonym for Acquiesce"	5:17
7.	"How to Fix Everything"	4:04
8.	"Kellum"	2:36
9.	"If You're Bored"	3:04
10.	"Just Enough to Love You" (re-recorded version; original version on Bayside/Name Taken split)	3:45
11.	"Guardrail"	3:38
Total length:		39:48

Additional

• "Talking of Michelangelo" (track 4) is a reference to the poem, "The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock" (1915), by T.S. Eliot.

Writing Credits

This album was the only one not entirely credited to Bayside as a band. The music and melodies were written by Anthony Raneri, while the lyrics were written by Andrew Elderbaum. The same process was used on the split cd with Name Taken.

Personnel

• Anthony Raneri - Vocals, Guitar
• Andrew Elderbaum - Bass
• Jack O'Shea - Guitar, Additional vocals
• Jim Mitchell - Drums
• J. Robbins - Production, mixing
• Alan Douches - Mastering
• Emily Driskill - Photography
• Jason Link - Album layout

References

1. Sirens and Condolences at AllMusic
2. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bayside-sirens_condolences
3. http://www.lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=1968423608417a7171d1f7f
4. https://www.punknews.org/review/2623/bayside-sirens-and-condolences
5. http://www.doloresloebl.com/af/9_05/feature.htm

External links

• Sirens and Condolences at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)