Sound the Alarm (Saves the Day album)

Sound the Alarm
Studio album by Saves the Day
Released April 11, 2006
Recorded 2005
Genre Emo,[1][2] pop,[3][4] pop punk[1][5][6]
Length 35:11
Label Vagrant
Producer Steve Evetts, Jesse Cannon
Saves the Day chronology
Ups & Downs: Early Recordings and B-Sides
(2004)		 Sound the Alarm
(2006)		 Under the Boards
(2007)

Sound the Alarm is the fifth studio album by the rock band Saves the Day. It was released by Vagrant Records on April 11, 2006.

Composition

Sound the Alarm was named after one of the songs on the album that, according to Conley, "sums up the mood of the record."[7] Conley kicked bassist Eben D'Amico out of the band due to him not being on the "same page creatively" as Conley, David Soloway, and Pete Parada.[7] Manuel Carrero was brought in to fill on bass, Conley had known about Carrero for a while due to the band playing shows with Glassjaw.[7]

This album was welcomed by many as something of a return to the band's classic sound, after the sonic departure of In Reverie in 2003. Sound the Alarm is part one of a three-part concept that Conley described in an interview with Punknews.org.[8]

Recording

The album was recorded at the band's home studio, Electric Lady Bug.[7] It was produced by Steve Evetts who also produced Saves the Day's first two albums, Can't Slow Down and Through Being Cool. All of the album's lyrics were written by Chris Conley.

Release

Sound the Alarm was released on April 11, 2006 through Vagrant.[7] The group re-signed with Vagrant because they wanted a record label "with backbone, brave enough to work with a band that doesn't give a fuck about radio [or] video airplay."[7] The band went on the 2006 edition of Warped Tour.[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(89%)[5]
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[3]
Contactmusic4/5[10]
Entertainment Weekly(B) [11]
Iowa State Daily3/5[2]
PopMatters[12]
Punknews.org[4]

Sound the Alarm reached number 67 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.[13] By August 2006, the album had sold over 49,000 copies.[14]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Chris Conley, all songs written by Saves the Day.

  1. "Head for the Hills" – 2:50
  2. "The End" – 1:54
  3. "Shattered" – 3:08
  4. "Eulogy" – 3:22
  5. "Dying Day" – 2:21
  6. "34" – 2:22
  7. "Say You'll Never Leave" – 2:20
  8. "Diseased" – 2:12
  9. "Don't Know Why" – 3:22
  10. "Sound the Alarm" – 3:06
  11. "Bones" – 2:23
  12. "Delusional" – 2:07
  13. "Hell Is Here" – 3:36

References

  1. 1 2 3 Apar, Corey. "Sound the Alarm - Saves the Day : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Barrett, Tyler (April 13, 2006). "CD REVIEW: Saves the Day". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Heisel, Scott (May 31, 2006). "Alt Press | Review | Saves The Day - Sound the Alarm". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Smith, Colin (April 11, 2006). "Saves the Day - Sound the Alarm". Punknews.org. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Tate, Jason (March 10, 2006). "Saves the Day - Sound the Alarm - Album Review". absolutepunk.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Kyle (October 30, 2007). "Under The Boards · Saves The Day · Music Review Saves The Day: Under The Boards · Music Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=123709
  8. ↑ "Chris Conley (Saves the Day) | Punknews.org". punknews.org. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Robertson, Jessica (March 10, 2006). "Joan Jett Leads Warped Tour". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ Adair, David (May 22, 2006). "Saves The Day | Sound The Alarm Album Review". Contactmusic. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ Greenblatt, Leah (April 10, 2006). "Sound the Alarm Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com". ew.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ Raper, Dan (May 31, 2006). "Saves the Day: Sound the Alarm". PopMatters. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sound the Alarm - Saves the Day | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  14. ↑ Kohli, Rohan (August 10, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending August 6th, 2006". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

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