Under the Boards

Under the Boards
Studio album by Saves the Day
Released	October 30, 2007
Genre	Pop,[1][2][3] pop punk[3]
Length	37:37
Label	Vagrant
Producer	Marc Hudson, Eric Stenman, Saves the Day
Saves the Day chronology
Sound the Alarm (2006) Under the Boards (2007) Bug Sessions (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	86% [4]
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[5]
The A.V. Club	C[2]
Exclaim!	Favorable[3]
PopMatters	[6]
Punknews.org	[7]
Spin	Favorable[8]

Under the Boards is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Saves the Day, released on October 30, 2007.

Music and recording

A post on the Punknews.org music website said of the album and its relationship to the band's previous album, Sound the Alarm and subsequent album, Daybreak:

The band is co-producing the 13 songs with Marc Hudson and Eric Stenman at their studio in northern California. Under The Boards continues a story about self-discovery that began with last year's Sound the Alarm and will conclude with a third album, Daybreak, to be released next year. Says frontman Chris Conley: "Sound The Alarm is an expression of discontent. Under the Boards is reflection and remorse. Daybreak is acceptance." Conley notes that parts of the album are darker than Sound the Alarm as it's the transitional chapter of the trilogy ("like The Empire Strikes Back"), but adds, "It's going to be an interesting listen. There are a lot of different moods in these songs." Says Soloway, "'Woe', is the heaviest song we've ever written and two of the songs, 'Get Fucked Up' and 'Can't Stay The Same', might be the most poppy tunes we've ever done.^[9]

Several of the album's tracks were written as far back as 2003, immediately after the In Reverie sessions.^[10] The song "Woe", for example, was the first song Conley wrote after the completion of In Reverie.

Release

The album charted at number 119 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

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

1. "Under the Boards" – 3:15
2. "Radio" – 2:13
3. "Can't Stay the Same" – 2:48
4. "Get Fucked Up" – 3:03
5. "When I'm Not There" – 2:46
6. "Lonely Nights" – 3:05
7. "Bye Bye Baby" – 2:36
8. "Stay" – 3:25
9. "Getaway" – 2:46
10. "Because You Are No Other" – 1:59
11. "Kaleidoscope" – 3:18
12. "Woe" – 3:05
13. "Turning Over in My Tomb" – 3:26

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/under-the-boards-mw0000579371
2. 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.
3. Conoley, Ben (November 19, 2007). "Saves the Day Under the Boards". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
4. "Saves The Day - Under The Boards". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
5. Heisel, Scott (February 26, 2008). "Saves The Day - Under the Boards - Reviews". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
6. McGuire, Colin (January 22, 2008). "Saves the Day: Under the Boards". PopMatters. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
7. "Saves the Day". punknews.org. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
8. Burgess, Aaron (January 18, 2008). "Saves the Day, ‘Under the Boards’ (Vagrant)". Spin. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
9. "Saves The Day hits the studio, promises new albums in 2007, 2008." Punknews.org. June 18, 2007.
10. "Under the Boards: A Conversation with Chris Conley of Saves the Day." PopZap!Music. October 24, 2007.

External links

• Under the Boards at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)