A City by the Light Divided | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 2, 2006 | |||
Recorded | October 2005 – February 2006 | |||
Studio | Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York | |||
Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
Length | 45:56 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Dave Fridmann | |||
Thursday chronology | ||||
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Singles from A City by the Light Divided | ||||
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A City by the Light Divided is the fourth studio album by Thursday, released by Island Records on May 2, 2006.
Following a number of issues regarding promotion and lack of communication with independent label Victory Records, [1] Thursday announced they had signed to major label Island Records in May 2002. [2] With the signing being made official in September, [3] the group began working on material for their third album in November. [4] Starting in January 2003, [5] recording sessions lasted six months. [6] War All the Time was released in September. [7] Following its release, keyboardist Andrew Everding, who had performed on the album, became a full-time member of the band. The group subsequently embarked on an exhaustive touring schedule [8] with performances in the UK, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. [9] As a result of this touring, personal problems between members began to occur, [8] but by July they were aiming to record in the next few months. [10]
In September, early demos leaked, [10] and later that month the group started pre-production, [10] done with Tim Gilles. [11] Recording took place at Tarbox Road Studios, in Cassadaga, New York with producer Dave Fridmann [11] Amanda Tannen of Stellastarr and Mary Fridmann of Bass Piggy provided additional vocals on "We Will Overcome". [11] In mid-February, recording was finished and the album was in the process of being mixed [10] by Fridmann. Tom Coyne mastered the album at Sterling sound, in New York City. [11]
On February 5, 2006, A City by the Light Divided was announced for release in May. [12] In mid-February, the group were working on ideas for a music video for "Counting 5-4-3-2-1" with production companies Refused TV and Artificial Army. [10] The song was made available for streaming on February 28. [13] From mid March to the beginning of April, the band went on the first leg of the Shirts for a Cure tour, with support from Minus the Bear, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, and We're All Broken. [14] On March 29, "At This Velocity" was made available for streaming via Alternative Press. [15] For most of April, the band went on the 2006 edition of the Taste of Chaos tour. [16] However, on April 13, Rickly became ill, resulting in the band dropping off the tour. [17] On April 18, A City by the Light Divided was made available for streaming via the band's Myspace profile, [18] and "Counting 5-4-3-2-1" was released to radio. [19]
From late April to late May, the band went on the second leg of the Shirts for a Cure tour, with support from Minus the Bear, mewithoutYou and We're All Broken. [14] A City by the Light Divided was released on May 2 through Island Records. [14] The UK version of the album, which was released through Hassle Records, included the bonus track "Even the Sand Is Made of Seashells". [20] In May and June, the group went on a UK tour. [10] In the summer, the band went on the 2006 edition of Warped Tour. [13] In October and November, the group went on the 2006 international edition of the Taste of Chaos tour, visiting New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. [21] In between dates on this tour, the band went on a co-headlining tour with Rise Against. [22] In January and February 2007, the band went on a tour of the U.S. with support from Fear Before the March of Flames, Murder by Death and Heavy Heavy Low Low. [23]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [24] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alternative Press | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B+ [27] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [28] |
NME | 7/10 [24] |
Now | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | C+ [30] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stylus Magazine | A− [32] |
The album so far has a score of 75 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews". [24] AbsolutePunk gave it a score of 90% and said that " just like the Buffalo Bills, it’s not about how you start the game, but about how strong you can comeback and finish, and A City By The Light Divided exemplifies this very well." [33] Blender gave it a score of four stars out of five and called it "A widescreen goth-punk stunner." [24] Billboard gave it a positive review and called it "A quality album." [24] Some reviews are average or mixed: Uncut gave it three stars out of five and said, "A sprinkle of Flaming Lips fairy-dust may be just what the genre needs to slip its genre straitjacket." [24] Melodic.net also gave it a score of three stars out of five and said it was "not a superb album but it's a helluva lot better than War All the Time." [34]
It reached #20 on the Billboard 200. [35] A month after its release, the album had sold over 81,000 copies. [36] By July, it had sold 90,000 copies. [37] By April 2007, it had sold 132,000 copies. [38]
All music by Thursday, all lyrics by Geoff Rickly. [11]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Other Side of the Crash/Over and Out (Of Control)" | 4:41 |
2. | " Counting 5-4-3-2-1" | 3:19 |
3. | "Sugar in the Sacrament" | 5:12 |
4. | "At This Velocity" | 2:58 |
5. | "We Will Overcome" | 3:39 |
6. | "Arc-Lamps, Signal Flares, a Shower of White (The Light)" | 2:32 |
7. | "Running from the Rain" | 4:00 |
8. | "Telegraph Avenue Kiss" | 3:35 |
9. | "The Lovesong Writer" | 5:18 |
10. | "Into the Blinding Light" | 3:48 |
11. | "Autumn Leaves Revisited" | 6:56 |
Total length: | 45:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Even the Sand Is Made of Seashells" | 4:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Running from the Rain" (Dave Fridmann remix) | 4:05 |
Personnel per booklet. [11]
Thursday
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Production
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Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [39] | 63 |
UK Albums ( OCC) | 112 |
US Billboard 200 | 20 |
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A City by the Light Divided | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 2, 2006 | |||
Recorded | October 2005 – February 2006 | |||
Studio | Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York | |||
Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
Length | 45:56 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Dave Fridmann | |||
Thursday chronology | ||||
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Singles from A City by the Light Divided | ||||
|
A City by the Light Divided is the fourth studio album by Thursday, released by Island Records on May 2, 2006.
Following a number of issues regarding promotion and lack of communication with independent label Victory Records, [1] Thursday announced they had signed to major label Island Records in May 2002. [2] With the signing being made official in September, [3] the group began working on material for their third album in November. [4] Starting in January 2003, [5] recording sessions lasted six months. [6] War All the Time was released in September. [7] Following its release, keyboardist Andrew Everding, who had performed on the album, became a full-time member of the band. The group subsequently embarked on an exhaustive touring schedule [8] with performances in the UK, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. [9] As a result of this touring, personal problems between members began to occur, [8] but by July they were aiming to record in the next few months. [10]
In September, early demos leaked, [10] and later that month the group started pre-production, [10] done with Tim Gilles. [11] Recording took place at Tarbox Road Studios, in Cassadaga, New York with producer Dave Fridmann [11] Amanda Tannen of Stellastarr and Mary Fridmann of Bass Piggy provided additional vocals on "We Will Overcome". [11] In mid-February, recording was finished and the album was in the process of being mixed [10] by Fridmann. Tom Coyne mastered the album at Sterling sound, in New York City. [11]
On February 5, 2006, A City by the Light Divided was announced for release in May. [12] In mid-February, the group were working on ideas for a music video for "Counting 5-4-3-2-1" with production companies Refused TV and Artificial Army. [10] The song was made available for streaming on February 28. [13] From mid March to the beginning of April, the band went on the first leg of the Shirts for a Cure tour, with support from Minus the Bear, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, and We're All Broken. [14] On March 29, "At This Velocity" was made available for streaming via Alternative Press. [15] For most of April, the band went on the 2006 edition of the Taste of Chaos tour. [16] However, on April 13, Rickly became ill, resulting in the band dropping off the tour. [17] On April 18, A City by the Light Divided was made available for streaming via the band's Myspace profile, [18] and "Counting 5-4-3-2-1" was released to radio. [19]
From late April to late May, the band went on the second leg of the Shirts for a Cure tour, with support from Minus the Bear, mewithoutYou and We're All Broken. [14] A City by the Light Divided was released on May 2 through Island Records. [14] The UK version of the album, which was released through Hassle Records, included the bonus track "Even the Sand Is Made of Seashells". [20] In May and June, the group went on a UK tour. [10] In the summer, the band went on the 2006 edition of Warped Tour. [13] In October and November, the group went on the 2006 international edition of the Taste of Chaos tour, visiting New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. [21] In between dates on this tour, the band went on a co-headlining tour with Rise Against. [22] In January and February 2007, the band went on a tour of the U.S. with support from Fear Before the March of Flames, Murder by Death and Heavy Heavy Low Low. [23]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [24] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alternative Press | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B+ [27] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [28] |
NME | 7/10 [24] |
Now | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | C+ [30] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stylus Magazine | A− [32] |
The album so far has a score of 75 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews". [24] AbsolutePunk gave it a score of 90% and said that " just like the Buffalo Bills, it’s not about how you start the game, but about how strong you can comeback and finish, and A City By The Light Divided exemplifies this very well." [33] Blender gave it a score of four stars out of five and called it "A widescreen goth-punk stunner." [24] Billboard gave it a positive review and called it "A quality album." [24] Some reviews are average or mixed: Uncut gave it three stars out of five and said, "A sprinkle of Flaming Lips fairy-dust may be just what the genre needs to slip its genre straitjacket." [24] Melodic.net also gave it a score of three stars out of five and said it was "not a superb album but it's a helluva lot better than War All the Time." [34]
It reached #20 on the Billboard 200. [35] A month after its release, the album had sold over 81,000 copies. [36] By July, it had sold 90,000 copies. [37] By April 2007, it had sold 132,000 copies. [38]
All music by Thursday, all lyrics by Geoff Rickly. [11]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "The Other Side of the Crash/Over and Out (Of Control)" | 4:41 |
2. | " Counting 5-4-3-2-1" | 3:19 |
3. | "Sugar in the Sacrament" | 5:12 |
4. | "At This Velocity" | 2:58 |
5. | "We Will Overcome" | 3:39 |
6. | "Arc-Lamps, Signal Flares, a Shower of White (The Light)" | 2:32 |
7. | "Running from the Rain" | 4:00 |
8. | "Telegraph Avenue Kiss" | 3:35 |
9. | "The Lovesong Writer" | 5:18 |
10. | "Into the Blinding Light" | 3:48 |
11. | "Autumn Leaves Revisited" | 6:56 |
Total length: | 45:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
12. | "Even the Sand Is Made of Seashells" | 4:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
13. | "Running from the Rain" (Dave Fridmann remix) | 4:05 |
Personnel per booklet. [11]
Thursday
Additional musicians
|
Production
|
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [39] | 63 |
UK Albums ( OCC) | 112 |
US Billboard 200 | 20 |
Citations
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