Beat Heart, Beat
Beat Heart, Beat | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 4 July 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 55:48 | |||
Label | Household Name Records HAUS075 | |||
Producer | Peter Miles | |||
Howards Alias chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
State of Emergency | 5/5[1] |
Beat Heart, Beat is the third full-length album recorded by the Southampton-based Ska punk band Howards Alias.
The album was released by Household Name Records on 4 July 2005 on compact disc. Less of an extreme leap and more of a natural progression from their previous album The Answer Is Never, the album saw the addition of a keyboard (played by the multi-talented Nicholas Horne) and the arrival of new drummer Jon Warren; formerly of Workin Lunch.
Household Name Records' press release stated that Beat Heart, Beat:
features the bands strongest set of songs to date. With shimmering production, the band moves from crashing emotional rock, through upbeat post-hardcore, to atmospheric melodic riffing with introspective, intelligent lyrics. Following on a mere 10 months [it was actually 13 months] after the brilliantly received "
A song titled Note to Self was listed as track 9 on an early list, but was cut from the album as the band felt that it disrupted the flow.[citation needed] The song was later released as a download-only single by Household Name Records as the band's 'swansong' release (prior to their 2006 reformation).
Track listing
- "Wrong Note"
- "Rabbit in Headlights"
- "Exit on Left"
- "Difflam"
- "The Explanation"
- "Maggie and Me Pt 1 (The Glance)"
- "Esprit D'escalier"
- "The Drive"
- "Maggie and Me Pt 2 (The Fall)"
- "Blessing or Curse?"
- "... if it wasn't screwed on"
- "Time for Bed"
- "Sleeper, Sleeper"
References
- ^ "STATE OF EMERGENCY.NET | Independent Online Magazine |". www.stateofemergency.net:80. Archived from the original on 10 December 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.