Summer Bones
| Summer Bones | ||||
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| Studio album by Hit the Lights | ||||
| Released | March 24, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, melodic hardcore, Easycore | |||
| Length | 26:34 | |||
| Label | Pure Noise | |||
| Producer | Kyle Black | |||
| Hit the Lights chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 6/10[1] |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 7.4/10[3] |
Summer Bones is the fourth full-length studio album from the American pop punk band Hit the Lights, released on March 24, 2015. It was produced and mixed by Kyle Black (New Found Glory/Icon For Hire/Forever Came Calling). This is the band's first release on Pure Noise Records, as well as being their shortest full-length album to date. The album's final track features guest vocals from original vocalist Colin Ross.
Release history
In January 2015, Hit the Lights announced the title and release date for the album. A few days later they premiered the first track off the album, "Fucked Up Kids," along with the track listing. Leading up to its release, the band premiered more songs including "The Real" and "No Filter" to build anticipation. The band announced on Twitter that they "wrote Invicta because we wanted to push ourselves. We wrote Summer Bones because we wanted to rip shit. We stand by both."[4]
Reception
The album was included at number 30 on Rock Sound's top 50 releases of 2015 list.[5]
Track listing
- "Fucked Up Kids" - 2:31
- "The Real" - 2:37
- "Life on the Bottom" - 2:27
- "Revolutions and Executions" - 3:05
- "No Filter" - 2:54
- "Blasphemy, Myself and I" - 2:40
- "Summer Bones" - 3:45
- "Keep Your Head - 1:29
- "Sitter" - 2:25
- "Old Friend" - 2:33
Personnel
- Nick Thompson - vocals, guitar, bass
- Omar Zehery - guitar, bass, vocals, additional engineering, production, programming
- Kevin Mahoney - guitar, bass, vocals
- Nathan Vandame - drums
- Colin Ross - guest vocals on "Old Friend"
- Kevin Ashba - organ and piano on "Summer Bones"
- Kyle Black -producer, mixer, engineer
- Devin Corey - engineer
- Colin Shwankee - additional production
- Jacob Bautista - additional engineering
- Josh Barber - additional production on "The Real"
- Brad Blackwood - mastering
- Mark Metzger - artwork, layout
Chart performance
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Independent Albums[6] | 23 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock/Alternative Albums | 24 |
| US Billboard Rock Albums | 36 |
References
- Citations
- ↑ Solomon, Blake. "Hits The Lights - Summer Bones - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ↑ Christopher James Monger (June 6, 2015). "Hit The Lights - Summer Bones". AllMusic.
- ↑ Team, UG. "Hit the Lights - Summer Bones". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/HitTheLightsMusic/photos/pb.19870325735.-2207520000.1433601921./10152475865135736/?type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xfa1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F10404341_10152475865135736_6847946683346651810_n.jpg%3Foh%3D4becdcab8f853fc827dad4042a46ad2a%26oe%3D56091E1E&size=640%2C505&fbid=10152475865135736
- ↑ Bird, ed. 2016, p. 25
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/summer-bones-mw0002815382/awards
- Sources
External links
- Summer Bones at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)