Day Three of My New Life
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Released | February 25, 1997 | |||
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Length | 35:18 | |||
Label | Alias[3]/Poison City | |||
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AllMusic | [4] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
Day Three of My New Life is the second full length album by the rock band Knapsack. It was released on February 25, 1997, on Alias Records, and re-released in 2014 on Poison City Records.
Critical reception
[edit]The A.V. Club called the album "the band’s crowning achievement."[1] CMJ New Music Report called it "a noisy, post-punk bonfire."[2] Vulture wrote that "[Knapsack's] songs were always a little too curiously shaped to break into the mainstream, but you can still hear the crossover potential in the sensitivity of their dynamics."[6]
Track listing
[edit]- "Thursday Side Of The Street" - 2:48
- "Courage Was Confused" - 3:51
- "Decorate The Spine" - 2:39
- "Diamond Mine" - 4:21
- "Simple Favor" - 3:02
- "Boxing Gloves" - 3:36
- "Henry Hammers Harder" - 3:50
- "Perfect" - 3:51
- "Heart Carved Tree" - 4:15
- "Steeper Than We Thought" - 3:05
Personnel
[edit]- Cole Gerst – design
- Knapsack – producer
- Colby Mancasola – drums
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Rod Meyer – bass guitar
- Blair Shehan – guitar, vocals
- Mark Trombino – producer, engineer, mixing
- Allen Yost – illustrations
References
[edit]- ^ a b Anthony, David (October 22, 2013). "Knapsack's Day Three Of My New Life both defined and destroyed it". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 44. CMJ Network, Inc. April 1997. p. 34. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Galil, Leor (November 15, 2013). "Knapsack, Maritime, All Eyes West". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Modell, Josh. "Day Three of My New Life - Knapsack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 977. ISBN 978-1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Cohen, Ian; Anthony, David; Corcoran, Nina; Garland, Emma; Nelson, Brad (February 13, 2020). "100 Best Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved July 27, 2020.