Songs to Scream at the Sun

Songs to Scream at the Sun
Songs to Scream at the Sun
Studio album by Have Heart
Released	July 8, 2008
Recorded	by Kurt Ballou, @ GodCity Studios, Salem, Massachusetts
Genre	Hardcore punk, melodic hardcore
Length	21:01
Label	Bridge Nine
Producer	Kurt Ballou
Have Heart chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Alternative Press	(#242, p.154)
Lambgoat	link
Punknews.org	link
ThePunkSite.com	link
Scene Point Blank	8.5/10 link

Songs to Scream at the Sun is the second and final studio album by American hardcore band Have Heart. The album sold 3,254 copies in its first week and peaked at No. 193 on the Billboard Top 200. The band announced their breakup the next year.

Reception

Reviews of Songs To Scream At The Sun were generally favorable. AllMusic's Greg Prato said that "in a day and age when it's arguably more common than ever to start softening your sound in hopes of crossover success, there's something quite noble in Have Heart's approach... And even when Have Heart take the intensity down a notch or two -- such as on the track "Brotherly Love"—it's still more intense than your average up-and-coming hardcore band," giving the album a 3.5/5. Casey Boland of Alternative Press had a similar review, noting that while the band's influences were obvious on 2006's The Things We Carry, "they now stir them into a unique sound."

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Same Son"	0:58
2.	"Bostons"	2:48
3.	"Pave Paradise"	1:47
4.	"On That Bird in the Cage"	2:11
5.	"Brotherly Love"	2:50
6.	"No Roses, No Skies"	2:22
7.	"The Taste Of The Floor"	0:53
8.	"Reflections"	1:13
9.	"Hard Bark on the Family Tree"	2:58
10.	"The Same Sun"	3:01

Personnel

Members

Patrick Flynn - vocals
Ryan Hudon - guitar
Kei Yasui - guitar
Ryan Briggs - bass
Shawn Costa - drums

Production

Recorded & produced by Kurt Ballou, @ GodCity Recording Studio, Salem, Massachusetts / Q Division (Drums)
Mastered by Nick Zampiello, @ New Alliance East Mastering, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Guest vocals by JD, Sean Murphy & Toomey
Background vocals by Chris Berg, JD, Pauly Edge, Pete Maher & Toomey
Lyrics by Joni Mitchell & Leo «Recaall» Mooney (Lines Respectfully Borrowed From)
Author: Edward Estlin Cummings (Liner Notes)
Design by Kei Yasui
Photo by Patrick Flynn & Todd Pollock
Cover photo by Javier Bartlett

Member quotes

"Songs to Scream at the Sun is the coming of age story. It's about the growing process of a young kid shaking the chains of selfishness, but it's everything about what you lose and gain in that process of growing up."
— Patrick Flynn

References