Length 54:09 Release date 1 April 2014 Label Hopeless Records | Artist The Used Producer John Feldmann | |
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Released April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01) Genres Alternative rock, Punk rock, Pop punk Similar The Used albums, Punk rock albums | ||
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Imaginary Enemy is the sixth studio album by American rock band The Used. It is the first album released on, and the second label the band created and own, GAS Union.
Contents
Imaginary Enemy is the final album to feature guitarist and founding member Quinn Allman before he parted from the band in November 2015.
Recording
The album was produced by John Feldmann, who also produced the band's first three and fifth studio albums.
In an interview with Jeph, he stated that they recorded the album "backwards" by having the vocals recorded first and then having the music written to the vocals. It is the first time they have recorded like this and did so because they were unhappy with the sound of the songs when recording the music so they scrapped the dozen songs they had written and tried something new.
Release
"Cry" was released to radio on February 4, 2014. Imaginary Enemy was released on April 1, under their own record label GAS Union through Hopeless Records. "Revolution" released to radio on September 30.
Reception
At Alternative Press, Evan Lucy rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that "Whether the band's fanbase latches on to the politicism is yet to be seen, but these song will sound great from the pit regardless."
The album charted at #14 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Independent albums chart.
Track listing
- Note that "Money Monster" is also the b-side of the single "Revolution".
Limited edition
A limited edition of 15,000 numbered copies will be made featuring deluxe artwork and a bonus track titled "Money Monster".
Songs
1Revolution4:05
2Cry3:30
3El-Oh-Vee-Ee3:33