Released September 17, 2013 Genre Emo pop
pop punk | Recorded Winter 2012 Label Equal Vision
Rory | |
Producer Saves the Day
Marc Hudson
Rob Schnapf | ||
Saves the Day is the eponymously eighth studio album released by rock band Saves the Day. It was released September 17, 2013 on Rory Records, an imprint of Equal Vision Records, created by Say Anything frontman Max Bemis. The album was well received from music critics, praising the energy, diversity, and change in tone, although opinion was more divided than previous releases from fans.
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Background and production
In a December 2011 interview, Chris Conley revealed that an eighth Saves the Day album was in the works and he was hoping that the band would return to the studio in the fall of 2012 to record it. On the November 23, 2012, the band announced they were making a new record but wanted the fans to get involved. They signed up to Pledge Music and offered fans everything from free downloads and album updates to limited edition T-shirts, tickets to a show and private house shows. They released a demo to 'pledgers' of one of the songs on the new album "Ain't No Kind of Love" when pledging started. For Christmas 2012, they did a cover of "Baby Please Come Home" and in the new year, Weezer's "Across the Sea". Since then, they have posted a picture of album set list and released one of their songs "Ring Pop" on YouTube along with album updates.
Release
The album was released on September 17, 2013. The album was released in the UK through Easy Life and Sony Red in May 2014 while the band was supporting Brand New on their tour of the UK.
Critical reception
Saves the Day received universal acclaim from music critics. According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has an average critic review score of 82/100, based on 5 reviews indicating "universal acclaim".
Gregory Heaney of AllMusic complimented the album with three and half stars out of five, saying, " While it's no shock that the bandmembers had an album like this in them after all this time, Saves the Day's effervescence makes for a pleasant surprise, giving listeners a brief escape from their day into a world filled with poppy hooks and sparkling melody."
At Alternative Press, Brendan Manley told that "On Saves the Day, you can feel how that emotional and thematic weight has been lifted, and Conley & Co. approach this new batch of songs with a palpable joy and rhythmic bounce that make the record glide by like a summer's day." In addition, Manley stated that "If this is what the next stage of Saves the Day's career sounds like, another few albums will be just fine."
Track listing
All lyrics written by Chris Conley, all songs written by Saves the Day.
- "Remember" – 2:49
- "In the In Between" – 2:53
- "Beyond All of Time" – 3:29
- "Ain't No Kind of Love" – 2:58
- "Lucky Number" – 2:54
- "Xenophobic Blind Left Hook" – 3:10
- "The Tide of Our Times" – 2:25
- "Supernova" – 3:46
- "Verona" – 2:23
- "Ring Pop" – 2:33
- "Stand in the Stars" – 3:39