The Needles the Space

Background

The band finished recording their second album in September 2006. Nolan said the group "spent a lot of time writing, recording and producing this album. It's been a very big part of our lives for the past year and a half". In October, the band were shopping the album, which was titled The Miracle That Never Came at the time, to potential record labels. The band went on tour in November and December.

Release

On February 26, 2007, it was announced that the band would sign with Universal. Shortly afterwards, their second album, The Needles the Space, was announced for release. In March, the band went on tour with The Hush Sound, Spitalfield and Pablo, during which the band performed songs from The Needles the Space. The first single from the album was "Soon We'll Be Living in the Future", impacting radio on May 15. In May and June, the band went on a co-headlining tour with Sparta, with support from Lovedrug. The Needles the Space was made available for streaming on June 12, and was released a week later through Universal.

From mid July to early August, the band went on the 2007 edition of Warped Tour. "Still Alone" was released to radio on October 16. From late October to mid-November, the group supported The Bravery on their US tour. This was followed by a headlining US tour, from mid-November to mid-December, with support from The Color Fred, Dear and the Headlights and Cassino. On December 9, it was announced that the band left Universal. The group explained that they "did everything in our power to avoid the horrible situation we were put into, but I guess that wasn't enough." From late January to early March 2008, the band supported Bayside on their tour of the US.

Reception

The Needles the Space debuted at #72 on the Billboard 200 chart, garnering first week sales of over 9,800.

Track listing

(all songs written by Straylight Run, except where noted otherwise)

1. "The Words We Say" - 3:24
2. "The Miracle That Never Came" - 2:33
3. "Soon We'll Be Living in the Future" - 2:54
4. "How Do I Fix My Head" - 4:49
5. "Who Will Save Us Now" - 3:50
6. "Cover Your Eyes" - 3:25
7. "We'll Never Leave Again" - 5:37
8. "Take It to Manhattan" - 2:52
9. "Still Alone" (Straylight Run and Isaac Burker) - 2:45
10. "This Is the End" - 3:36
11. "Buttoned Down" - 3:46
12. "Track #12" - 1:16
13. "The First of the Century" (Straylight Run and Isaac Burker) - 4:50

Best Buy

Newbury Comics

These tracks were released as a separate EP, the 3 Track EP.

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