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Lament

Touché Amoré

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Lament finds Touché Amoré in an interesting position. As a post-hardcore band five albums and 10-plus years into their career—and with their 20s in the rearview mirror—they're firmly on the page of the Rock Career Calendar indicating it's time to "mature" and "branch out" and "maybe let's try something a little more accessible." Add to that the fact that their last album, 2016's Phase Four was both their most emotionally riveting (with lyrics and intensity inspired by vocalist Jeremy Bolm's mother’s death from cancer) and sonically intricate, and you have a band primed to downshift and glide into punk rock middle age. Touché Amoré, however, decided instead to hire nü-metal icon Ross Robinson to produce their latest album. Now, whether or not this was driven by some perverse nostalgia is unclear, but the results of Robinson's precise and clarified approach to production redound greatly to the band's benefit, clearly delineating it from their previous Brad Wood-produced efforts. Lament is a wiry and intense album, but also full of dynamic range (both sonic and emotional). Bolm is still explosively emotional throughout, but his diaristic approach is more inclusive and empathetic here, especially on tracks like "Exit Row" and "Feign." And while the crisp, dry midtempo romp of "Reminders" (featuring Julien Baker, who also appeared on Stage Four) sounds almost joyous, it's still quite a melancholy and angry song. The album's other guest slot is on "Limelight," featuring verses from Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra) and some steel guitar flourishes that could point the way to what an "adult" Touché Amoré would sound like. However, by the time "A Forecast" closes the album with its gentle piano/vocals opening that feels a bit self-abasing but blossoms into a melodramatic catharsis, you realize that the marginal evolution of Lament is exactly how a band like this moves into middle age: by playing to their strengths. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz

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1
Come Heroine
00:02:50

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

2
Lament
00:03:20

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

3
Feign
00:02:48

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

4
Reminders
00:03:03

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

5
Limelight
00:05:02

Manchester Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

6
Exit Row
00:02:16

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

7
Savoring
00:02:56

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

8
A Broadcast
00:03:01

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

9
I'll Be Your Host
00:03:27

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

10
Deflector
00:03:31

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

11
A Forecast
00:03:38

Steve Evetts, Mixer - Ross Robinson, Producer - Mike Balboa, Engineer - Nick Steinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Touché Amoré, MainArtist - Clayton Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bolm, ComposerLyricist - Elliot Babin, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Kirby, ComposerLyricist - Beer Champion (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Condolences (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Hurt Guy Inc. (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Evol Sister (SESAC), MusicPublisher - 23DB Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher

2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2020 Touché Amoré, under exclusive license to Epitaph

Albumbeschreibung

Lament finds Touché Amoré in an interesting position. As a post-hardcore band five albums and 10-plus years into their career—and with their 20s in the rearview mirror—they're firmly on the page of the Rock Career Calendar indicating it's time to "mature" and "branch out" and "maybe let's try something a little more accessible." Add to that the fact that their last album, 2016's Phase Four was both their most emotionally riveting (with lyrics and intensity inspired by vocalist Jeremy Bolm's mother’s death from cancer) and sonically intricate, and you have a band primed to downshift and glide into punk rock middle age. Touché Amoré, however, decided instead to hire nü-metal icon Ross Robinson to produce their latest album. Now, whether or not this was driven by some perverse nostalgia is unclear, but the results of Robinson's precise and clarified approach to production redound greatly to the band's benefit, clearly delineating it from their previous Brad Wood-produced efforts. Lament is a wiry and intense album, but also full of dynamic range (both sonic and emotional). Bolm is still explosively emotional throughout, but his diaristic approach is more inclusive and empathetic here, especially on tracks like "Exit Row" and "Feign." And while the crisp, dry midtempo romp of "Reminders" (featuring Julien Baker, who also appeared on Stage Four) sounds almost joyous, it's still quite a melancholy and angry song. The album's other guest slot is on "Limelight," featuring verses from Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra) and some steel guitar flourishes that could point the way to what an "adult" Touché Amoré would sound like. However, by the time "A Forecast" closes the album with its gentle piano/vocals opening that feels a bit self-abasing but blossoms into a melodramatic catharsis, you realize that the marginal evolution of Lament is exactly how a band like this moves into middle age: by playing to their strengths. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz

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