Say Hello to Sunshine

Say Hello to Sunshine
Studio album by Finch
Released June 7, 2005
Recorded Mid-to-late 2004
Studio
Genre Post-hardcore
Length 50:17
Label Drive-Thru, Geffen
Producer
  • Jason Cupp
  • Ben Moore
  • Finch
Finch chronology
What It Is to Burn
(2002)What It Is to Burn2002		 Say Hello to Sunshine
(2005)		 Finch
(2008)Finch2008
Singles from Say Hello to Sunshine
  1. "Bitemarks and Bloodstains"
    Released: May 17, 2005

Say Hello to Sunshine is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Finch. It is their last album with bassist Derek Doherty, and their only album with drummer Marc Allen.

Background

The group's debut album What It Is to Burn was released in March 2002[1] as a joint release between major label MCA and independent label Drive-Thru Records.[2] Around this time, the group signed to MCA Records.[3] MCA had a distribution deal that allowed them to acquire Drive-Thru Records' bands over a period of time.[4] Guitarist Randy Strohmeyer said that being on an independent label worked as a more co-operative thing: "You work together to push the album and you wanna scratch each other's back. When you go to a major, it's a corporation that's all it is. They don't really care about the music and they don't really care about you."[3] By February 2003, the group were writing material for their next album. Bassist Derek Doherty said it would be as "diverse as the last record, but more mature."[5] In June, Melodic reported that the group would begin recording their second album in August with producer Mark Trombino and would be released in early 2004.[6]

Also in June, pre-production had started and continued into July. The group were initially scheduled to appear on the Warped Tour, but withdrew preferring to work on new material.[7] Around this time, MCA Records was absorbed by Universal Music Group subsidiary Geffen Records, which resulted in its staff and roster being moved to Geffen.[8] Guitarist Alex Linares said they had "no choice" in being moved to Geffen, however, they were "still working with the same people ... [s]o nothing really changed for us."[9] In July, MTV reported that the band would record in October, opting to spend the rest of the summer writing.[10] In August and September, the group took a break from writing to play a handful of shows.[11] On January 10, 2004, drummer Alex Pappas left the group and was temporarily replaced by Marc Allen of Counterfit.[12] Melodic reported in March 2004 that the group would start recording with Trombino[13] in mid-April.[14] Shortly afterwards, due to personal issues, the band felt Trombino wasn't really into it and fired him.[15]

Production and composition

The band then began recording with Jason Cupp and Ben Moore. Sessions took place at Music Friends Studios, Big Fish Studios, Jordan's old house, Signature Sound Studios and Ocean Studios with Cupp engineering all of the sessions. Cupp, Moore and the band produced almost all of the songs except for "A Piece of Mind", "Ravenous" and "The Casket of Roderick Usher". These three tracks were produced between Cupp and the band. Nick Buchmiller played a Rhodes piano on "A Man Alone" and "Miro", while Moore played piano on "Bitemarks and Bloodstains". Cupp contributed shaker, tambourine and various percussion instruments.[16]

In between recording, the group went on tour in August and September with Recover and Counterfit,[17] and performed at the Strhessfest and Holiday Havoc festivals.[18][19] Sessions concluded in December.[14] Cupp mixed the majority of the songs, except for "Ink", "Miro" and "Bitemarks and Bloodstains", with the assistance of Alan Mason at Chalice Studios. Rich Costey mixed the three remaining tracks with the assistance of Claudius Mittendorpher at Avatar Studios. Eddie Schreyer mastered the recordings at Oasis Mastering.[16]

This album signalled a sharp departure from the sound of What It Is to Burn. Say Hello to Sunshine introduced a harder, gritty sound, with less screaming and a more alternative rock sound when compared to earlier recordings.[20] Linares said the album was "a little more aggressive and a little more 'raaah'" when compared to their past material.[21] Strohmeyer said there was "an apocalyptic theme" to the album, "it's very dark. It's kind of like, this is the last song you'll ever hear before the world blows up."[22]

Release

On February 2, 2005, Allen was made an official member of the band.[14] On February 16, it was revealed that the album would be titled Say Hello to Sunshine.[23] On March 26, the band posted "Brother Bleed Brother" on their website.[24] It was subsequently made available for download on April 14.[25] On the same day, the album's track listing was revealed,[26] followed by the album's artwork on April 18.[27] For the remainder of April, the group went on tour with Vendetta Red and The Nurses,[21] concluding with a performance at The Bamboozle festival.[28] On April 29, "Ink" was posted online.[29] In early May, the group appeared at Give it a Name festival[30] and performed a few European shows[31] with Motion City Soundtrack.[21] From mid-May to early June, the group went on a headlining US tour with support from Vendetta Red, Walking Concert and Reeve Oliver.[14] Say Hello to Sunshine was made available for streaming on May 6.[32] On May 17, "Bitemarks and Bloodstains" was released as a single.[33] The band wanted "Ink" to be released as the first single but the label chose "Bloodstains" as it was the most similar to their previous material.[15]

Two days later, a music video was released for the track,[34] directed by Michael Palmieri.[35] The concept for the video came from Allen. Linares said the video was about "the whole experience of the mass media and how they get these gullible people to live in fear."[21] Say Hello to Sunshine was released on June 7[26] through Drive-Thru and Geffen Records. Due to the label disliking the direction of the music on the album the label dumped the album with little to no promotion whatsoever.[15] "Bitemarks and Bloodstains" was released to radio on June 21.[36] In late June and early July, the group went on a UK tour,[37] supported by Million Dead.[38] In late July and early August, the group went on a US tour with Head Automatica, Rx Bandits and Buck 65. Following this, the group appeared at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan, before performing in the US with Rx Bandits[39] and A Static Lullaby until early September.[40] In October and November, the group supported HIM on their headlining US tour.[41] On February 19, 2006, Finch announced an indefinite hiatus,[42] explaining that their "priorities just lie in different places."[43]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk6.7/10[44]
AllMusic[45]
Chart AttackFavorable[46]
Drowned in Sound8/10 [47]
IGN2.9/10 [48]
Melodic [49]
Sputnikmusic4/5[50]

Say Hello to Sunshine charted at number 24 on the Billboard 200 after selling 38,000 copies in its first work.[51] The album received mixed reactions. Some were disappointed, having been expecting a similar sound to their previous material, whereas others embraced the change in direction. According to Barcalow, the record label hated the album so much that they wanted to shelve it.[15] Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills included the record on a list of albums that changed his life.[52]

Track listing

All songs written by Finch.[16]

No.TitleLength
1."Insomniatic Meat"4:24
2."Revelation Song"3:22
3."Brother Bleed Brother"3:41
4."A Piece of Mind"3:05
5."Ink"3:35
6."Fireflies"3:28
7."Hopeless Host"4:19
8."Reduced to Teeth"3:53
9."A Man Alone"4:16
10."Miro"3:13
11."Ravenous"2:39
12."Bitemarks and Bloodstains"4:39
13."The Casket of Roderick Usher"1:50
14."Dreams of Psilocybin"3:53

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[16]

References

Citations

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