Start the Party (album)

Start the Party is the fourth and final studio album by Welsh post-hardcore band The Blackout. It was released in January 2013 under Cooking Vinyl Records. Matthew Pritchard of Dirty Sanchez fame appears on the album cover.

Start the Party
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2013 (2013-01-21)
GenrePost-hardcore, hard rock
Length37:15
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerJason Perry
The Blackout chronology
Hope
(2011)
Start the Party
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY5/10[2]

Release

In August, the group performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals,[3] before headlining the Merthyr Rock festival.[4] On 17 September, Start the Party was announced for release in January. As part of the announcement, the track listing and artwork were revealed, and a music video was released for "Start the Party".[5] The group played a few shows in the UK in October.[6] Start the Party was released on 21 January 2013 through Cooking Vinyl. The deluxe edition included a DVD on the making of the album and live performances from their Reading & Leeds and Merthyr Rock appearances. The iTunes edition featured "Boom! Shake the Room", "Super Freak" and "Sorry for Party Rocking" as bonus tracks. In January, the group went on a headlining UK tour,[5] before supporting Yellowcard on their European tour in January and February.[7]

Following this, the group headlined the Radstock[8] and Takedown festivals.[9] A music video was released for "Radio" on 2 April.[10] On 20 September, a music video was released for "Take Away the Misery", which featured footage from the Reading and Leeds festivals.[11] In October, the group went on the Final Party tour in the UK with support from Framing Hanley.[12] and Rat Attack.[11] The tour was due to last into November, however, vocalist Gavin Butler had a recurrence of a hemiplegic migraine, which resulted in the cancelled of several dates.[13] The dates were reshcuedled for January and February 2014 and featured LostAlone and Rat Attack as the supports.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Start the Party"3:40
2."Radio"3:00
3."We Live On"3:23
4."Let Me Go"3:25
5."Take Away the Misery"3:08
6."Keep Singing"3:24
7."Running Scared"3:17
8."You"3:27
9."Free Yourself"3:13
10."Sleep When You're Dead"3:54
11."Throw It All Away"3:24
iTunes bonus tracks[15]
No.TitleLength
12."Boom Shake the Room"3:30
13."Super Freak"3:33
14."Sorry For Party Rocking"3:24

References

  1. "Start the Party Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  2. Inglis, Greg. "The Blackout – Start The Party". ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  3. Rock Sound (24 April 2012). "The Blackout, Twin Atlantic, Mastodon And More For Reading & Leeds!". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. Rock Sound (18 July 2012). "Lostprophets & The Blackout Curate Killer Stages For Merthyr Rock!". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. Rock Sound (17 September 2012). "The Blackout Announce New Album, New Tour, Free Download… Everything!". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. Rock Sound (11 September 2012). "UPDATED: The Blackout Add London Show To Pre-Party Run". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. Whitt, Cassie (22 October 2012). "Yellowcard announce 2013 European Tour dates". Alternative Press. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. Rock Sound (12 November 2012). "First Bands For Radstock Announced". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. Rock Sound (8 February 2013). "Takedown Festival Reveals First Batch Of Bands!". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  10. Rock Sound (2 April 2013). "The Blackout - Radio". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  11. Rock Sound (20 September 2013). "Watch The New Video From The Blackout With Rock Sound!". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. Rock Sound (3 June 2013). "The Blackout Announce The Final Party Tour For October". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  13. Rock Sound (28 October 2013). "The Blackout Cancel All Remaining Dates On The Final Party Tour". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  14. Rock Sound (25 November 2013). "The Blackout Reschedule Cancelled Tour Dates For January & February 2014". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  15. "Start the Party (Deluxe Version)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
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