Tear Me to Pieces
Tear Me to Pieces is the sixth studio album by American rock band Story of the Year.[3]
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 10, 2023[1][2] | |||
Recorded | 2023 | |||
Genre | Pop-punk | |||
Length | 33:15 | |||
Label | SharpTone Records[1] | |||
Producer | Colin Brittain | |||
Story of the Year chronology | ||||
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This is their first album without guitarist and backing vocalist Phil Sneed.
Release
With the band about to start a two-month festival and headlining tour, the first single, Real Life, was released on August 24, 2022 along with an accompanying music video featuring Dan and his wife Jen. On October 12, the title track Tear Me to Pieces was released as the second single. The music video prodomintely features the band playing in a old church with their friends and fans. On the same day, the album title, artwork, and track listing were released. A month later, the third single Take The Ride was released with the music video containing footage from their When We Were Young festival performance the previous month.
On February 15, 2023, the fourth single 2005 was released. With the theme of the song reminiscing about the band's early days, the music video appropriately is made up of footage filmed of the band on- and off-stage in and around 2005. On the same day, the band announced they would be supporting Yellowcard on select dates for their 20th anniversary of Ocean Avenue tour. The album was released on March 10 as well as the fifth single Afterglow.
Track listing
Tear Me to Pieces is the band's shortest album to date in total song length and equal-shortest in terms of number of songs.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tear Me to Pieces" | 2:57 |
2. | "Real Life" | 2:45 |
3. | "Afterglow" | 2:53 |
4. | "Dead And Gone" | 3:04 |
5. | "War" | 2:54 |
6. | "Can't Save You" | 3:29 |
7. | "2005" | 2:52 |
8. | "Sorry About Me" | 3:30 |
9. | "Take The Ride" | 2:58 |
10. | "Knives Out" | 3:05 |
11. | "Use Me" | 2:48 |
Total length: | 33:15 |
Personnel
- Story of the Year
- Dan Marsala – lead vocals
- Ryan Phillips – guitars
- Adam Russell – bass guitar, vocals
- Josh Wills – drums
References
- "Story of the Year Announces 'Tear Me To Pieces' Album, Shares Video For Title Track". blabbermouth.net. October 12, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- Conway-Flood, Katie (October 12, 2022). "Story Of The Year announce new album 'Tear Me To Pieces' and share title track". NME. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- Law, Sam (March 8, 2023). "Album review: Story Of The Year – Tear Me To Pieces". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 3, 2023.