Rescue (Silverstein album)

Rescue is the fifth studio album by the Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein. It was released on 26 April 2011,[1] the first full-length album to be released through Hopeless Records.

Rescue
Studio album by Silverstein
Released	April 26, 2011
Recorded	2009, June–September 2010
Genre	Post-hardcore, emo
Length	40:08
Label	Hopeless
Producer	Jordan Valeriote
Silverstein chronology
Transitions (2010) Rescue (2011) Short Songs (2012)

Recording

Rescue was produced by Jordan Valeriote and mixed by Cameron Webb.[2][nb 1] The album was recorded over a longer period of time than any of their other albums, taking place over two separate sessions over a year apart, which the band has since said caused the album to have a more ‘disjointed’ feeling.[7] Initial sessions for the album took place in the spring of 2009 shortly after the release of their fourth full length album A Shipwreck In The Sand. The release of Shipwreck completed their contract with Victory Records and they recorded about 5-6 new songs that would end up on Rescue to shop to new record labels, ultimately settling on Hopeless Records. Three of these demos were included on the deluxe version of the album.

Music and lyrics

The material on Rescue was described by Told as "a cross between Discovering and Shipwreck".[8]

Rescue contains two songs from the band's previously released EP Transitions.

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	[9]
Alternative Press
Sputnikmusic	[10]
Ultimate Guitar Archive	(7.7/10)[11]

A music video was released for the song "Sacrifice". On February 5, 2011, the band played a free show in Toronto, with Robby Starbuck filming the event for a music video for the song "The Artist", released on March 28. Frontman, Shane Told revealed that a video will also be released for the song "Burning Hearts".[12] Told also announced that there will be a 7" vinyl release for "The Artist" on their Record Store Day and it will have 3 exclusive covers as B-sides[13] along with there being an iTunes exclusive track for the album as well.[14] In April and May, the band co-headlined the Take Action Tour with Bayside. They were supported by Polar Bear Club, The Swellers and Texas in July.[15]

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Silverstein, with specific writers for each track.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Medication"	Neil Boshart, Josh Bradford, Billy Hamilton, Paul Koehler, Shane Told	4:30
2.	"Sacrifice"	Told	2:37
3.	"Forget Your Heart"	Told	3:45
4.	"Intervention"	Boshart, Told	3:06
5.	"Good Luck with Your Lives"	Boshart, Bradford, Hamilton, Koehler, Told	3:24
6.	"Texas Mickey" (featuring Anthony Raneri of Bayside)	Boshart, Bradford, Hamilton, Koehler, Told	2:41
7.	"The Artist" (featuring Brendan Murphy of Counterparts)	Bradford, Told	3:06
8.	"Burning Hearts"	Boshart, Told	3:02
9.	"Darling Harbour"	Bradford, Told	2:53
10.	"Live to Kill"	Told	2:53
11.	"Replace You"	Told	3:25
12.	"In Memory Of..."	Boshart, Told	4:46
Total length:			40:08

CD version bonus tracks [16]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Burning Hearts" (Acoustic)	3:27
14.	"Texas Mickey" (Demo)	3:03
15.	"Intervention" (Demo)	3:11
16.	"In Memory Of..." (Demo)	4:39
17.	"Dancing on My Grave"	3:16
18.	"Replace You" (Acoustic)	3:42

Australian and iTunes bonus track[17]

No.	Title	Length
19.	"Forget Your Heart" (Piano version)	3:34

Japanese limited edition bonus tracks[18]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Forget Your Heart" (Piano version)	3:34
14.	"Texas Mickey" (Demo)	3:03
15.	"Intervention" (Demo)	3:11
16.	"In Memory Of..." (Demo)	4:39
17.	"Hearts" (American Nightmare cover)	1:05
18.	"Pits + Poisoned Apples" (Kid Dynamite cover)	0:47
19.	"Fuck the Border" (Propagandhi cover)	1:30

Personnel

Personnel per digital booklet.[2]

Silverstein Shane Told – lead vocals, keyboards, piano on (Forget Your Heart (Piano version)) Paul Koehler – drums, percussion Josh Bradford – rhythm guitar Neil Boshart – lead guitar Billy Hamilton – bass, backing vocals Additional musicians Anna Jarvis – cello Paul-Marc Rousseau, Ben Bradford, Josh Bradford, Neil Boshart, Billy Hamilton, Shane Told – gang vocals Anthony Raneri – additional vocals on track 6 Brendan Murphy – additional vocals on track 7

Production Jordan Valeriote – producer, engineer Cameron Webb – mixing Joah Carvalho – mastering Inaam Haq – assistant engineer at Cherry Beach Shaun Gowman – drum tech Martin Wittfooth – artwork Brooks Reynolds – band photo Sons of Nero – layout

Chart positions

Charts (2011)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[19]	38
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[20]	6
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[21]	23
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[22]	5
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[23]	11

References

Footnotes

1. Webb previously worked with the band producing Discovering the Waterfront (2005)[3] and A Shipwreck in the Sand (2009),[4] and mixing Decade (Live at the El Mocambo) (2010)[5] and Transitions (2010)[6]

Citations

1. "Official 'Rescue' album page on Hopeless Records". Hopelessrecords.com. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
2. Rescue (Digital booklet). Silverstein. Hopeless. 2011. p. 4.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. Discovering the Waterfront (Booklet). Silverstein. Victory. 2005. VR257.CS1 maint: others (link)
4. A Shipwreck in the Sand (Booklet). Silverstein. Victory. 2009. VR458.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. Decade (Live at the El Mocambo) (Booklet). Silverstein. Victory. 2010. VR589.CS1 maint: others (link)
6. Transitions (Booklet). Silverstein. Hopeless. 2010. HR726-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
8. "Interview with Shane Told". AMP. Jan 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
9. Absolute Punk review
10. sputnikmusic review
11. Ultimate Guitar Archive review
12. "Silverstein Official Formspring Page". Formspring. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
13. "Can you give us any details on your Record Store Day release?". Formspring. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
14. "Formspring Question; Bonus Tracks". Formspring. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
15. Common, Tyler (February 14, 2011). "Take Action tour dates announced with Silverstein, Bayside, Polar Bear Club, the Swellers and more". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
16. "Rescue : Hopeless Records". Hopelessrecords.merchnow.com. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
17. "Rescue (Deluxe Edition) | Music, Music Genres, Alternative : JB HI-FI". Jbhifionline.com.au. 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
18. "日本語タイトル: Rescue Deluxe Version [初回限定盤]/ SILVERSTEIN". CDJapan.co.jp. 2011-04-27.
19. "Silverstein - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
20. "Silverstein - Chart history (Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
21. "Silverstein - Chart history (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
22. "Silverstein - Chart history (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
23. "Silverstein - Chart history (Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2014.

External links

• Rescue at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)