We Are the Dynamite

We Are the Dynamite is the debut full-length studio album by Welsh post-hardcore band The Blackout. The album sold 12,000 copies in its first week of release.[4] The singles released from the album were "The Beijing Cocktail" and "It's High Tide Baby!". This is the band's last release on the Fierce Panda label.

We Are the Dynamite
Studio album by The Blackout
Released	1 October 2007
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	38:35
Label	Fierce Panda
The Blackout chronology
The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout! (2006) We Are the Dynamite (2007) The Best in Town (2009)
Singles from We Are the Dynamite
"The Beijing Cocktail" Released: 24 September 2007 "It's High Tide Baby!" Released: 25 February 2008[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Kerrang!
Rock Hard	6/10[3]

Production

We Are the Dynamite was recorded at Long Wave Studio, South Wales, with producer and engineer Romesh Dodangoda.[5]

Track listing

1. "Tick Tick Boom!!" – 1:26
2. "I've Got Better Things to Do Tonight Than Die" – 3:29
3. "I Know You Are, But What Am I?" – 3:29
4. "Spread Legs, Not Lies" – 3:50
5. "The Beijing Cocktail" – 3:43
6. "Murder in the Make-Believe Ballroom" – 3:19
7. "Prepare for a Wound" – 3:43
8. "It's High Tide Baby!" (feat. Ian Watkins of Lostprophets) – 3:45
9. "Tops Off Party!" – 4:01
10. "She Is Macho" – 3:28
11. "Life & Death in Space" – 4:21

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[5]

The Blackout Sean Smith – vocals Gavin Butler – vocals James Davies – guitar Matthew Davies – guitar Rhys Lewis – bass Gareth Lawrence – drums Additional musicians Romesh Dodangoda – string arrangement, drum programming, percussion Christiana Mavron – violin Rebekah Brown – viola Emma Bryden – cello Ian Watkins – guest vocals

Production and design Romesh Dodangoda – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering Chris McFall – art, design, photography

References

Citations

1. Rock Sound (14 February 2008). "The Blackout For Intimate London Gig". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. AllMusic review
3. Trojan, Frank (17 October 2007). "The Blackout – We Are the Dynamite". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
4. Kelham 2013, p. 32
5. We Are the Dynamite (booklet). The Blackout. Fierce Panda Records. 2007. NONG52CD.CS1 maint: others (link)

Sources

• Kelham, Andrew (February 2013). Patashnik, Ben (ed.). "2013 Switched On: The Blackout". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (170). ISSN 1465-0185.

External links

• We Are the Dynamite at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)