Needless to say, this highly anticipated album did not disappoint.
("The Cheval Glass" - I think this is a fair representation of the album)
("I Never Got to See the West Coast" - & this - this is one of the darkest - but perhaps most uplifting in the end - songs I've ever heard about suicide & never being alone)
Emery is from Rock Hill, SC. "The band was named after a first grader that Toby Morrell (lead voc's; guitar, bass) met while working as an intern for a teacher in college"*; they formed in 2001, & moved to Seattle, WA later in the year where they released an EP independently the year after ("The Columbuss EEP Thee"). Not long after, they were signed to Tooth & Nail Records & have since released 5 LP's, another EP, & a couple of compilations.
"We Do What We Want"** hit the streets on March 29th, 2011 on Solid State Records (a daughter company of T&N where Emery was recently moved). The recording itself - with producer Aaron Sprinkle - took place from April through to December 2010, making this album the one that took the longest for them to do to date. During the recording process, their other lead singer & bassist decided it was time to move on, & so without any hard feelings, as described in the AltPress's article, they were down a singer & writer. The remaining members decided to take the album in a bit of a different direction, & "We Do What We Want" is what came out.
For more details on the tracks & what they mean to the band, go here (the AltPress article).
Listening to the album, it's drawn attention for many [good] reasons - catchy hooks, the heavy & melodic sounds with deep lyrics & the right amount of dynamics that Emery is known for. It's been listed as many others' top album of 2011, & it's one of mine, too.
Some other highlights: "Scissors"; "The Curse of Perfect Days"
* - http://www.last.fm/music/Emery
** - alternatively, on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-do-what-we-want-deluxe/id424466783
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