Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray

by Seether

Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 May 2011
  • Label: Wind-up
  • Country: South Africa
  • Length: 46:08
  • Community rating: 2.82/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Clay Patrick McBride, Ross Schilling, Ken Kraus, Shaun Morgan, Ted Jensen, Fran Strine, Gregg Wattenberg, Nicki Loranger, Ken Levitan, Michelle Lukianovich, Jack Rovner, Bryan Wickmann

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by rock industry veteran Brendan O'Brien, this record injects a brighter, more polished melodicism into the band's typically murky post-grunge framework. Shaun Morgan's songwriting explores themes of relational decay and overcoming personal adversity with anthemic, radio-ready hooks.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Fur Cue (3:47)
  2. No Resolution (3:08)
  3. Here And Now (3:55)
  4. Country Song (3:49)
  5. Master Of Disaster (4:18)
  6. Tonight (3:44)
  7. Pass Slowly (3:27)
  8. Fade Out (3:54)
  9. Roses (4:17)
  10. Down (3:57)
  11. Desire For Need (3:33)
  12. Forsaken (4:19)

Credits

  • Seether - primary artist, music by
  • Mark Kostabi - cover [cover artist]
  • Troy McLawhorn - guitar [additional]
  • Dale Stewart - performer [seether is], bass, vocals
  • John Humphrey - performer [seether is], drums
  • Mike Mongillo - product manager
  • Brendan O'Brien - producer [produced], mixed by
  • Ken Kraus - legal
  • Jack Rovner - management
  • Nicki Loranger - management
  • Gregg Wattenberg - a&r, supervised by [wind-up production supervisor]
  • Billy Bowers - engineer [pro tools engineer], edited by [digital editing]
  • Michelle Lukianovich - art direction
  • The Agency Group - booking [for]
  • Neil Warnock - booking [worldwide booking]
  • Ralph James - booking [worldwide booking]
  • Sean Goulding - booking [worldwide booking]
  • Steve Kaul - booking [worldwide booking]
  • Kory Aaron - engineer [assistant engineer]
  • Lowell Reynolds - engineer [assistant engineer]
  • Seth Morton - engineer [assistant engineer]
  • Tom Syrowski - engineer [engineered by]
  • Loeb & Loeb - legal [for]
  • Ken Levitan - management
  • Ross Schilling - management
  • Kim Youngberg - management [business affairs]
  • Haber Corporation - management [business for]
  • Gary Haber - management [business]
  • Terry Dotty - management [business]
  • Vector Management - management [for]
  • Ted Jensen - mastered by
  • Martin Cooke - mixed by [mix assistant]
  • Clay Patrick McBride - photography by
  • Fran Strine - photography by
  • Curtis Clyde - technician [drum tech.]
  • David Perez - technician [guitar tech.]
  • Michael Simmons - technician [guitar tech.]

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