When Broken Is Easily Fixed

by Silverstein

When Broken Is Easily Fixed cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 May 2003
  • Label: Victory
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 46:21
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Koehler, Justin Koop, Josh Bradford, Billy Hamilton, Neil Boshart, Rainer Tan

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at Salad Days Studios with producer Justin Koop, this debut album established the group as the primary voice of the Canadian emo-hardcore resurgence. The production balances Shane Told's vulnerable clean vocals and visceral screams against a backdrop of melodic but high-velocity guitar riffs. It remains a key artifact of the early Victory Records era, prioritizing emotional resonance and catchy hooks within an aggressive punk framework.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, screaming, harsh-vocals, breakdowns, DIY, clean-vocals, dynamic

Tracklist

  1. Smashed Into Pieces (3:42)
  2. Red Light Pledge (3:48)
  3. Giving Up (4:12)
  4. November (4:15)
  5. Last Days of Summer (4:28)
  6. Bleeds No More (3:16)
  7. Hear Me Out (3:48)
  8. The Weak and the Wounded (3:15)
  9. Wish I Could Forget You (3:26)
  10. When Broken Is Easily Fixed (4:18)
  11. Friends In Fall River (Bonus Track) (3:18)
  12. Forever and a Day (Bonus Track) (4:27)

Credits

  • Silverstein - primary artist
  • Martin Wittfooth - artwork, illustration
  • Billy Hamilton - bass
  • Paul Koehler - drums, lyrics by
  • Josh Bradford - guitar, lyrics by, music by
  • Neil Boshart - guitar, music by
  • Richard McWalter - guitar [additional], music by, additional guitar
  • Shane Told - guitar [additional], lyrics by, vocals, music by, lyrics by, additional guitar

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