Common Existence
by Thursday
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 February 2009
- Label: Epitaph Records
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:02:45
- Community rating: 3.73/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: Geoff Rickly, Ricardo Guti茅rrez, Andrew Everding
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Common Existence', Thursday returned with a more aggressive and politically charged album, with lyrics influenced by the works of various poets and authors. Their first release on Epitaph Records, the album combines the band's signature post-hardcore sound with a renewed sense of urgency and lyrical depth. The songs explore themes of shared human experience, social commentary, and personal turmoil, all delivered with the band's characteristic intensity.
Genres
Descriptors: political, literary, dynamic, atmospheric, melodic, harsh-vocals, clean-vocals
Tracklist
- Resuscitation of a Dead Man (3:22)
- Last Call (4:03)
- As He Climbed The Dark Mountain (3:01)
- Friends In The Armed Forces (4:10)
- Beyond The Visible Spectrum (3:59)
- Time's Arrow (4:13)
- Unintended Long Term Effects (2:18)
- Circuits of Fever (5:07)
- Subway Funeral (4:18)
- Love Has Led Us Astray (4:39)
- You Were The Cancer (5:49)
- Fake Nostalgia (3:21)
- Common Existence (3:53)
- The Worst Vow (3:14)
- Circuits of Fever - Innerpartysystem Remix (4:12)
- Love Has Led Us Astray - Original Demo (2:59)
Credits
- Thursday - primary artist, music by
- The Agency Group - booking
- X-ray Touring - booking
- Tim Borror - booking [for the agency group]
- Steve Strange - booking [for x-ray touring]
- Joe Pedulla - engineer
- Karla Allen - engineer [assisted by]
- Nick Pritchard - layout [for metro/sea]
- Mike McKoy - legal [legal representation]
- Nick Ferrara - legal [legal representation]
- Serling, Rooks & Ferrara, LLP - legal [legal representation]
- Robert Bolano - liner notes [poem]
- Geoff Rickly - lyrics by
- The Management Syndicate - management
- Mark Scribner - management [business]
- Phil Sarna Business Management - management [business]
- Dave Ciancio - management [worldwide, for the management syndicate llc]
- Jackie Pedraza - management [worldwide, for the management syndicate llc]
- Marc Meltzer - management [worldwide, for the management syndicate llc]
- Greg Calbi - mastered by
- Steve Fallone - mastered by [production assistance]
- Dave Fridmann - mixed by, producer [produced by], recorded by, engineer [engineered by]
- Andrew Everding - music by, engineer [assistant engineer]
- Steve Pedulla - performer [thursday is]
- Tim Payne - performer [thursday is]
- Tom Keeley - performer [thursday is]
- Tucker Rule - performer [thursday is]
- Dennis Keeley - photography by [4, 7, 10, 12, 13]
- Mike Chapman - photography by [5]
- Michael Brandt - photography by [cover, 8, 9, tray]
- Tim McIlrath - vocals [additional]
- Walter Schreifels - vocals [additional]
- Ricardo Guti茅rrez - mastering