Assailants (EP)

Assailants
EP by Lydia
Released	July 20, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Indie rock
Length	21:04
Label	Self released
Producer	Matt Malpass
Lydia chronology
Hotel Sessions EP (2009) Assailants (2010) Paint It Golden (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(86%) [1]
Sputnik Music	[2]

Assailants, originally slated to be the third album by Lydia, is the band's first official EP. It was released on July 20, 2010.[3] The record was self released by the band after their record label passed on releasing it.[4]

History

It was announced on March 10, 2010 that Mindy White had decided to leave the band.[5]

On May 11, 2010 a new unmastered song was posted on their MySpace called "We Clean Up So Well" with a note announcing that the band will break up after a nationwide tour in July. The tour was titled "The Lydia Finale: A Goodbye & Farewell Tour".[6]

Guitarist Steve McGraw announced on July 12, 2010 that he had decided to leave the band and would not be playing on their final tour.[7]

Two mini videos were released for "Assailants"[8] and "We Clean Up So Well".[9] They also released a full music video for "I've Never Seen A Witch" on October 6, 2010 which was directed by former drummer Loren Brinton.[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Enjoy the Show"	1:29
2.	"We Clean Up So Well"	3:42
3.	"Empty Out Your Stomach"	4:16
4.	"I've Never Seen a Witch"	3:36
5.	"Music Makers"	1:21
6.	"A Place Near the City"	3:29
7.	"Assailants"	3:11
Total length:		21:04

Notes

• The song "A Place Near The City" was originally demoed under the name "Cliff Jumping".[11]
• Despite the album actually being an EP, it has been regarded as their third album.
• Tracks 2 and 4 were acoustically re-recorded and released on the band's 2012 Acoustics EP.

References

1. AbsolutePunk.net review
2. Sputnik Music review
3. Mas Lydia, Por Favor
4. With a gleaming second album, 'Illuminate,' indie rockers Lydia flare up for one final run Archived February 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
5. Mindy Leaves Lydia
6. The Last Of Lydia
7. Steven Leaves Lydia Early
8. Assailants Video
9. Lydia Clean Up So Well
10. Lydia's Never Seen A Witch
11. Lydia Demo Resurfaces

External links

• Amazon.com Page