Relativity (Emarosa album)

Relativity
Studio album by Emarosa
Released	July 8, 2008
Recorded	2008
Studio	Interlace Audio Recording Studios, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genre	Post-hardcore alternative rock
Length	43:11
Label	Rise
Producer	Kris Crummett
Emarosa chronology
This Is Your Way Out (2007) Relativity (2008) Emarosa (2010)

Relativity is the debut studio album by American rock band Emarosa. It was released on July 8, 2008 through Rise Records.[1] Relativity was produced by Kris Crummett, producer of other bands such as Drop Dead, Gorgeous and Fear Before, whom Jonny Craig worked with on Dance Gavin Dance's debut album the year before.[2]

This is the band's first recording with vocalist Jonny Craig during a period away from Dance Gavin Dance. It is also the album feature rhythm guitarist Jonas Ladekjaer. The album peaked at No. 191 on the Billboard 200 as well as 33 on the Top Independent Albums.[3]

An unreleased demo of the project included alternative versions of the tracks "Pretend.Release.The Close" and "Set It Off Like Napalm".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by ER White[4] and Jonny Craig; all music is composed by Emarosa

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Past Should Stay Dead"	4:33
2.	"Just Another Marionette"	4:04
3.	"What's a Clock Without the Batteries?"	3:38
4.	"Heads or Tails? Real or Not?"	5:01
5.	"Even Bad Men Love Their Mothers" (featuring Jacqueline Craig)	2:00
6.	"Her Advice Cost Us a Life"	4:34
7.	"Set It Off Like Napalm"	3:06
8.	"Sailing in the Dark Isn't Smart Kid!"	3:16
9.	"Pretend. Release. The Close."	2:59
10.	"It's Cold in the Shade, Let's Move to the Sun..."	1:00
11.	"I Still Feel Her Pt. 1"	4:32
12.	"A City Called Coma Pt. 2"	4:22
Total length:		43:11

Personnel

Emarosa Jonny Craig – lead vocals ER White – lead guitar Jonas Ladekjaer – rhythm guitar Will Sowers – bass Lukas Koszewski – drums Jordan Stewart – keyboards

Additional personnel Kris Crummett – production, engineering, mixing, mastering, audio engineering, audio production Eric Rushing and Brett Bair (The Artery Foundation) – management Jeremy Holgersen (The Agency Group) – booking Synapse Design – art direction, design Roxanne Hartridge – photography

References

1. "Relativity at allmusic.com". 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
2. SmartPunk.com (2008). "Emarosa-Relativity". Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
3. Billboard.com
4. "Alternative Press". Altpress.com. April 25, 2011. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2013.

External links

• Relativity at Billboard.com