Thursday / Envy

Thursday / Envy
EP (split) by
Thursday & Envy
ReleasedNovember 4, 2008
RecordedSpring 2008
GenrePost-hardcore, post-rock, screamo
Length33:42
LabelTemporary Residence
ProducerTim Giles
Thursday chronology
Kill the House Lights
(2007) 		Thursday / Envy
(2008) 		Common Existence
(2009)
Envy chronology
Envy/Jesu
(2008) 		Thursday / Envy
(2008) 		Recitation
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alt Press [1]
ChartAttack [2]
A Distorted Reality [3]
NME(8/10) [4]
Sputnikmusic [5]
Tiny Mix Tapes [6]

Thursday / Envy is a split EP by post-hardcore bands Thursday and Envy. It was released exclusively in a package containing the album on both 180 gram 12" vinyl and on CD — individual CDs or vinyl have not been made available.[7] Three limited screen printed editions have been made available exclusively through web stores as of September 15, 2008.[8] The album has since seen a limited release in cassette format, all 500 copies of which were sold exclusively through independent record label, Academy Fight Song's web store.

Track listing

Side A: Thursday

All songs written by Thursday.

  1. "As He Climbed the Dark Mountain" – 3:03
  2. "In Silence" – 4:42
  3. "An Absurd and Unrealistic Dream of Peace" – 4:13
  4. "Appeared and Was Gone" (Remix of "In Silence" by Anthony Molina of Mercury Rev) – 5:59

Side B: Envy

All songs written by Envy, except for track 1 written by Shido from Metalpark and Envy.

  1. "An Umbrella Fallen into Fiction" – 6:28
  2. "Isolation of a Light Source" – 3:40
  3. "Pure Birth and Loneliness" – 5:40

Personnel

Thursday

  • Geoff Rickly – vocals
  • Tom Keeley – guitar, vocals
  • Steve Pedulla – guitar, vocals
  • Tim Payne – bass guitar
  • Tucker Rule – drums
  • Andrew Everding – keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
  • Produced and mixed by Tim Giles
  • Assisted mixing by Matt Messenger
  • Recorded by Kevin Neaton
  • Mastered by Alan Douches

Envy

  • Tetsuya Fukagawa – vocals, sequencer
  • Nobukata Kawai – guitar
  • Masahiro Tobita – guitar
  • Manabu Nakagawa – bass guitar
  • Dairoku Seki – drums
  • Recorded and mixed by Takashi "Patch" Kitaguchi
  • Mastered by Tucky

Album personnel

  • Vinyl mastered by Paul Gold
  • Art direction, design, and layout by Jeremy deVine
  • Illustrations by Dan Grzeca

References

  1. ^ Alt Press review
  2. ^ ChartAttack review[usurped]
  3. ^ Distorted Reality review
  4. ^ NME, 11/22/2008, p.37
  5. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  6. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  7. ^ Djamoos, Anton. "Thursday/Envy Split Pre-Order Details" AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on August 24, 2008.
  8. ^ Djamoos, Anton. "Thursday/Envy Split EP Details" AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on August 24, 2008.