I Am Alive in Everything I Touch

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I Am Alive in Everything I Touch
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Studio album by Silverstein
Released May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19)
Recorded October–November 2014 at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario and The Post Office, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre Post-hardcore[1]
Length 40:27
Label Rise
Producer Jordan Valeriote
Silverstein chronology
This Is How the Wind Shifts
(2013)This Is How the Wind Shifts2013		 I Am Alive in Everything I Touch
(2015)

I Am Alive in Everything I Touch is the eighth studio album by Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein. The album was released on May 19, 2015 through Rise Records (worldwide) and New Damage Records (Canada).

Music and lyrics

Similar to A Shipwreck in the Sand (2009) and This Is How the Wind Shifts (2013), I Am Alive in Everything I Touch is a conceptual album penned by lyricist and lead vocalist Shane Told. The album is split into 4 chapters: "Borealis" (North), "Austeralis" (South), "Zephyrus" (West) and "Eurus" (East). Each track’s setting is a different city that geographically falls into that region, with real life recordings of each city incorporated into the songs.[2] Told had this to say about the album: <templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

All the city clips we recorded, the transitions, and making sure the concept really worked and told this story of loneliness despite being surrounded by so much excitement. As much as I’ve put myself out there over all the records we’ve done, there’s something more real about this one. At times I almost stopped myself and said, is this going too far? Am I going to say something I’m going to regret? And after taking a step back and a few breaks from writing, I decided I needed to do this.[3]

Recording

The album was recorded with producer Jordan Valeriote.[nb 1]

Release

On January 13, 2015 A music video for "A Midwestern State of Emergency" was released alongside the song's streaming release and coincided with the official announcement of I Am Alive in Everything I Touch.[8] The music video was directed by Max Moore and produced by Nolan Cubero. The video begins with Shane Told (lead vocalist) in a bath of water, seemingly dead. He resuscitates as the music begins and the band can be seen playing throughout – with Told subsequently singing to himself in many places. The music video ends in the same place it begins, only with Told now on the floor spluttering water out.[9]

A lyric video for the song "Milestone" was released on March 4, 2015. This video consists of footage from Silverstein's Discovering the Waterfront 10th anniversary tour as well as images of highways and buildings. This is all overlaid by the lyrics of the song. On May 11, the music video for "Face of the Earth" was released.[10] On May 12, the album was available for streaming, and was released on May 19 on Rise.[11] In November and December, the band are set to go on a co-headlining tour of the U.S. with Senses Fail and support from Hundredth and Capsize.[12]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Alternative Press 4/5 stars[13]
Exclaim! 7/10[14]
idobi Radio 6/10[1]
Mosh 4.5/5 stars[15]
Punknews.org 3.5/5 stars[16]
Revolver 3.5/5[17]
Ultimate Guitar Archive 7/10[18]

Jonathan Diener of Alternative Press said that the album's concept didn't "overshadow" the compositions.[13] He named "A Midwestern State of Emergency" as the group's "best work", showing off their combination of screaming verses flowing into "huge singalong choruses".[13] He also said that "Late on 6th" broke the flow so that "monotony never sets in".[13]

The album was included on The Noise's "The 27 Best Albums Of 2015 So Far" list.[19]

Track listing

Chapter I: Borealis
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Toronto (abridged)"     0:46
2. "A Midwestern State of Emergency"   Shane Told 3:35
3. "Face of the Earth"   Told 3:03
Chapter II: Austeralis
No. Title Writer(s) Length
4. "Heaven, Hell and Purgatory"   Told 2:57
5. "Buried at Sea"   Told 3:06
6. "Late on 6th"   Told 5:05
Chapter III: Zephyrus
No. Title Writer(s) Length
7. "Milestone"   Told 3:28
8. "The Continual Condition"   Told 3:30
9. "Desert Nights"   Told 3:02
Chapter IV: Eurus
No. Title Writer(s) Length
10. "In the Dark"   Told 3:27
11. "Je me Souviens"   Told 3:27
12. "Toronto (unabridged)"   Told 5:01
Total length:
 40:27

Personnel

Chart positions

Charts (2015) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[20] 18
U.S. Billboard 200[21] 33
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[22] 6
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[23] 22
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums[24] 3
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[25] 3
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[26] 6
U.S. Billboard Tastemaker Albums[27] 3

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ The band have previously worked with Valeriote on Transitions (2010),[4] Rescue (2011),[5] Short Songs (2012)[6] and This Is How the Wind Shifts (2013).[7]
Citations
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