Empty Days & Sleepless Nights

Empty Days & Sleepless Nights is the second studio album by the American melodic hardcore band Defeater. The album was released on March 8, 2011, through Bridge Nine Records. It was recorded at guitarist Jay Maas' Getaway Recording Studios in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[5]

Empty Days & Sleepless Nights
Studio album by
Defeater
ReleasedMarch 8, 2011 (2011-03-08)
Recorded2010
GenreMelodic hardcore, post-hardcore acoustic
Length49:34
LabelBridge 9 (BR9144)
ProducerJay Maas
Defeater chronology
Lost Ground (EP)
(2009)		 Empty Days & Sleepless Nights
(2011)		 Letters Home
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(90%)[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Rock Sound(9/10)[3]
Sputnikmusic(3.5/5)[4]

Background

Though bassist Mike Poulin was a member of the band at the time, bass on the record was contributed by former guitarist Gus Pesce and Jay Maas.[6] The album is split into two parts; the first, Empty Days, showcases the band's usual melodic/post-hardcore style, while the second, Sleepless Nights consists of 4 acoustic tracks. Like Defeater's other records, it is a concept album, following the story of a different character from the plot outline first presented in Travels.[7]

Track listing
Empty Days
  1. "Warm Blood Rush" – 2:28
  2. "Dear Father" – 2:51
  3. "Waves Crash, Clouds Roll" – 2:39
  4. "Empty Glass" – 3:31
  5. "No Kind of Home" – 2:37
  6. "White Knuckles" – 2:10
  7. "Cemetery Walls" – 3:31
  8. "Quiet the Longing" – 3:54
  9. "At Peace" – 3:16
  10. "White Oak Doors" – 7:00
Sleepless Nights
  1. "But Breathing" – 3:40
  2. "Brothers" – 5:05
  3. "I Don't Mind" – 3:48
  4. "Headstone" – 2:58

Personnel

Defeater

  • Derek Archambault – vocals
  • Jay Maas – guitars, additional bass, vocals
  • Andy Reitz – drums
  • Jake Woodruff – guitars

Additional musicians

  • Gus Pesce – bass
  • Bob Mallory – cello on "Brothers"
  • Eli Cohn – violin on "Brothers"
  • Cal Joss – pedal steel on "But Breathing", "Brothers" and "I Don't Mind"

Production

  • Jay Maas – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Michael Winters – photography
  • Chris Wrenn – layout, design
  • Steve Minerva – scratch board art

References
  1. Pfleider, Adam (March 6, 2011). "Review: Empty Days & Sleepless Nights". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  2. Shultz, Brian (2011). "File Under: Hardcore-folk epic". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. Newbound, Tim (March 5, 2011). "Review: Empty Days & Sleepless Nights". Rock Sound. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  4. Thomas, Adam (March 1, 2011). "Review: Empty Days & Sleepless Nights". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  5. "Archived copy". punksite.laneolson.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Defeater - Empty Days & Sleepless Nights (Vinyl, LP, Album, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  7. "Defeater - Empty Days & Sleepless Nights | Reviews". Killyourstereo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.


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