They Fear Us

They Fear Us is the second studio album by British metalcore band Ithaca. It was released through Hassle Records on July 29, 2022.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

They Fear Us
Studio album by
Ithaca
ReleasedJuly 29, 2022 (2022-07-29)
StudioThe Ranch Production House
GenreMetalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metal, black metal, screamo, shoegaze
Length35:04
LanguageEnglish
LabelHassle Records
ProducerLewis Johns
Ithaca chronology
The Language of Injury
(2019)		 They Fear Us
(2022)
Singles from They Fear Us
  1. "They Fear Us"
    Released: 4 February 2022
  2. "In the Way"
    Released: 5 April 2022
  3. "Camera Eats First"
    Released: 31 May 2022
  4. "The Future Says Thank You"
    Released: 21 July 2022

Thematically, the album is emotionally charged and deals with anger, revenge, depression, self-loathing, self-healing, and catharsis.[7][8][9] Musically, it has been described as pushing the boundaries of metallic hardcore, using elements from progressive metal, black metal, screamo, and, less frequently, shoegaze.[2][10][11][12]

The album received widespread critical acclaim; in particular, vocalist Djamila Boden Azzouz garnered praise for her adept harnessing of both clean and screamed singing styles, earning the band comparisons to Rolo Tomassi and Deftones.[2][10][11][13] Both Kerrang! and Metal Hammer placed it within their top three albums of 2022.[14][15] The latter also named it the year's best metalcore album.[16]

Three music videos have been released in support of the album, one for "They Fear Us", another for "Camera Eats First"[7][17] and, on May 31, 2023, one for "Fluorescent".[18]

Tracklist

All tracks are written by Ithaca: Djamila Boden Azzouz, James Lewis, Will Sweet, Dom Moss, and Sam Chetan-Welsh

No.TitleGuest vocalist:Length
1."In the Way" 3:22
2."The Future Says Thank You" 3:38
3."They Fear Us" 4:10
4."Camera Eats First" 4:53
5."Cremation Party" 2:07
6."Number Five" 2:47
7."Fluorescent" 3:40
8."You Should Have Gone Back" 5:48
9."Hold, Be Held"Yansé Cooper4:34
Total length:35:04

Personnel

From Ithaca's bandcamp:[1]

Ithaca
  • Djamila Boden Azzouz – lead vocals
  • Sam Chetan-Welsh – guitar
  • Will Street – guitar
  • Dom Moss – bass guitar
  • James Lewis – drums

Additional musicians
  • Yansé Cooper – vocals (on "Hold, Be Held")
  • Susie Wedderburn – brass
  • Hannah Ashman – woodwind and keyboard
  • Calum Muir – keyboard
  • Lewis Johns – keyboard and programming

Production and design
  • Lewis Johns (The Ranch Production House) – production and mixing
  • Grant Berry (Fader Mastering) – mastering
  • Simon Small (Tunnel of Reverb) – additional vocal recordings
  • Martin "gingerdope" Wisniewska – photography
  • Kathryn Lewis – artwork and layout

References
  1. "They Fear Us, by Ithaca". Bandcamp. Ithaca. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. "Album review: Ithaca – They Fear Us". Kerrang!. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. "They Fear Us by Ithaca". Genius. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. They Fear Us – Ithaca | Releases | AllMusic, retrieved 15 April 2023
  5. Ithaca – They Fear Us, Discogs, retrieved 15 April 2023
  6. "Ithaca : They Fear Us". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. Mills, Matt (22 July 2022). "Ithaca: 'We said: "Stop supporting racist bands". Our Facebook page was flooded with Nazis'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. "Ithaca: "This is about divine feminine power"". Kerrang!. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  9. Wilkes, Emma (8 November 2022). "Ithaca are pushing conversations around fatness and feminism to the forefront of metal". Alternative Press. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  10. "Ithaca: They Fear Us". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  11. Leaver, Elliot (25 July 2022). "Ithaca's They Fear Us: metallic hardcore firebrands stake their claim to greatness with stellar second album". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  12. Hobson, Rich (4 February 2022). "Ithaca's empowering new single They Fear Us is "about inner power, femininity and why people should fear us"". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. "Review: Ithaca – They Fear Us". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  14. "The 50 best albums of 2022". Kerrang!. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  15. Hobson, Rich; O'Boyle, Tom; McFee, Edwin; Chillingworth, Alec; Daly, Joe; Brennan, Adam; Travers, Paul; Hill, Stephen; Maughan, Sophie (26 December 2022). "The 50 best metal albums of 2022". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  16. Hobson, Rich; Leaver, Elliot; Brennan, Adam; Hill, Stephen; Young, Nik; Whelan, Kez; Mills, Matt; Leivers, Dannii (17 December 2022). "The 10 best metalcore albums of 2022". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  17. "Ithaca share powerful new single and video, Camera Eats First". Kerrang!. June 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  18. "Ithaca have announced their first-ever U.S. tour". Kerrang!. June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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