Currents is the fourth full-length album by the band Eisley. It was released on May 28, 2013, on Equal Vision Records.[6] The title-track song "Currents," is the first official single from the album, and was publicly released on April 23, 2013. On April 16, 2013, Eisley released an online stream of the song "Drink The Water," hosted by Nylon Magazine.[7] The streaming of this song marked the first full-length song to be heard from Currents.
| Currents | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 28, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | May 5 – October 19, 2012 | |||
| Studio | Tyler, Texas | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 49:47 | |||
| Label | Equal Vision Records | |||
| Producer | Eisley | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73% |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |    [1] |
| Boston Globe | [2] |
| All Music Guide | [3] |
| Paste Magazine | 83%[4] |
| Absolutepunk.net | 85%[5] |
The album charted at number 66 on the Billboard 200, making it the group's highest-charting album to date.[8]
Production (May–October, 2012)
editThe group began production of their fourth studio album on May 5, 2012, in their studio constructed in their hometown of Tyler, TX. The studio was built by members Weston Dupree and Garron DuPree, alongside their audio engineer Mark Schwartzkopf. The studio itself was built to be attached to the house of singer Sherri DuPree-Bemis, and Say Anything frontman Max Bemis. Upon completion of the studio in late April 2012, the group began the pre-production and tracking of the album in early May, 2012.
This album was the first of the group's albums to be entirely self-produced, recorded with virtually no outside influences. The album, though unnamed until after the recording process was completed, features a lush oceanic theme, complemented by a more layered atmospheric production.
Track listing
editAll songs recorded by Eisley.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Currents" | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Blue Fish" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Drink The Water" | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Save My Soul" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Millstone" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Real World" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Wicked Child" (feat. Merriment) | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Find Me Here" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Wonder English" | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Lost Enemies" | 3:36 |
| 11. | "The Night Comes" | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Shelter" | 4:48 |
Credits
editSongwriting
edit- Sherri DuPree-Bemis
- Stacy DuPree-King
- Chauntelle DuPree-D'Agostino (Millstone)
Instrumentation
edit- Sherri DuPree-Bemis - guitar, vocals
- Stacy DuPree-King - Piano/Keyboards, guitar, vocals
- Chauntelle DuPree-D'Agostino - guitar, vocals
- Garron DuPree - bass, guitar
- Weston DuPree - drums, misc instrumentation
- Jeremy Larson - strings
- Christie DuPree - guest vocals (Wicked Child)
- Collin DuPree - acoustic guitar (Currents)
- Max Bemis - bridge (Save My Soul)
Production
edit- Jeremy Larson - mixing
- Garron DuPree - recording engineer, audio engineer
- Mark Schwartzkopf - additional engineering
References
edit- ^ "Eisley - Currents". Alternative Press. 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Eisley, 'Currents' - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Currents - Eisley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Eisley: Currents". 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Chorus.fm". 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Eisley Announces New Full-Length Album 'Currents' to be Released May 28". Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Song Premiere: Eisley - Nylon Magazine". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Billboard 200: Week of June 15, 2013". Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-07.