Food Chain is the fifth studio album by experimental post-hardcore band The Bunny the Bear, released through Victory Records on March 18, 2014. The album reached number 15 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. It is the last album to feature founding clean vocalist Chris Hutka.

Food Chain
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
Recorded2013–2014 at Watchmen Recording Studios, Lockport, New York
GenreExperimental rock, synthpop, post-hardcore, electronicore, metalcore
Length38:34
LabelVictory
Producer
  • Matthew Tybor
  • Doug White
  • Matthew McGinley
  • Don Duquette
  • Kyle Collins
The Bunny the Bear chronology
Stories
(2013)
Food Chain
(2014)
A Liar Wrote This
(2015)
Singles from Food Chain
  1. "High Tides and Swimming Conditions"
    Released: 14 February 2014
  2. "First Met You"
    Released: 5 March 2014
  3. "Skyscrapers"
    Released: 13 April 2014
  4. "The Seeds We Sow"
    Released: 3 November 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]

The album was announced in early 2014. The first single, "High Tides and Swimming Conditions" was released the following month with an accompanying lyric video. The album spawned three more singles, "First Met You," "Skyscrapers," and "The Seeds We Sow."

The track "Flying Like a Bird" was re-recorded from the band's 2010 debut album The Bunny The Bear. A deluxe version of the album was released as well, featuring four acoustic tracks from the band's Acoustic EP.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Food Chain"1:23
2."The Seeds We Sow"3:56
3."Cancer"4:23
4."Pale Green Eyes"3:05
5."So Smooth, So Appealing"3:03
6."A Mother’s Love"1:40
7."First Met You"3:19
8."Skyscrapers"3:27
9."Flying Like a Bird"3:00
10."High Tides and Swimming Conditions"4:26
11."Lost"6:52
Total length:38:34
US iTunes Deluxe Edition (Acoustic EP)
No.TitleLength
12."When You're Alone" (Acoustic)3:19
13."Every Boy" (Acoustic)3:53
14."What Shade We Make" (Acoustic)3:43
15."Angel Requiem" (Acoustic)3:19

Chart performance

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[3] 15

Personnel

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The Bunny The Bear

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  • Matthew "The Bunny" Tybor - unclean vocals, additional clean vocals, songwriting, lyrics, bass guitar, producing
  • Chris "The Bear" Hutka - clean vocals

Additional personnel

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  • Doug White - guitars, additional producing
  • Matthew McGinley - drums, additional producing, songwriting
  • Ali Lander-Shindler - album layout, photography
  • Don Duquette - keyboards, keyboards producing
  • Nate Blasdell - guitar on "Seeds We Sow"
  • Kyle Collins - vocal producing
  • Sareena Dominguez - vocals on "Skyscrapers"

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Heaney. "Food Chain - The Bunny the Bear - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ "The Bunny The Bear - Food Chain". Alternative Press. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Food Chain - The Bunny the Bear - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.