Happy Suicide, Jim!
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| name = Happy Suicide, Jim!
| type = Album
| artist = The Love Kills Theory
| cover = Happysuicidejim.png
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| released = January 9, 2007
| recorded = 2006
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| genre = Alternative Rock
Post-punk
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| label = Xemu Records
| producer = Cevin Soling
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Happy Suicide, Jim! is The Love Kills Theory's debut full length album that was released on January 9, 2007.{{cite news
|url=http://www.indiemusicnews.com/?action=fullnews&id=92
|title=NY Musician Releases 'A Hole In The Head' Documentary on Trepanation
|author=Katie
|date=2008-02-21
|publisher=Indie Music News
|access-date=2010-07-03}}{{cite news
|url = http://www.xeumu.com
|title = National Release of Happy Suicide, Jim!
|year = 2007
|publisher = Xemu Records
|access-date = 2010-07-03
}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It was published on Xemu Records,{{cite news
|url=http://www.openingbands.com/reviews/?forceissue=2007-06-01
|title=Opening Bands Reviews
|last=Pence
|first=Joseph
|publisher=OpeningBands.com
|access-date=2010-07-03}} mixed by Martin Trum, engineered by Jim Sommers, and produced by Cevin Soling.{{cite news|url=http://www.xemu.com/xemu_news.html|title=Xemu Artists: The Love Kills Theory|publisher=Xemu Records|access-date=2010-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808094925/http://www.xemu.com/xemu_news.html#|archive-date=2010-08-08|url-status=dead}}{{cite news
|url = http://www.enigmaonline.com/gbase/Expedite/Content?oid=%A2294
|title = The Love Kills Theory
|last = Alexander
|first = William
|date = December 13, 2006
|publisher = Xemu Records
|access-date = 2010-07-03
}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Overview
The album was recorded at The Loft, Cheektowaga, and Penny Lane in New York City. For one week that January the album peaked at number 162 on CMJs Top 200. The album was also #1 on KZMU and had a long run in the top 5 albums in Montreal. The song "Authenticity" was played and featured on the Public Radio Exchange.{{cite news
|title=CMJ New Music Report, Issue No. 995
|date=February 12, 2007
|publisher=CMJ
}}
Lyrics are written by Soling, who claims to be influenced by writers such as Guy Debord, founder of the Situationist International, and Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World and Yellow Chrome.{{cite news
|url = http://www.jsitop21.com/current.html
|title = The Love Kills Theory - Happy Suicide Jim
|date = April 2007
|publisher = Top 21, Issue #294
|access-date = 2010-07-03
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100313173325/http://www.jsitop21.com/current.html#
|archive-date = 2010-03-13
|url-status = dead
}} The album lyrics also focus on the "bio-genetic studies on the evolution of despair" and outline opposition to the instant gratification of consumer culture.{{cite news
|url=http://www.dontmagazine.com/#5/tlkt/
|title=Art Avengers
|last=Fabulosso
|first=Giuseppe
|publisher=Dont Magazine
|access-date=2010-07-03}} The album cover and name are a reference to cult leader Jim Jones.{{cite news
|url=http://metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=10464
|title=The Love Kills Theory
|last=Morgan
|first=Jeffrey
|date=5 February 2007
|publisher=MetroTimes, Detroit
}}
Track listing
| class="wikitable"
! # ! Song ! Length ! Credits |
| 01
|"Authenticity" |{{center|3:23}} |C. Soling |
| 02
|"The Love Kills Theory" |{{center|3:55}} |C. Soling |
| 03
|"Something Goes Around" |{{center|3:35}} |C. Soling |
| 04
|"Found" |{{center|3:18}} |C. Soling |
| 05
|"Region of the Worms" |{{center|3:46}} |C. Soling |
| 06
|"Gray" |{{center|3:33}} |C. Soling |
| 07
|"Vacuum Space" |{{center|4:15}} |C. Soling |
| 08
|"Suicide Girls" |{{center|2:23}} |C. Soling |
| 09
|"The Poverty of Student Life" |{{center|4:36}} |C. Soling |
| 10
|"This Thing" |{{center|3:56}} |C. Soling |
| 11
|"King of Cream" |{{center|4:17}} |C. Soling |
| 12
|"44" |{{center|2:25}} |C. Soling |
| 13
|"Dream of Sleep" |{{center|4:39}} |C. Soling |
Personnel
;musicians
- Cevin Soling - vocals, guitar
- Bill Brandau - keyboards
- Jim Minics - guitar
- Darren Pilato - bass
- Jaron Stewart - drums
;production
- Cevin Soling - Producer
- Martin Trum - Mixing
- Jim Sommers - Engineer
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.thelovekillstheory.com/tlkt1/tlkt.html}}
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