Of Mice & Men (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Of Mice & Men
| type = studio
| artist = Of Mice & Men
| cover = Of Mice and Men album cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = March 9, 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = The Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Metalcore
- post-hardcore{{cite web|title=Of Mice & Men review by AbsolutePunk|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1593632|work=Absolutepunk.com|publisher=AbsolutePunk|access-date=January 19, 2014}}
}}
| length = 33:41
| label = Rise
| producer = Joey Sturgis
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = The Flood
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Of Mice & Men
| type = studio
| single1 = Seven Thousand Miles for What
| single1date = June 1, 2009
| single2 = Second & Sebring
| single2date = August 7, 2010
| single3 = Those in Glass Houses
| single3date = August 7, 2010
}}
}}
Of Mice & Men is the debut studio album by American rock band Of Mice & Men. It was originally planned to be released on February 23, 2010, but was delayed until March 9. The album was released through Rise Records and was produced by Joey Sturgis. This is the only album to feature bassist and backing vocalist Jaxin Hall.
Background
Of Mice & Men began progress on their self-titled debut shortly after demo session recordings. The group was signed to Rise within lead vocalist Austin Carlile's acknowledgment that the previous group he was a part of, Attack Attack!, were signed to label upon his membership. The album was officially announced by Austin Carlile on the band's YouTube channel on December 23, 2009,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUNhgXnLSX4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105062016/http://www.youtube.com//watch?v=pUNhgXnLSX4 |archive-date=2010-11-05 |url-status=dead|title=YouTube - Of Mice & Men Video Update!|last=Carlile|first=Austin|date=23 December 2009|publisher=YouTube|access-date=7 January 2010}} and is currently available on SmartPunk,{{cite web|url=http://www.smartpunk.com/catalog/product/view/id/31381/s/of-mice-and-men-of-mice-and-men/category/3/|title=Of Mice And men|publisher=SmartPunk|access-date=7 January 2010}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} MerchNOW,{{cite web|url=http://new.merchnow.com/products/111676|title=Of Mice & Men : MerchNOW|publisher=MerchNOW|access-date=2 March 2010}} and InterPunk.{{cite web|url=http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=176025&|title=Interpunk.com - The Ultimate Punk Music Store!|publisher=Interpunk|access-date=2 March 2010}} Shortly after the album's release Carlile left the band and Jerry Roush took his position on unclean vocals. After Warped Tour 2010, Jaxin Hall left the band to improve his home life and work on his clothing company, Love Before Glory. Jerry was with Of Mice & Men up to the This Is a Family Tour with label mates Attack Attack!. After this, Carlile was invited and returned to the band again with Roush fired. Austin Carlile was working on a side project with Alan Ashby at the time, so when he was invited back, he said that he and Alan were a package deal. Alan was put on rhythm guitar and Shayley Bourget was moved to bass, but he was still doing clean vocals. Music videos were made for the songs "Those in Glass Houses" and "Second & Sebring".[http://www.trendsettermarketing.net/home/2010/03/15/of-mice-men-premiere/ Of Mice & Men premiere!]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{album ratings
| noprose = yes
| rev1 = AbsolutePunk
| rev1Score = 67%{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1593632|title=Of Mice & Men - Of Mice & Men - Album Review|first=Drew|last=Beringer|date=March 13, 2010|publisher=AbsolutePunk|access-date=January 27, 2012}}
| rev2 = Review Rinse Repeat
}}
Track listing
All lyrics written by Austin Carlile, Jaxin Hall, and Shayley Bourget; all music composed by Of Mice & Men.
{{tracklist
| title1 = YDG
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = They Don't Call It the South for Nothing
| length2 = 3:07
| title3 = Second & Sebring
| length3 = 3:49
| title4 = Westbound & Down
| length4 = 3:39
| title5 = John Deux Trois
| length5 = 3:17
| title6 = Those in Glass Houses
| length6 = 2:42
| title7 = Farewell to Shady Glade
| length7 = 3:41
| title8 = The Ballad of Tommy Clayton & the Rawdawg Millionaire
| length8 = 3:50
| title9 = Seven Thousand Miles for What
| length9 = 2:53
| title10 = This One's for You
| length10 = 3:27
| total_length = 33:41
}}
Personnel
= Of Mice & Men =
- Austin Carlile – unclean vocals
- Phil Manansala – lead guitar
- Shayley Bourget – clean vocals, rhythm guitar, piano on "Second & Sebring"
- Jaxin Hall – bass, backing vocals
- Valentino Arteaga – drums, percussion
= Additional personnel =
- Joey Sturgis – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Chart
! Peak Position | |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200
| align="center"|115{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=of mice & men|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Albums Charts - Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard|access-date=19 March 2010}} | |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums
|align="center"|12{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=of mice & men|chart=Independent Albums}}|title=Independent Albums - Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard|access-date=19 March 2010}} | |
| U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums
|align="center"|3{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=of mice & men|chart=Heatseekers Albums}}|title=Heatseekers Albums - Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard|access-date=19 March 2010}} | |
| U.S. Billboard Rock Albums | align="center"|35 |
| U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums | align="center"|10 |
References
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