Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me
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{{Infobox album
| name = Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me
| type = studio
| artist = Touché Amoré
| cover = Touché Amoré - Parting the Sea.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|06|07}}
| recorded = February 2011 at Black Lodge Recording in Eudora, Kansas
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Post-hardcore|melodic hardcore|screamo}}
| length = {{Duration|m=20|s=47}}
| producer = Ed Rose
| prev_title = Searching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Live on BBC Radio 1
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Alternative Press
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}
| rev2 = Drowned In Sound
| rev3 = Rock Sound
| rev4 = Sputnikmusic
}}
Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me is the second studio album by the American post-hardcore band Touché Amoré. The album was released on June 7, 2011, through Deathwish Inc. It was recorded and produced in five days with Ed Rose at his own Black Lodge Recording studio in Eudora, Kansas. The band was recorded live to give the album a more "honest/raw" feel. The band said they chose to work with Rose because of the work he had done with The Casket Lottery.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
To promote Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me, Touché Amoré released one part of the album cover per week through the guitarist Nick Steinhardt's blog. The group also made "Amends", "Home Away from Here" and "~" available for online streaming before the official release of the album. On its release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".
Track listing
{{Track listing
|title1 = ~
|length1 = 1:29
|title2 = Pathfinder
|length2 = 1:06
|title3 = The Great Repetition
|length3 = 1:48
|title4 = Art Official
|length4 = 1:38
|title5 = Uppers/Downers
|length5 = 1:06
|title6 = Crutch
|length6 = 1:11
|title7 = Method Act
|length7 = 1:53
|title8 = Face Ghost
|length8 = 2:20
|title9 = Sesame
|length9 = 1:06
|title10 = Wants/Needs
|length10 = 1:49
|title11 = Condolences
|length11 = 1:47
|title12 = Home Away from Here
|length12 = 1:50
|title13 = Amends
|length13 = 1:44
}}
Personnel
Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me personnel adapted from CD liner notes.{{cite AV media notes| title = Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me| others = Touché Amoré| year = 2011| at = CD digipack fold| publisher = Deathwish Inc.| id = DWI121}}
Touché Amoré
- Elliot Babin – drums, piano
- Jeremy Bolm – vocals, lyrics
- Tyler Kirby – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Nick Steinhardt – guitar
- Clayton Stevens – guitar
Production
- Ed Rose – production, engineering, mixing
- Carl Saff – mastering
Artwork
- Ryan Aylsworth – photography
- Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite web| last = Kraus| first = Brian| title = Touche Amore post video for 'Home Away From Here'| work = Alternative Press| date = May 12, 2011| url = http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/touche_amore_post_video_for_home_away_from_here/| access-date = May 12, 2011}}
{{cite web| last = Kraus| first = Brian| title = Touche Amore post new song 'Tilde'| work = Alternative Press| date = April 15, 2011| url = http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/touche_amore_post_new_song_tilde/| access-date = May 12, 2011}}
{{cite journal| last = Heller| first = Jason| date = July 2011| title = File Under: Hardcore for the Inconsolable| journal = Alternative Press| volume = 26| issue = 276| page = 112| publisher = Alternative Press Magazines Inc.| location = Cleveland, Ohio| issn = 1065-1667| url = }}
{{cite web| title = Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More| work = Metacritic| publisher = CBS Interactive| url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/parting-the-sea-between-brightness-and-me| access-date = June 11, 2011}}
{{cite web| title = Touché Amoré Unveil New Song (Video)| work = Rock Sound| date = March 23, 2011| url = http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/touche-amore-unveil-new-song-video| access-date = May 12, 2011}}
{{cite web| last = Newbound| first = Tim| title = All the E's: exciting, excellent, and emotive...| work = Rock Sound| date = June 1, 2011| url = http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/touche-amore-parting-the-sea-between-brightness-and-me| access-date = June 2, 2011}}
{{cite web| last = Ellison| first = Kyle| title = Touche Amore - Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me /Releases/Releases//Drowned In Sound| work = Drowned In Sound| date = June 3, 2011| url = http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16264/reviews/4142811| access-date = November 2, 2011}}
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External links
- [http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/track_by_track_touche_amore/ Track by track breakdown of Parting the Sea...]
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