Stand Apart

{{Infobox album

| name = Stand Apart

| type = EP

| artist = Dead Letter Circus

| cover =Stand Apart.jpg|border=yes

| alt =

| released = 29 August 2014

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Alternative rock, progressive rock

| length = 24:28

| label = UNFD

| producer =

| prev_title = The Catalyst Fire

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Aesthesis

| next_year = 2015

}}

Stand Apart is an acoustic and third overall EP by Australian alternative rock band Dead Letter Circus. It was exclusively released through iTunes on 29 August 2014 preceding four sold-out acoustic shows.{{cite web|url=http://unfdcentral.com/standapart/|title=Dead Letter Circus - Stand Apart EP|publisher=unfdcentral.com|accessdate=2014-09-04}} The songs are re-imagined versions (including string arrangements) of tunes from the band's second album The Catalyst Fire (2013).{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2014/08/29/dead-letter-circus-drop-surprise-ep/|title=Dead Letter Circus Drop Surprise EP theMusic.com.au | Australia's Premier Music News & Reviews Website|publisher=The Music|accessdate=2014-09-04}}

History

The band played Triple J's Like a Version{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/breakfast/blog/s4014619.htm|title=Like A Version: Dead Letter Circus - 'Killing in the Name' | Matt and Alex | triple j|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=2014-09-04}} earlier in 2014, including an acoustic version of their single "I Am" as well as an acoustic version of the Rage Against the Machine song "Killing in the Name". The songs, especially the cover, were met with huge internet buzz.{{cite web|url=http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/407501/dead-letter-circus-pens-open-letter-following-like-a-version-backlash.htm|title=Dead Letter Circus Pens Open Letter Following Like A Version Backlash|publisher=tonedeaf.com.au|accessdate=2014-09-04|date=5 June 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2014/06/05/dead-letter-circus-call-for-society-to-wake-up-after-rage-against-the-machine-cover/|title=Dead Letter Circus Call For Society To Wake Up After Rage Against The Machine Cover theMusic.com.au | Australia's Premier Music News & Reviews Website|publisher=The Music|accessdate=2014-09-04}} Shortly after, Dead Letter Circus announced they would be performing a number of intimate acoustic shows in September. Just a week before the tour started, on 29 August, the band announced the surprise release of Stand Apart containing six re-imagined acoustic versions of songs from The Catalyst Fire.{{cite web|url=http://www.bombshellzine.com/blog/2014/08/dead-letter-circus-release-stand-apart-ep/ |title=Dead Letter Circus release ‘Stand Apart’ EP |date=Aug 29, 2014 |language=en |access-date=12 July 2023 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904175533/http://www.bombshellzine.com/blog/2014/08/dead-letter-circus-release-stand-apart-ep/ |archivedate=4 September 2014 }}

Both "Lodestar" and "I Am" were previously released as bonus tracks for The Catalyst Fire in North America.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| total_length = 24:28

| title1 = Stand Apart

| note1 = acoustic

| length1 = 3:12

| title2 = Alone Awake

| note2 = acoustic

| length2 = 5:15

| title3 = Say Your Prayers

| note3 = acoustic

| length3 = 5:01

| title4 = Lodestar

| note4 = acoustic

| length4 = 3:28

| title5 = Burning Man

| note5 = acoustic

| length5 = 3:43

| title6 = I Am

| note6 = acoustic

| length6 = 3:49

}}

Charts

class="wikitable"

!Chart (2014)

!Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|24|artist=Dead Letter Circus|album=Stand Apart|access-date=26 December 2021}}

References

Category:2014 EPs

Category:Dead Letter Circus albums

Category:UNFD albums