This Sinking Ship

{{Infobox album

| name = This Sinking Ship

| type = studio

| artist = Smoke or Fire

| cover = This Sinking Ship.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 20, 2007

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Punk rock, pop punk, melodic hardcore

| length = 33:53

| label = Fat Wreck Chords{{Cite web|url=https://fatwreck.com/products/this-sinking-ship|title=This Sinking Ship– Fat Wreck Chords}}

| producer = Matt Allison{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/smoke-or-fire-mn0000514172/biography|title=Smoke or Fire | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}

| prev_title = Above the City

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Prehistoric Knife Fight

| next_year = 2010

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|title=This Sinking Ship - Smoke or Fire|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-sinking-ship-mw0000569118|work=AllMusic|accessdate=14 January 2013}}

| rev2 = Punknews.org

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|title=Smoke or Fire - This Sinking Ship|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/6070/smoke-or-fire-this-sinking-ship|work=PunkNews|accessdate=14 January 2013}}

| rev3 = Revolver

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Bayer |first=Jonah |date=April 2007 |title=In the Rear |magazine=Revolver |publisher=Future US, Inc. |issue=55 |page=116 |issn=1527-408X}}

}}

This Sinking Ship is an album by punk band Smoke or Fire, released in 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/CultureSpyBlog/archives/2007/02/15/sound-by-its-cover-smoke-or-fires-this-sinking-ship|title=Sound by Its Cover: Smoke or Fire's This Sinking Ship|first=Nate|last=Seltenrich|website=East Bay Express}}

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote: "The tunes are catchy and it's easy to tap your foot along without even realising you're doing it. The production is excellent, allowing every instrument to shine ... You're not going to find anything new here but it's a fun ride."{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/smoke_fire-this_sinking_ship|title=Smoke Or Fire This Sinking Ship|website=exclaim.ca}} AllMusic called This Sinking Ship "a fabulous album, whose weighty lyrical discourse is perfectly ballasted by the invigorating music that surrounds it." Alternative Press wrote: "Distinctive hooks, infectious melodies and fist-pumping choruses: It’s all here, and it sounds damn near perfect."{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/reviews/review_archive_587/|title=Smoke Or Fire|date=May 31, 2007}}

Track listing

{{track listing

|title1 =What Separates Us All

|length1 =2:27

|title2 =The Patty Hearst Syndrome

|length2 =3:00

|title3 =Melatonin

|length3 =2:10

|title4 =This Sinking Ship

|length4 =3:24

|title5 =Irish Handcuffs

|length5 =3:28

|title6 =Little Bohemia

|length6 =2:04

|title7 =I'll Be Gone

|length7 =2:34

|title8 =Shine

|length8 =3:36

|title9 =Breadwinner

|length9 =3:01

|title10 =Life Imitating Art

|length10 =2:07

|title11 =Cars

|length11 =2:00

|title12 =Folding The Pages

|length12 =4:06

}}

Personnel

Joe McMahon (vocals/guitar)
Jeremy Cochran (guitar)
Ken Gurley (bass)
Dave Atchison (drums)

References

External links

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIrP4cEGmT4|work=YouTube Music Video]

Category:2007 albums

Category:Smoke or Fire albums

Category:Fat Wreck Chords albums