Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me

Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me
Studio album by Touché Amoré
Released	June 7, 2011
Recorded	February 2011 at Black Lodge Recording in Eudora, Kansas
Genre	Post-hardcore, screamo, melodic hardcore, emo
Length	20:48
Label	Deathwish (DWI121)
Producer	Ed Rose
Touché Amoré chronology
Live at WERS (2010) Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me (2011) Live on BBC Radio 1 (2012)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(81/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Press	[2]
Drowned In Sound	(8/10)[3]
Rock Sound	(9/10)[4]
Sputnikmusic	(3.5/5)[5]

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..^[6] 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.^[7] The band said they chose to work with Rose because of the work he had done with The Casket Lottery.

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.^[8] The group also made "Amends",^[8] "Home Away from Here"^[9] and "~"^[10] 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".^[1]

Track listing

1. "~" – 1:29
2. "Pathfinder" – 1:06
3. "The Great Repetition" – 1:48
4. "Art Official" – 1:39
5. "Uppers/Downers" – 1:06
6. "Crutch" – 1:11
7. "Method Act" – 1:53
8. "Face Ghost" – 2:21
9. "Sesame" – 1:06
10. "Wants/Needs" – 1:50
11. "Condolences" – 1:48
12. "Home Away from Here" – 1:50
13. "Amends" – 1:45

Personnel

Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me personnel adapted from CD liner notes.^[11]

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

1. "Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
2. Heller, Jason (July 2011). "File Under: Hardcore for the Inconsolable". Alternative Press. Cleavland, Ohio: Alternative Press Magazines Inc. 26 (276): 112. ISSN 1065-1667.
3. Ellison, Kyle (June 3, 2011). "Touche Amore - Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me /Releases/Releases//Drowned In Sound". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
4. Newbound, Tim (June 1, 2011). "All the E's: exciting, excellent, and emotive...". Rock Sound. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
5. Hanson, John (May 28, 2011). "Touche Amore - Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me". SputnikMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
6. Paul, Aubin (May 6, 2011). "Touché Amoré detail Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
7. Paul, Aubin (February 24, 2011). "Touché Amoré finish Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
8. "Touché Amoré Unveil New Song (Video)". Rock Sound. March 23, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
9. Kraus, Brian (May 12, 2011). "Touche Amore post video for 'Home Away From Here'". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
10. Kraus, Brian (April 15, 2011). "Touche Amore post new song 'Tilde'". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
11. Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me (Media notes). Touché Amoré. Deathwish Inc. 2011. CD digipack fold. DWI121.

External links

• Track by track breakdown of Parting the Sea...