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1997 studio album by Knapsack
Day Three of My New Life Released February 25, 1997 Genre Length 35 :18 Label Alias[3] /Poison City
Day Three of My New Life is the second full length album by the rock band Knapsack . It was released on February 25, 1997, on Alias Records, and re-released in 2014 on Poison City Records.
Critical reception [ edit ]
The A.V. Club called the album "the band’s crowning achievement."[1] CMJ New Music Report called it "a noisy, post-punk bonfire."[2] Vulture wrote that "[Knapsack's] songs were always a little too curiously shaped to break into the mainstream, but you can still hear the crossover potential in the sensitivity of their dynamics."[6]
Track listing [ edit ]
"Thursday Side Of The Street" - 2:48
"Courage Was Confused" - 3:51
"Decorate The Spine" - 2:39
"Diamond Mine" - 4:21
"Simple Favor" - 3:02
"Boxing Gloves" - 3:36
"Henry Hammers Harder" - 3:50
"Perfect" - 3:51
"Heart Carved Tree" - 4:15
"Steeper Than We Thought" - 3:05
Personnel [ edit ]
Cole Gerst – design
Knapsack – producer
Colby Mancasola – drums
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Rod Meyer – bass guitar
Blair Shehan – guitar, vocals
Mark Trombino – producer, engineer, mixing
Allen Yost – illustrations
References [ edit ]
^ a b Anthony, David (October 22, 2013). "Knapsack's Day Three Of My New Life both defined and destroyed it" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
^ a b "Reviews" . CMJ New Music Monthly . No. 44. CMJ Network, Inc. April 1997. p. 34. Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
^ Galil, Leor (November 15, 2013). "Knapsack, Maritime, All Eyes West" . Chicago Reader . Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021 .
^ Modell, Josh. "Day Three of My New Life - Knapsack | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 26, 2021 .
^ Graff, Gary ; Durchholz, Daniel (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Visible Ink Press . p. 977 . ISBN 978-1-57859-061-2 .
^ Cohen, Ian; Anthony, David; Corcoran, Nina; Garland, Emma; Nelson, Brad (February 13, 2020). "100 Best Emo Songs of All Time" . Vulture . Retrieved July 27, 2020 .