Thursday Split With Envy Gets A Release Date, And Details
It’s been a while coming but we finally have a release date for the highly anticipated THURSDAY cd split with Japanese noise-rockers, ENVY.
The album will be released on November 4th through Temporary Residence records. It was recorded in the spring of 2008; while in the studio Thursday asked Anthony Molina from Mercury Rev to come in and perform a remix of a track, helping the album flow seamlessly between the two band’s musical styles.
The split will be available as a vinyl-only release, well sorta. When you purchase the 180-gram vinyl you will get a copy of the abum in cd form incorporated into the packaging. So in one package you will get both the vinyl and cd.
For the collectors, there will be 3 different screenprinted album colors available – metallic silver, metallic gold, and metallic orange. The orange one will only be available through Thursday’s merch store. The others will be availble through Temporary Residence’s store beginning with a pre-order on September 15th. Artist Dan Grzeca was commisioned to create the album art, a tornado of crows tearing through a landscape. Grzeca is not only a celebrated poster designer but has also done album covers for the likes of Iron & Wine and Explosions In The Sky.
You can read a press release, get a sneak peak at the album art and catch a tracklisting after the jump.
More than two years after Thursday first put the idea in their heads, Temporary Residence Ltd. is proud to finally bring together two influential bands from two very different places. Sprung from a conversation with die-hard Envy fan and all-around good dude Geoff Rickly from Thursday, this split was just waiting for the right time to happen.
Recorded in Spring 2008, both bands turn in some of their most inspired work yet. In addition, Thursday invited Anthony Molina of Mercury Rev to remix the dark instrumental “In Silence” into the pitch-black closing track, “Appeared And Was Gone,” providing the perfect transition into the massive dynamics of Envy. Beginning with the subtle electronics of the symphonic opener, “An Umbrella Fallen Into Fiction,” Envy thrashes and burns through a trio of thoughtful face-melters.
Pressed on audiophile-quality 180 gram vinyl and featuring original artwork by acclaimed poster artist, Dan Grzeca, this deluxe set includes a free copy of the CD format beautifully incorporated into the exquisite package design.
Tracklisting:
1. THURSDAY: As He Climbed The Dark Mountain
2. THURSDAY: In Silence
3. THURSDAY: An Absurd And Unrealistic Dream Of Peace
4. THURSDAY: Appeared And Was Gone (Remix by Anthony Molina of Mercury Rev)
5. ENVY: An Umbrella Fallen Into Fiction
6. ENVY: Isolation Of A Light Source
7. ENVY: Pure Birth And Loneliness