Finch (EP)
Encyclopedia
Finch is the self-titled second EP by American post-hardcore
band Finch
. It was released digitally on July 22, 2008 and was due to be released in Hot Topic
stores nationwide on July 29, 2008. However, due to manufacturing issues the physical release date was pushed back to August 1, 2008. It is the first release since the band's hiatus in 2006.
, released in 2005. Videos surfaced in January 2008 of the band recording a brand new song, the longest on the EP, named "Chinese Organ Thieves". Before the release of the EP, all songs but "Famine or Disease" were played live.
The song "Famine or Disease" debuted at #3 on the Billboard's "Hot 100 Singles Sales
" Chart, beating Madonna
's "Give It 2 Me
" and The Cure
's "Freakshow
" for that week who only charted #7 and #9 respectively.
In June 2009, Finch redesigned their official website and made the EP available for free download. It is available in AAC
, MP3
, Apple Lossless
and WAV
digital music formats.
Production
Art
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band Finch
Finch (U.S. band)
Finch was an American rock band from Temecula, California. The band released an EP Falling Into Place and two full-length albums, What It Is to Burn and Say Hello to Sunshine before declaring a hiatus in 2006. Finch reformed in 2007, playing a reunion show on November 23 at the Glasshouse in...
. It was released digitally on July 22, 2008 and was due to be released in Hot Topic
Hot Topic
Hot Topic is an American retail chain specializing in music and pop culture-related clothing and accessories, as well as licensed music on CD. The majority of the stores are located in regional shopping malls. The first Hot Topic store was opened in 1988 by Orv Madden, who retired as CEO in 2000...
stores nationwide on July 29, 2008. However, due to manufacturing issues the physical release date was pushed back to August 1, 2008. It is the first release since the band's hiatus in 2006.
Album information
The EP was recorded over a period of 2008 and produced by Jason Cupp, who also co-produced with the band on their second album, Say Hello to SunshineSay Hello to Sunshine
Say Hello to Sunshine is the second studio album by American rock band Finch, released on June 7, 2005. This album signaled a sharp departure from the band's last release, What It Is to Burn. Say Hello to Sunshine introduced a harder, gritty sound, with more screaming and a less of a alternative...
, released in 2005. Videos surfaced in January 2008 of the band recording a brand new song, the longest on the EP, named "Chinese Organ Thieves". Before the release of the EP, all songs but "Famine or Disease" were played live.
The song "Famine or Disease" debuted at #3 on the Billboard's "Hot 100 Singles Sales
Hot 100 Singles Sales
The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the...
" Chart, beating Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's "Give It 2 Me
Give It 2 Me
"Give It 2 Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna, featured on her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It was released on June 4, 2008 by Warner Bros. Records as the second single from the album...
" and The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
's "Freakshow
Freakshow (The Cure song)
"Freakshow" is a single by the British band The Cure which was released on June 13, 2008 on Geffen Records in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the single was released three days early, on June 10 because of the tradition of releasing songs on a Tuesday...
" for that week who only charted #7 and #9 respectively.
In June 2009, Finch redesigned their official website and made the EP available for free download. It is available in AAC
Advanced Audio Coding
Advanced Audio Coding is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. Designed to be the successor of the MP3 format, AAC generally achieves better sound quality than MP3 at similar bit rates....
, MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, Apple Lossless
Apple Lossless
Apple Lossless Apple Lossless Apple Lossless (also known as ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec), or ALE (Apple Lossless Encoder) is an audio codec developed by Apple Inc. for lossless data compression of digital music. After initially being proprietary for many years, in late 2011 Apple open sourced...
and WAV
WAV
Waveform Audio File Format , is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs...
digital music formats.
Track listing
All songs written by Finch.- "Daylight" – 4:16
- "Famine or Disease" – 3:57
- "From Hell" – 3:39
- "Chinese Organ Thieves" – 7:28
Personnel
Finch- Nate Barcalow – vocals
- Randy Strohmeyer – guitar, backing vocals
- Alex Linares – guitar
- Drew Marcogliese – drums, percussion
- Daniel Wonacott – bass guitar, backing vocals
Production
- Produced by Jason Cupp and Finch
- Mixed by Jason Cupp
- Engineering assistance by Alex Pablid
- Mastered by Fred Kavorkian
Art
- Art concept by Finch
- Design by Daniel Wonacott
- Digital booklet by Ian Garrett