Transitions is the third EP by Canadian post-hardcore

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 Silverstein

Silverstein (band)

Silverstein is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 2000. Their band name is a reference to the famous children's author Shel Silverstein, whom the band had admired and read the stories of as children. They have released a total of five studio albums, three EP's, a...

. It's the band's first release with Hopeless Records

Hopeless Records

Hopeless Records is an independent record label located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. The label was started in 1993 by Louis Posen and financed by a group of private investors. Hopeless's artists are generally considered punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, or alternative rock, but some...

 since they left their longtime label, Victory Records

Victory Records

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. Transitions was released digitally

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 through online media outlets on December 7, 2010. It's also the band's first EP since When The Shadows Beam

When the Shadows Beam

When Shadows Beam is an EP released by Silverstein in 2002. Only limited copies were printed. The songs Red Light Pledge, Wish I Could Forget You, and Last Days Of Summer were re-recorded and re-released on their debut album, When Broken Is Easily Fixed. The song Red Light Pledge also appeared on...

in 2002, prior to signing with Victory.

Writing and recording

Transitions is the band's first release with their new label, Hopeless Records. Vocalist Shane Told has always been a long-time fan of the label and the albums they release. Prior to the announcement of the EP, Told had stated in interviews that the band had already written 16 songs for a new album, much more than the average Silverstein album. The Transitions EP has two songs that will appear on the band's 2011 full length album, as well as three b-sides.

Release

Transitions was released digitally on December 7, 2010. On November 30, 2010, the EP was made available for pre-order on the iTunes

ITunes

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 store. The opening track "Sacrifice" was posted online on December 3, 2010. According to lead singer Shane Told, the songs Sacrifice and Darling Harbour will appear on the band's fifth full length album, and a non-acoustic version of Replace You might make the album, if not another song. After the success of the EP, physical copies were sold.

Track listing

Personnel

Silverstein

• Shane Told - lead vocals
• Neil Boshart - guitar
• Josh Bradford - guitar
• Bill Hamilton - bass
• Paul Koehler - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Anna Jarvis
  The Rest
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   - cello
• Jordan Valeriote - production, engineering
• Inaam Haq - engineering at Cherry Beach
• Cameron Webb - mixing (at Maple Sound, Santa Ana, California)
• Chuck Carvalho - mastering
• Shaun Gowman - drum tech
• Sons of Nero
  Sons of Nero
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  - art direction and layout