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Tell Me I'm Alive

Tell Me I'm Alive is the ninth studio album by American rock band All Time Low. It was released on March 17, 2023, by the label Fueled by Ramen.[1]

Tell Me I'm Alive
Album cover for "Tell Me I'm Alive"
Studio album by
All Time Low
ReleasedMarch 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
RecordedMarch 2015-March 2019
Genre
Length41:02
LabelFueled by Ramen
ProducerAll Time Low
All Time Low chronology
Wake Up, Sunshine
(2020) 		Tell Me I'm Alive
(2023)
Singles from Tell Me I'm Alive
  1. "Sleepwalking"
    Released: October 7, 2022
  2. "Tell Me I'm Alive"
    Released: January 13, 2023
  3. "Modern Love"
    Released: February 14, 2023
  4. "Calm Down"
    Released: March 17, 2023

Background and recording edit

The release of Wake Up, Sunshine in April 2020 coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing the band from touring. They continued to write music amidst global shutdowns; over the course of two years, the band wrote an estimated 30 songs, some of which became tracks on Tell Me I'm Alive.[2] Vocalist Alex Gaskarth and guitarist Jack Barakat stated that many of the album's themes, such as loneliness, were drawn from emotions and experiences they had witnessed during the pandemic.[3][2]

Composition edit

Critics of Tell Me I'm Alive have described the album as a blend of pop rock and pop punk.[4][5] Tracks on the album prominently feature synth and piano.[3]

In an interview with the Daily Express, Gaskarth described the album's sound as an "amalgamation" of Last Young Renegade and Wake Up, Sunshine.[3] He stated in a separate interview with Recovery Magazine that many songs on the album were influenced by artists like Queen and Elton John.[2]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang!3/5[4]
Wall of Sound4/10[5]

Callum Crumlish praised the album's sound and lyrical quality.[6] Mark Sutherland of Kerrang! acknowledged the band's growing maturity and praised Gaskarth's vocals, but noted that the music style shifted from pop-punk to pop rock and unfavorably compared songs "New Religion" and "Calm Down" to works by Maroon 5 and Ed Sheeran, respectively.[4]

Track listing edit

Tell Me I'm Alive track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tell Me I'm Alive"
2:36
2."Modern Love"
  • Gaskarth
  • Barakat
  • Dan Swank
  • Phil Gornell
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Gornell
3:15
3."Are You There?"
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
3:13
4."Sleepwalking"
  • Gaskarth
  • Goldstein
  • Barakat
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Goldstein
3:07
5."Calm Down"
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
3:14
6."English Blood // American Heartache"
  • Gaskarth
  • Swank
  • Barakat
  • Gornell
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Gornell
3:16
7."The Sound of Letting Go"
  • Gaskarth
  • Goldstein
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Goldstein
2:39
8."New Religion" (featuring Teddy Swims)
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Book
3:04
9."The Way You Miss Me"
  • Gaskarth
  • Goldstein
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Goldstein
3:40
10."I'd Be Fine (If I Never Saw You Again)"
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
2:59
11."Kill Ur Vibe"
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
3:30
12."The Other Side"
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
2:48
13."Lost Along the Way"
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
3:41
Total length:41:02
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Sleepwalking" (Mokita & Goldhouse Remix)
  • Gaskarth
  • Goldstein
  • Barakat
 
15."Sleepwalking" (Unplugged)
  • Gaskarth
  • Goldstein
  • Barakat
 

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

All Time Low

  • Alex Gaskarth – vocals, guitar, creative direction
  • Jack Barakat – guitar, creative direction
  • Zack Merrick – bass guitar, creative direction
  • Rian Dawson – drums, percussion, creative direction

Additional contributors

Charts edit

Chart performance for Tell Me I'm Alive
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 87
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 12

References edit

  1. ^ Rogers, Jack (January 13, 2023). "All Time Low Announce New Album 'Tell Me I'm Alive'". Rock Sound. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Lomax, James (March 1, 2023). "[Interview] All Time Low". Recovery Magazine. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Crumlish, Callum (March 15, 2023). "All Time Low 'have something to prove' with Tell Me I'm Alive". Express.co.uk. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Sutherland, Mark (March 14, 2023). "Album Review: All Time Low - Tell Me I'm Alive". Kerrang!. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Valentine, Simon (March 16, 2023). "All Time Low - Tell Me I'm Alive (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Crumlish, Callum (March 16, 2023). "All Time Low: Tell Me I'm Alive review - The first real next step for the band". Express.co.uk. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Tell Me I'm Alive (Media notes). All Time Low. Fueled by Ramen. 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – All Time Low – Tell Me I'm Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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