The Fear Is Excruciating, but Therein Lies the Answer

The Fear Is Excruciating, but Therein Lies the Answer is the third studio album by post-rock band Red Sparowes, released April 6, 2010.[1]

The Fear Is Excruciating, but Therein Lies the Answer
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2010 (2010-04-06)
RecordedAugust - September 2009
StudioInfrasonic Sound, Los Angeles
GenrePost-rock
Post-metal
Length43:02
LabelSargent House
ProducerRed Sparowes, Toshi Kasai
Red Sparowes chronology
Aphorisms
(2008)
The Fear Is Excruciating, but Therein Lies the Answer
(2010)

Track listing edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(8.4/10) [2]
PopMatters           [3]
Pitchfork Media(5.2/10) [4]
Is This Revolutionary?      [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Truths Arise"1:49
2."In Illusions of Order"7:37
3."A Hail of Bombs"4:22
4."Giving Birth to Imagined Saviors"6:09
5."A Swarm"7:11
6."In Every Mind"3:06
7."A Mutiny"5:32
8."As Each End Looms and Subsides"7:16
Total length:43:02

Personnel edit

Red Sparowes
  • Bryant Clifford Meyer – guitar, electric piano, synthesizer, vocals
  • Greg Burns – bass guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals
  • David Clifford – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Andy Arahood – guitar, electric piano, synthesizer, vocals
  • Emma Ruth Rundle – guitar, vocals
Additional
  • Laura Kass – violin on "In Illusions of Order" and "A Mutiny"
  • Toshi Kasai – recording engineer, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Gregory Burns – art design and photography
  • Sonny Kay – layout

References edit

  1. ^ Felder, Ryan (2010). "Album Review". www.redsparowes.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. ^ Aaron, Jeremy. "The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  3. ^ Corsa, Zach. "The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer". Popmatters. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. ^ Raposa, David. "The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  5. ^ Lavender, Ben. "Red Sparowes- The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer [Is This Revolutionary?]". Is This Revolutionary?. Retrieved 17 February 2011.