The Hope Division

The Hope Division
The Hope Division
Studio album by Stick to your Guns
Released	June 1, 2010
Genre	Hardcore punk, melodic hardcore
Length	45:38
Label	Sumerian
Stick to your Guns chronology

The Hope Division is the third studio album by American hardcore punk band Stick to Your Guns, released on June 1, 2010, by Sumerian Records.

Style edit

The album consists of a mix of hardcore punk and melodic hardcore.^[1]^[2] The melodic aspect is a continuation of the band's newer sound introduced on 2008's Comes from the Heart, while the traditional hardcore punk is from their older roots.^[2] The album also includes spoken word samples of speeches and interviews discussing not giving up hope, a version of "This Land Is Your Land" with the lyrics rewritten to "This land is going straight to hell", and a hidden female-sung folk/country song at the end.^[1]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(89%)^[3]
Alternative Press	^[1]
The NewReview	^[2]

The NewReview's Jen Rochester gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 and said "just because Stick to your Guns sing songs of hope, don't mistake The Hope Division for a cowardly, meek album. It's energy-driven, full of heart, infectious, and intent on motivating you to fight the injustice of a selfish world".^[2] Alternative Press's Phil Freeman called the album a "powerful, frequently surprising third outing."^[1] Beat's called the album "the sound of a band reinvigorated and inspired once again, and nothing like the generic mess of Comes from the Heart some three years ago."^[4]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Jesse Barnett

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Where the Sun Never Sleeps"	3:24
2.	"What Goes Around"	1:38
3.	"Faith in the Untamed"	3:41
4.	"Amber"	3:34
5.	"Wolves at the Door"	3:19
6.	"Some Kind of Hope"	4:16
7.	"Scarecrow"	3:15
8.	"Erida"	1:45
9.	"Life Through Western Eyes"	2:46
10.	"3/60"	3:22
11.	"No Cover"	3:01
12.	"Sufferer" (ends at 4:16; hidden track "La Poderosa" begins at 9:06)	11:37
Total length:		45:38

Digital Edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Inner City International"	2:53
Total length:		48:31

Personnel edit

Jesse Barnett – lead vocals, additional guitars, piano, lyrics
Reid Haymond – lead guitar, backing vocals
Chris Rawson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Andrew Rose – bass, backing vocals
George Schmitz – drums, backing vocals

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Freeman, Phil. "The Hope Division from Stick to Your Guns". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rochester, Jen (May 29, 2010). "Stick to Your Guns - The Hope Division". The NewReview. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
^ "Absolute Punk review". Retrieved September 7, 2023.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Stick to Your Guns: The Hope Division". Beat. May 16, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[Alternative_Press_rev-1] Freeman, Phil. "The Hope Division from Stick to Your Guns". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[newreview-2] Rochester, Jen (May 29, 2010). "Stick to Your Guns - The Hope Division". The NewReview. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[3] "Absolute Punk review". Retrieved September 7, 2023.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Stick to Your Guns: The Hope Division". Beat. May 16, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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