Lights Out (Sugarcult album)

Lights Out is the third and final studio album by American rock band Sugarcult, released on September 12, 2006 by V2 Records.

Lights Out
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006
GenreAlternative rock, pop punk
Length38:56
LabelFearless, V2
ProducerGavin MacKillop
Sugarcult chronology
Palm Trees and Power Lines
(2004)
Lights Out
(2006)
Singles from Lights Out
  1. "Do It Alone"
    Released: July 18, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Melodic[2]

Release edit

On June 12, Lights Out was announced for release.[3] "Do It Alone" was released to radio on July 18; the song's music video was posted online on August 4, 2006.[3][4] On August 24, 2006, Lights Out was made available for streaming, before being released on September 12 through Fearless/V2.[3][5] The next day, an alternative video for "Do It Alone" was posted online.[6] In September and October, the band went on a headlining tour, with support from the Spill Canvas, Halifax, Maxeen, and So They Say.[3] Following this, they appeared at the Bamboozle Left festival, and toured the US throughout November 2006 with the Pink Spiders.[7][8] In April and May 2007, the band supported Talib Kweli on the Virgin College Mega Tour in the US.[9] In August 2007, the band headlined the Bay Area Indie Music Festival.[10]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Tim Pagnotta, except where noted

Standard Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Lights Out"0:38
2."Dead Living"3:39
3."Los Angeles"3:58
4."Do It Alone" (Pagnotta, Nick Herrick, Brent Mulligan, Sean Mulligan)3:07
5."Explode"1:53
6."Out of Phase"3:26
7."Made a Mistake" (Pagnotta, Gavin MacKillop, Brooke Heller)4:14
8."Riot"3:28
9."Majoring in Minors" (Pagnotta, MacKillop)2:55
10."Shaking"3:52
11."The Investigation"3:50
12."Hiatus"4:02
Total length:38:56
Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Freezing"1:51
14."A Hard Day's Night" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)2:25
Total length:43:11

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ link
  2. ^ Wippsson, Johan (September 11, 2006). "Sugarcult - Lights Out". Melodic. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "New Sugarcult album's title, release date revealed". Alternative Press. June 12, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 4, 2006). "Sugarcult's 'Do It Alone' video posted". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 24, 2006). "Sugarcult full album stream posted". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Paul, Aubin (September 13, 2006). "Sugarcult posts new version of 'Do It Alone' video". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  7. ^ Paul, Aubin (July 17, 2006). "Bamboozle 'Left' with Dashboard Confessional, Brand New, Thrice, Plus 44, Bled, Pink Spiders". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  8. ^ Reinecker, Meg (October 25, 2006). "Sugarcult / the Pink Spiders". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Talib Kweli, Sugarcult, William Tell on Virgin College Tour". Alternative Press. March 29, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 17, 2007). "Sugarcult, Goodbye Gadget, Push To Talk at 2007 Bay Area Indie Music Festival". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

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