Welcome the Night

Infobox Album | Name = Welcome the Night
Type = Album
Artist = The Ataris


Released = February 20 2007
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Alternative rock, indie rock
Length = 52:21
Label = Isola Recordings
Producer = Nick Launay
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (43%) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=213881 link]
*Allmusic (3/5)
* Metal Hammer rating-10|6
* [http://www.outloud.com/2007/may2007/ataris.htm OUTLOUD]
*Rebelpunk Rating|5|5 [http://rebelpunk.net/content/review.php?id=121 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theataris/albums/album/13355916/review/13544489/welcome_the_night link]
Last album = "So Long, Astoria"
(2003)
This album = "Welcome the Night"
(2007)
Next album =

"Welcome the Night" is The Ataris' fifth studio album and long delayed follow-up to the previous release "So Long, Astoria". It was originally scheduled to be released in 2005 but the release date had been pushed back to 2007 due to the inner dissipation of the band's now former label Columbia records. In late 2006 the band were finally granted release from their contract allowing them to start their own label isola recordings, partnering with Sanctuary Records group, home to such artists as Morrissey, Tegan and Sara and Iron Maiden.

On December 19, 2006 the single/EP "Not Capable of Love" was released on iTunes to mixed reviews. It had the single "Not Capable of Love" as the first track and the B-side "Welcome the Night" as the second.

The album was released on February 20, 2007 on isola recordings / Sanctuary Records.The video for "Not Capable of Love" was released in February 2007. Early pressings of the CD purchased at Best Buy contained a bonus disc with "The First Elegy" as track one and "Sonnet for the Early Departed" as track two. Also, early pressings of the CD purchased at Target contain the bonus track "The Ghost of Last December". The special edition of this album, sold in Canada and Europe by HMV, contains "Welcome the Night" and "The Ghost of Last December" as bonus tracks. [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000MCICBU *]

The album debuted at number 85 on the Billboard 200, selling about 10,000 copies in its first week on the chart. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003551449 "Norah Stays Tight At No. 1 Amidst Slow Sales Week"] , Billboard.com, February 28, 2007.]

Track listing

# Not Capable Of Love - 3:29
# Cardiff-By-The-Sea - 4:12
# New Year's Day - 3:13
# Secret Handshakes - 3:42
# The Cheyenne Line - 3:11
# And We All Become Like Smoke - 3:59
# Connections Are More Dangerous Than Lies - 2:59
# Whatever Lies Will Help You Rest - 3:32
# From The Last, Last Call - 4:09
# When All Else Fails It Fails - 3:34
# A Soundtrack For This Rainy Morning - 4:47
# Begin Again From The Beginning - 5:39
# Act V, Scene IV: And So It Ends Like It Begins - 5:56

Unmastered Leak Track listing

# The First Elegy
# Begin Again from the Beginning
# Cardiff-By-The-Sea
# Secret Handshakes
# When All Else Fails
# The Cheyenne Line
# We All Become Smoke
# From The Last, Last Call
# A Soundtrack For This Rainy Morning
# Whatever Lies Will Help You Rest
# The Ghost of Last December
# Welcome The Night
# Act V, Scene IV: And So It Ends Like It Began

B-sides

* "Sonnet For the Early Departed"
* "The Driftwood Sinn"
* "A Second Dictum"
* "The First Elegy"
* "The Ghost of Last December"
* "Welcome the Night"
* "Oh Kansas City"

Personnel

*Kris Roe - Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Theramin
*John Collura - Guitar, Piano
*Paul Carabello - Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
*Sean Hansen - Bass, Vocals, Percussion, Drums
*Shane Chikeles - Drums, Percussion
*Angus Cooke - Cello, Percussion
*Bob Hoag - Piano, Mellotron, Percussion, Vocals
*Nick Launay - Producion
*Tim Palmer - Mixing
*Thom Flowere - Production (on "Not Capable of Love", "New Year's Day" and "Connections are More Dangerous Than Lies")
*Paul David Hagar - Mixing (on "Not Capable of Love", "New Year's Day" and "Connections are More Dangerous Than Lies")
*Stever Marcussen - Mastering

References