David Comes to Life

David Comes to Life
Studio album by Fucked Up
Released	June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06)
Recorded	Treefort Studios Brooklyn, SMT Studio New York, 6 Nassau Studio Toronto, Central Audio Studio Toronto
Genre	Hardcore punk, punk rock, rock opera
Length	77:47
Label	Matador
Producer	Shane Stonebeck
Fucked Up chronology
The Chemistry of Common Life (2008) David Comes to Life (2011)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(87/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Blare Magazine	[3]
Clash	(8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(8.6/10)[5]
Spin	(9/10)[6]
The Stool Pigeon	[7]
The Tune	(3.6/5)[8]
The Pop Culture Waste Bin	(9/10)[9]
Treble	(Album of the Week)[10]
TMR	[11]
Rockfreaks.net	[12]

David Comes to Life is the third full-length studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was released on June 7, 2011 in North America and June 6, 2011 elsewhere on Matador Records in CD and double LP formats. David Comes to Life is an 18 song epic in four acts.^[13] It became Fucked Up's first charting album in the United States ranking at number 83 on the Billboard 200.^[14]

Track listing

Act One: Love, then tragedy strikes the town.

1. "Let Her Rest" – 3:23
2. "Queen of Hearts" – 4:36
3. "Under My Nose" – 3:29
4. "The Other Shoe" – 4:57
5. "Turn the Season" – 4:02

Act Two: David loses Veronica, and then himself, as he succumbs to guilt and despair.

6. "Running On Nothing" – 4:46
7. "Remember My Name" – 5:09
8. "A Slanted Tone" – 3:40
9. "Serve Me Right" – 3:49

Act Three: Another character is revealed, putting the responsibility for Veronica's death into question.

10. "Truth I Know" – 4:33
11. "Life In Paper" – 4:38
12. "Ship of Fools" – 4:02
13. "A Little Death" – 4:36

Act Four: A revelation from Vivian sheds more light on Veronica's death; Octavio and Vivian explain their motives, and David is reborn.

14. "I Was There" – 3:19
15. "Inside a Frame" – 4:18
16. "The Recursive Girl" – 3:34
17. "One More Night" – 5:36
18. "Lights Go Up" – 5:30

Lineup

• Pink Eyes – vocals
• 10,000 Marbles – guitar
• Gulag – guitar, vocals
• Young Governor – guitar, vocals
• Mustard Gas – bass
• Mr. Jo – drums, guitar, keyboards

Guest Vocalists

• Madeline Follin - Queen of Hearts
  
• Jennifer Castle - The Other Shoe, One More Night, Lights Go Up
• Kurt Vile - Lights Go Up

References

1. ^ "David Comes To Life Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/david-comes-to-life. Retrieved June 10, 2011. 
2. ^ Lymangrover, Jason (08 June 2011). "David Comes To Life". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2187516. 
3. ^ Rankin, Dan (31 May 2011). "REVIEW: Fucked Up - "David Comes To Life"". Toronto: BLARE Magazine. http://blaremagazine.com/2011/05/31/review-fucked-up-david-comes-to-life. Retrieved 2011-05-31. 
4. ^ "Fucked Up - David Comes To Life". London: Clash (magazine). 06 June 2011. http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/fucked-up-david-comes-to-life. Retrieved 2011-06-06. 
5. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (08 June 2011). "Fucked Up: David Comes to Life". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15513-david-comes-to-life/. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
6. ^ Raftery, Brian (20 May 2011). "Fucked Up, 'David Comes To Life' (Matador)". New York: Spin. http://www.spin.com/reviews/fucked-david-comes-life-matador. Retrieved 2011-05-31. 
7. ^ "Fucked Up, 'David Comes To Life' (Matador)". London: The Stool Pigeon. 03 June 2011. http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/reviews/fucked-up-david-comes-to-life.html. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
8. ^ Kasko, Jordy (06 June 2011). "Fucked Up - David Comes To Life (2011)". The Tune. http://www.thetunemusic.com/2011/06/album-survey-june-7-kaiser-chiefs-all.html. 
9. ^ Gibson, Adam (14 June 2011). "Fucked Up - David Comes To Life (2011)". The Pop Culture Waste Bin. http://thepopculturewastebin.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/fucked-up-david-comes-to-life. 
10. ^ Terich, Jeff (05 June 2011). "Album review: Fucked Up - David Comes To Life". Treble. http://treblezine.com/reviews/3792-Fucked_Up_David_Comes_to_Life.html. 
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13. ^ "A Brief History of Punk Ambition". Frontier Psychiatrist. http://frontpsych.com/2011/06/27/a-brief-history-of-punk-ambition-part-1/. Retrieved June 27, 2011. 
14. ^ "Fucked Up – Charting History – David Comes to Life". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/fucked-up/david-comes-to-life/1495346. Retrieved June 20, 2011. 

External links

• David Comes To Life official site