- The Burning Hour
Infobox Album
Name = The Burning Hour
Released = start date|2007
Recorded =
Type = studio
Genre =Indie rock /pop,Alternative rock
Length = 49:13
Label =RCA Records
Producer = Pat Regan, Ryan Levine, Karl Louis
Reviews =Allmusic Rating|3|5cite web | url = http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3893693,00.html | title = The Burning Hour: Album review | work =Allmusic | first = Jason | last = Lymangrover | accessdate = 2007-10-03 ]ACED Magazine Rating|3.5|5 cite web | url = http://acedmagazine.com/content/view/70/31/ | title = The Burning Hour: Review | work =ACED Magazine | first = Dave | last = Atkinson | accessdate = 2007-01-22 ]Amazon.com Rating|3.5|5 cite web | url = http://www.amazon.com/Burning-Hour-Test-Your-Reflex/dp/B000NVL9JW | title = Amazon.com Editorial Review | work =Amazon.com | first = Kathleen C. | last = Fennessey | accessdate = 2007-04-24 ] Bullz-Eye Rating|2.5|5 cite web | url = http://www.bullz-eye.com/cdreviews/harris/test_your_reflex-the_burning_hour.htm | title = Bullz-Eye Album Review | work = Bullz-eye.com | first = Will | last = Harris | accessdate = 2007-01-10 ]Sony Music Store Rating|4|5 cite web | url = http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/c/Test-Your-Reflex/LT_talent=1113012/ | title = The Burning Hour: Album Review | work = Sony Music Store.com | accessdate = 2007-10-03 ]Spin Magazine Rating|3.5|5 cite web | url = http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2007/01/070104_testyourreflex/ | title = SPIN.com Artist of the Day | work = SPIN.com | accessdate = 2007-01-05 ]
Artist =Test Your Reflex The Burning Hour is the
debut album fromCalifornia Indie rock bandTest Your Reflex . It was released on April 24, 2007 onRCA Records . It peaked at No. 46 onBillboard 's Top Heatseekers chart (week of May 12, 2007)cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=test+your+reflex&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH | title = Billboard Top Heatseekers | work =Billboard | accessdate = 2007-05-12 ] .Track listing
1. I'm Not Sorry (5:09) 2. Pieces of the Sun (3:45) 3. Thinking of You (3:37) 4. New Year (3:53) 5. I Am Alive (5:11) 6. Black Hearts (3:17) 7. Do We Belong (4:36) 8. I Won't Follow (4:29) 9. This Year (I Hope We Fall in Love) (3:47) 10. I Know You're Lonely (4:26) 11. Painted Red (7:04)
12. ...Magazine Cutouts (1:56) (
iTunes only)Quotes
Making of "We wrote for two years before we went into the studio, and we were really inspired by records that sounded big. We started out listening to a lot of danceable stuff, but we'd always go back to
U2 's Joshua Tree andPeter Gabriel 's So -- two albums that are just rock solid from beginning to end and that just go for it. Because of that, we didn't shy away from big choruses or big production -- we wanted every song to be a journey." - Ryan Levine (The Official Homepage ofRCA Records [http://www.rcarecords.com/artists.php#Test+Your+Reflex] ) Album ReviewCMJ (p.43) - "Embracing the playful pity and sultry tenderness of iconic Cure, this SoCal combo produces consistently invigorating tracks..." [http://www.hbdirect.com/album_detail.php?pid=977920]Videos
"Pieces of the Sun" (
YouTube ) cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddHwbgyy8H4 | title = Pieces of the Sun video | work =YouTube | accessdate = 2007-02-05 ]Charts
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