Lost in the Sound of Separation

• Artist: Underoath
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• Release Date: September 02, 2008
• Total Time: 0:00
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

2006's Define the Great Line proved to be a turning point for faith-based, post-hardcore/screamo outfit Underoath. While the tendency to dissolve into the abyss of angtsy emo-pop was still there, there was a darkness lurking in the nooks and crannies between the crackling snare hits and heavy "drop-d" riffing that hinted at a little pre-evolution, a notion that comes to fruition with their sixth studio record and fourth for Solid State (the metal subdivision of Tooth & Nail Records). Lost in the Sound of Separation gets off to a rocky start with its two most forgettable songs, "Breathing in a New Mentality" and "Anyone Can Dig a Hole But It Takes a Real Man to Call It Home," both of which are big, loud, mean, monotonous, and virtually interchangeable with any other formulaic "loud, quiet, scream, loud, quiet, scream" alt metal tune. However, it doesn't take long for Separation to rescue itself from painfully serious, aggro-MTV mediocrity, as those two tracks are quickly followed up by the riveting "A Fault Line, A Fault of Mine" and "Emergency Broadcast: The End Is Near," two slightly experimental, highly melodic cuts (make that four, as "Too Bright to See Too Loud to Hear" and near-instrumental closer "Desolate Earth: The End Is Near" are mini-masterpieces of hope and anguish) that not only signal growth for the Florida ensemble, but deliver on the dark promises that haunted Define the Great Line, exposing a more mature, post-apocalyptic nightmare that manages to give equal time to both loss and redemption, declaring allegiance to neither. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Breathing in a New Mentality (Lyrics)	Aaron Gillespie, Underoath, Spencer Chamberlain	Underoath	(2:37)
Anyone Can Dig a Hole But It Takes a Real Man to Call It Home (Lyrics)	Spencer Chamberlain, Underoath, Aaron Gillespie	Underoath	(3:16)
A Fault Line, A Fault of Mine	Spencer Chamberlain, Aaron Gillespie, Underoath	Underoath	(3:21)
Emergency Broadcast: The End Is Near (Lyrics)	Aaron Gillespie, Underoath, Spencer Chamberlain	Underoath	(5:44)
The Only Survivor Was Miraculously Unharmed	Spencer Chamberlain, Underoath, Aaron Gillespie	Underoath	(3:08)
We Are the Involuntary (Lyrics)	Underoath, Aaron Gillespie, Spencer Chamberlain	Underoath	(4:09)
The Created Void	Spencer Chamberlain, Underoath, Aaron Gillespie	Underoath	(4:02)
Coming Down Is Calming Down (Lyrics)	Aaron Gillespie, Underoath, Spencer Chamberlain	Underoath	(3:15)
Desperate Times Desperate Measures	Spencer Chamberlain, Aaron Gillespie, Underoath	Underoath	(3:27)
Too Bright to See Too Loud to Hear	Spencer Chamberlain, Aaron Gillespie, Underoath	Underoath	(4:30)
Desolate Earth: The End Is Here (Lyrics)	Underoath, Aaron Gillespie, Spencer Chamberlain	Underoath	(4:07)

Credits

Grant Brandell (Group Member), Randy Nichols (Management), Jeremy Griffith (Vocals), Aaron Gillespie (Group Member), Spencer Chamberlain (Group Member), Underoath (Engineer), Brandon Ebel (Executive Producer), Jordan Butcher (Art Direction), Lea Helfin (Cello), Chad Johnson (A&R), John Duke (Vocals), Adam D. (Audio Production), Jordan Butcher (Design), Underoath (Producer), Underoath (Audio Production), Melisssa Sabo (Assistant), Matt Goldman (Producer), James "Hal" Smith (Group Member), Jimmy Myers (Assistant), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Daniel Davison (Drums), David Bendeth (Mixing), Matt Goldman (Audio Production), Christopher Dudley (Group Member)