Astoria (Marianas Trench album) explained

Astoria
Type:studio
Artist:Marianas Trench
Cover:Marianas Trench - Astoria (Official Album Cover).jpg
Recorded:2014–15
Length:57:11
Producer:Josh Ramsay
Prev Title:Something Old / Something New
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Phantoms
Next Year:2019

Astoria is the fourth studio album recorded by Canadian rock band Marianas Trench. It was released on October 23, 2015, through 604 Records (in Canada) and Cherrytree Records and Interscope Records (internationally).[1] [2] [3] The album represents the band's official return to the music scene after promotion of their previous album, Ever After (2011), ended in 2013, and was preceded by the retrospective EP, Something Old / Something New earlier in 2015.

Background

In 2011, Marianas Trench released their third studio album, Ever After, which produced five top-50 singles, including lead single "Haven't Had Enough", which became the group's highest charting single to date (since the creation of the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 in 2007) at number 9. After releasing the last single from that era, "By Now", in 2013, the group returned to the studio to record their next album. During the promotion for Ever After, lead singer and songwriter, Josh Ramsay, also achieved mainstream success as a songwriter and producer on fellow Canadian Carly Rae Jepsen's No. 1 hit "Call Me Maybe" (2012).[4] [5] This helped pave the way for the band signing an American record deal with Cherrytree Records and promoting to a broader audience.[4]

The group released "Pop 101" featuring hip hop artist Anami Vice on July 29, 2014 as the intended lead single for the then-unnamed fourth album.[6] [7] A second single, "Here's to the Zeros", was released in December 2014, with the full album expected the following spring (2015).[8] [9] The album's release was later pushed back to the fall. When the band officially announced Astoria, they ultimately decided not to include either of these tracks, as they no longer fit the tone of the record.[10] [11] [12] Both of these buzz singles, along with two previously-unreleased songs recorded before their debut album, Fix Me (2006), were instead released as a four-track extended play fittingly titled Something Old / Something New that was released on May 26, 2015.[11] [13]

Concept

Similar to their previous two albums (2009's Masterpiece Theatre and 2011's Ever After), Astoria is conceived as a loose concept album, with a cohesive theme and transition tracks bridging the individual songs composing the album.[10] According to Ramsay, this album is inspired by 1980s fantasy and adventure films, and The Goonies (1985) in particular.[1] That film inspired the title (as it was set in Astoria, Oregon), the album's artwork, as well as the title of their accompanying US tour (Hey You Guys!!).[1]

Promotion

Marianas Trench headlined a total of 5 tours across the US, Canada and Europe, in support of the album.

US

The band toured the US (as well as two dates in Québec) on the Hey You Guys!! Tour with Mainland (November 3, 2015 - February 14, 2016) and the SPF 80’s Tour with Skylar Stecker (July 8 - August 14, 2016)[14]

Canada

The band toured Canada on the Never Say Die Tour with Walk off the Earth (March 9 - April 8, 2016) as well as The Last Crusade Tour with Shawn Hook (November 3, 2016 - February 12, 2017)[15] [16]

Europe

The band toured Europe on the Final Countdown Tour with Club Drive (May 1-23, 2017)[17] [18]

They also uploaded a video to their official Vevo channel regarding the making of the album.[19]

Singles

"One Love" was released on September 14, 2015 as the official lead single for the album.[20] It entered the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at number 60 on the chart dated October 3, 2015.[21] The song has been described by critics as more pop than the group's earlier music and has also been favorably compared to previous ballad singles "Good to You" and "Fallout".[22] [23] "One Love" was serviced to American hot adult contemporary radio through 604 Records on November 9, 2015.[24]

A second official single, "This Means War", was serviced to Canadian radio on February 16, 2016.[25] It was the group's first single to not enter the Canadian Hot 100.

"Who Do You Love" was released as the third official single on September 8, 2016.[26]

Promotional singles

The thirteenth track, "Wildfire", was released to iTunes on October 2, 2015 as a promotional single supporting pre-orders of the album.[27]

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Josh Ramsay.

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[28]

Marianas Trench
Additional musicians
Production

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
CAN
[30] 		CAN
AC
[31] 		CAN
CHR
[32] 		CAN
Hot AC
[33] 		US Adult
[34]
2015"One Love"50 14 20 16 35
2016"This Means War"— 38 37 38 —
"Who Do You Love"56 15 31 9 —

Notes and References

  1. News: Jane. Lauraa. Marianas Trench To Release New Album 'Astoria'. 2 October 2015. Highlight Magazine. September 15, 2015.
  2. Web site: Astoria by Marianas Trench. iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. 2 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Astoria by Marianas Trench. iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. 2 October 2015.
  4. Payne. Chris. Marianas Trench's Josh Ramsay On Band's U.S. Breakthrough, Crafting 'Call Me Maybe'. 2 October 2015. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 24, 2013.
  5. News: Lederman. Marsha. Call me Maybe helps dreams come true for co-founder of 604 Records. 2 October 2015. The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company. August 15, 2015.
  6. Web site: Pop 101 (Barely feat. Anami Vice) - Single by Marianas Trench. iTunes Store (Canada). 29 July 2014 . Apple Inc. 2 October 2015.
  7. Web site: Virgin Radio 96 :: Marianas Trench - Pop 101 :: New Music Blog New Music - Article. 96 Virgin Radio. Bell Media. 2 October 2015.
  8. Web site: Here's To the Zeros - Single by Marianas Trench. iTunes Store (Canada). 25 December 2014 . Apple Inc. 2 October 2015.
  9. Web site: Today's Best Music max 104.9 :: New Music For A New Year :: New Adds New Adds - Feed Story. Max 104.9. Bell Media. 2 October 2015.
  10. Web site: DeAndrea. Joe. Marianas Trench - 06/02/15 - Interview. Absolute Punk. 2 October 2015. June 2, 2015.
  11. News: Sternall. Allison. NEWS: Marianas Trench Announce New Album To Be Released Later This Year. https://web.archive.org/web/20150601083824/http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2015/05/news-marianas-trench-announce-new-album-to-be-released-later-this-year/. usurped. June 1, 2015. 2 October 2015. Confront Magazine. May 28, 2015.
  12. Web site: Josh Ramsay. Josh Ramsay. Detective Mittens on Twitter: "That's right. All new. RT @NorthsideLala: @JoshRamsay so here's to the zeros and Pop 101 wont be on the album? It'll be all brand new?". Twitter. 2 October 2015. May 27, 2015.
  13. Web site: Something Old / Something New - EP by Marianas Trench. iTunes Store (Canada). 26 May 2015 . Apple Inc. 2 October 2015.
  14. Web site: 2016-08-17 . Marianas Trench's "SPF 80s Tour" – GALLERY . 2024-07-04 . Digital Tour Bus . en.
  15. Web site: Pape . Hendrik . 2016-08-31 . Marianas Trench and the Last Crusade set to invade Canada this fall! . 2024-07-04 . Sound Check Entertainment . en-US.
  16. Web site: Wong . Syd . March 21, 2017 . Marianas Trench: The Last Crusade . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210232201/https://medium.com/@sydwong/marianas-trench-the-last-crusade-f21707b03d06 . December 10, 2019 . July 4, 2024 . medium.com.
  17. Web site: K . Edyta . 2017-04-02 . Feature: Marianas Trench, Out Of The Abyss . RockShot Magazine . 2024-07-04 . en-GB.
  18. Web site: We're thrilled to announce that @ClubDriveBand will be joining us for all our UK Tour dates! . July 4, 2024 . x.com.
  19. Web site: MarianasTrenchVEVO . September 21, 2015 . Marianas Trench - The Making Of Astoria . 3 October 2015 . YouTube.
  20. Web site: Marianas Trench: One Love - Music on Google Play. Google Play. 13 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113044551/https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Marianas_Trench_One_Love?id=Byw4sl46htpucvpavzfj5k2qmki&hl=en. November 13, 2015.
  21. Web site: Canada Singles Top 100 (October 3, 2015) - Music Charts. aCharts.co . 3 October 2015.
  22. Witherow. Barbara. Marianas Trench releases new single 'One Love'. 3 October 2015. Substream Magazine. September 14, 2015.
  23. News: Sternall. Allison. LISTEN: Marianas Trench Release New Single 'One Love'. https://web.archive.org/web/20150915211306/http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2015/09/listen-marianas-trench-release-new-single-one-love/. usurped. September 15, 2015. 3 October 2015. Confront Magazine. September 15, 2015.
  24. R&R :: Going For Adds :: Hot COol blaster. Radio & Records. 10 November 2015. Week Of: November 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151110231604/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11%2F09%2F2015&Format=10. 2015-11-10. dead.
  25. Web site: Marianas Trench. Marianas Trench - #ThisMeansWar is out today at radio in Canada!.... Facebook. 17 February 2016. February 16, 2016.
  26. Web site: » Marianas Trench – Who Do You Love (Single). 604 Records. January 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131000159/http://604records.com/home/release/marianas-trench-who-do-you-love/. January 31, 2017.
  27. Web site: Wildfire - Single by Marianas Trench. iTunes Store (Canada). 2 October 2015 . Apple Inc. 3 October 2015.
  28. Astoria . . 2015 . Booklet . 604. 25396 06932.
  29. Web site: ARIA Albums: 5 Seconds of Summer Top Australian Chart. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. October 31, 2015. October 31, 2015.
  30. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=marianas trench|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} Marianas Trench - Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 2, 2015.
  31. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada AC for Marianas Trench. October 2, 2015.
  32. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Marianas Trench. October 2, 2015.
  33. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada Hot AC for Marianas Trench. October 2, 2015.
  34. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=marianas trench|chart=Adult Pop Songs}} Marianas Trench - Chart history (Adult Pop Songs)]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 8, 2015.

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