Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts | |
Type: | Studio Album |
Artist: | American Steel |
Cover: | Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts.jpg |
Released: | July 21, 2009 |
Recorded: | Sharkbite Studios, Oakland, CA |
Genre: | Punk rock |
Label: | Fat Wreck Chords |
Prev Title: | Destroy Their Future |
Prev Year: | 2007 |
Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts is the fifth studio album by Oakland punk band American Steel, released on Fat Wreck Chords on July 21, 2009.[1] The title references a phrase found written on a scrap of paper found in Stephen Foster's pocket after his death.[2]
The tracks, "Emergency House Party" and "Safe and Sound" were released as free downloads on the Fat Wreck Chords website. The album is released on CD and Vinyl, and it comes with a download card insert.