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This Is What I Live For
Type:studio
Artist:Blue October
Cover:Blue October - This Is What I Live For.png
Released:October 23, 2020
Studio:Up/Down Studio
Genre:Alternative rock[1]
Length:57:56
Label:Up/Down, Brando
Producer:Justin Furstenfeld
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This Is What I Live For is the tenth studio album by Blue October, released via Up/Down-Brando Records on October 23, 2020[2] after originally being scheduled for September 18, 2020.[3] [4] The artwork for the album was created by Phillip Nichols. This Is What I Live For is the first Blue October studio album to feature lead guitarist Will Knaak on every song. The album also marks the first appearance of Justin Furstenfeld's daughter Blue Reed on one of the band's recordings, providing vocals on the song "Fight for Love". The title track features vocals and lyrics by Steve Schiltz of Longwave, a longtime collaborator and de facto session member of Blue October. The songs “I Will Follow You” and “This is What I Live For” were recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios. The song "Only Lost is Found" samples the Idaho song "Live Today Again" from the 2005 album The Lone Gunman.

Promotion

The first single, "Oh My My", reached the top 10 on the alternative rock radio chart in September 2020.[5] The group also released a music video for "Oh My My". However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the band members did not appear in the video; instead it was created by animator Johnny Chew.[6]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yeske Taylor . Katherine . Blue October Discusses Capturing Immediacy and Emotion With ‘This Is What I Live For’ . . May 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210107165822/https://americansongwriter.com/this-is-what-i-live-for-blue-october-album-interview/ . January 7, 2021 . October 26, 2020.
  2. Web site: Blue October - This Is What I Live For CD . Bandwear . August 21, 2020 . September 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200922012425/https://shop.bandwear.com/products/bo946 . live .
  3. Web site: Joey. Guerra. Blue October tackles mental illness, addiction in new film. 2020-07-30. Houston Chronicle. August 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804063040/https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-band-blue-october-deals-with-mental-15265060. live.
  4. Web site: 2020-06-01. Blue October Detail 'Get Back Up' Documentary, Talk Tenth Studio Album and How They're Keep Busy During Quarantine. 2020-07-30. Music Mayhem Magazine. September 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922041233/https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/blue-october-detail-get-back-up-documentary-talk-tenth-studio-album-and-how-theyre-keeping-busy-during-quarantine/. live.
  5. Web site: 2020-05-22. Blue October Unleash Title Track "This Is What I Live For" to Forthcoming Album. 2020-07-30. Music Mayhem Magazine. January 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127194227/https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/blue-october-unleash-title-track-this-is-what-i-live-for-to-forthcoming-album/. live.
  6. Web site: 2020-05-02. Blue October Unveils Music Video for Infectious Single "Oh My My". 2020-07-30. Music Mayhem Magazine. May 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200506195929/https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/blue-october-unveils-music-video-for-infectious-single-oh-my-my/. live.

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