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| Old Pride | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Pianos Become the Teeth |
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| Producer: | Kevin Bernsten |
| Prev Title: | Saltwater |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | The Lack Long After |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
Old Pride is the debut studio album by American rock band, Pianos Become the Teeth. The album was released in 2009 through Blackjaw Records and reissued by Topshelf Records on January 26, 2010.
Musically Old Pride is a screamo record heavily influenced by post-rock acts.[1]
The lyrics of Old Pride are written by Kyle Durfey and seem mostly open-ended.[2] "Cripples Can't Shiver" is a song-story about a disease-ridden family member,[3] consisting of archival audio of an anonymous woman talking about her husband experiencing chronic aggressive multiple sclerosis.[4]
Andrew Kelham of Rock Sound gave the album a nine out of ten, writing that "With a why-just-write-a-song-when-you-can-write-an-epic attitude, the eight songs on their second record are distinguished, articulate and immersive as their juddering post-hardcore clashes with moments of Explosions in the Sky rivalling tenderness and Mogwai-esque grandeur."[5] In its review, Alternative Press concludes "Pianos Become The Teeth's screamo peers–past or present–should be more than envious."
Pianos Become the Teeth
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