Discovering the Waterfront explained

Discovering the Waterfront
Type:studio
Artist:Silverstein
Cover:Discovering the waterfront cover.jpg
Released:August 16, 2005
Recorded:March–April 2005
Length:39:08
Label:Victory
Producer:Cameron Webb
Prev Title:When Broken Is Easily Fixed
Prev Year:2003
Next Year:2006

Discovering the Waterfront is the second album by Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein. The album was promoted with three music videos for the tracks "Smile in Your Sleep", "Discovering the Waterfront", and "My Heroine".

Recording

Discovering the Waterfront was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California, and Maple Sound Studios in Santa Ana, California, during March and April 2005 with producer Cameron Webb. Webb also engineered and mixed the album.

Release

On April 13, 2005, Discovering the Waterfront was announced for release in four months' time.[1] In April and May 2005, the group performed across the US as part of the Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour, and appeared at The Bamboozle festival.[2] [3] Following this, they toured Europe with the Black Maria and Aiden, and Australia with Behind Crimson Eyes until the end of May 2005.[4] [5] The album's track listing was posted online on May 25, 2005.[5] They toured across Canada with Spitalfield, Sleepersetsail and the Turn It Ups, which included an appearance at Exo Fest, and then toured the US on the Warped Tour between mid-June and mid-August.[6] [7] "Smile in Your Sleep" was released as a radio single on July 19.[8] Discovering the Waterfront was released on August 16 through Victory Records; it was promoted with a two-week US tour with I Am the Avalanche, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Evergreen Terrace.[9] [10] Following this, they appeared at a Victory Records showcase at the CMJ Music Marathon, and played a handful of East Coast US shows with Underoath, Sincebyman, and Sullivan.[11] [12] In October 2005, the band toured the UK with labelmates Hawthorne Heights, Bayside and Spitalfield; it lead into a two-month tour of the US with those same acts, plus Aiden, dubbed the Never Sleep Again Tour.[13] [14]

In February 2006, the band went on a short headlining tour in the US, with support from Spitalfield, the Audition, and Stretch Arm Strong.[15] On February 28, 2006, a music video was released for "Discovering the Waterfront".[16] The band went on the Take Action Tour in March,[17] and the Taste of Chaos tour in April,[18] leading up to appearances at The Bamboozle and Groezrock festivals.[19] [20] The band went on the 2006 edition of the Warped Tour.[16] In August, the band made an appearance at Dirt Fest.[21] The album was reissued on September 19 with a DVD and the bonus track "Rodeo Clown".[9] In September, the band supported Underoath on their tour of Canada.[22] In October and November, the band went on a headlining tour of the US, dubbed the Never Shave Again Tour, with support from Aiden, It Dies Today, He Is Legend, Man Alive, the Blackout Pact and I Killed the Prom Queen.[23]

Reception

Critical reception

Discovering the Waterfront generally received mixed to positive reviews. Rick Anderson of Allmusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and commented on how the album sounded "remarkably mature [...] for a band that has only been together for a few years". Drowned in Sound reviewer Brian E. Jemimah panned the album and said that the album sounded exactly the same as When Broken Is Easily Fixed (2003). He wrote: "There is some unremarkable, bog-standard drumming - always the necessary spine of a shit band – and some over-nurtured songs that have so many catchy soaring choruses (peppered with screamo 'moments') for The Kids to sing along to that it can be nothing but dull. Add some disgustingly tacked-on strings half the way through and you have than enough reasons to press eject."

Commercial performance

Discovering the Waterfront charted at number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 3 on the Independent Albums chart. It also landed at number 42 on the Billboard Independent Albums Year-end chart. By the end of 2005, the album had sold over 100,000 copies in the US.[15] By August 2006, the album had sold over 188,000 copies.[24] As of June 2007, the album has sold 232,000 copies.[25] On the album's 10th anniversary the band posted a photo that mentioned the album had sold 400,000 copies.[26]

Legacy

In honor of its tenth anniversary, Silverstein embarked on a Discovering the Waterfront tour beginning on 15 January 2015. It is a worldwide tour, consisting of US/Canada, Europe, UK and Australia.

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Boshart and Shane Told, except where noted. All songs performed by Silverstein.

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[27]

Silverstein
Additional musicians
Production

Chart positions

Peak positions

Chart (2005)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[28] 34
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[29] 3

Year-end charts

References

Footnotes
Citations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silverstein complete and title record; updates from Bayside. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. April 13, 2005. October 31, 2021.
  2. Web site: Bamboozle lineup. Punknews.org. Shultz, Brian. February 14, 2005. October 30, 2021.
  3. Web site: The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour 2005. Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Shultz, Brian. January 19, 2005. April 23, 2018.
  4. Web site: Silverstein recording update, upcoming overseas dates. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. March 20, 2005. October 30, 2021.
  5. Web site: Silverstein announces track listing for upcoming record. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. May 25, 2005. October 31, 2021.
  6. Web site: Silverstein / Spitalfield / Sleepersetsail / the Turn It Ups. Punknews.org. Shultz, Brian. May 14, 2005. October 31, 2021.
  7. Web site: Warped Tour Lineup, Itinerary Officially Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105111310/http://www.mtv.com/news/1497704/warped-tour-lineup-itinerary-officially-announced/. dead. November 5, 2014. MTV. Kaufman, Gil. March 3, 2005. September 18, 2016.
  8. Web site: FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock . Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated . September 18, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 . March 22, 2013 . mdy .
  9. Web site: Silverstein Releases. Victory Records. 13 May 2015. October 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001101500/https://www.victoryrecords.com/silverstein/releases. dead.
  10. Web site: Evergreen Terrace confirms August touring plans. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. July 20, 2005. November 1, 2021.
  11. Web site: New video from Underoath. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. August 23, 2005. November 8, 2021.
  12. Web site: CMJ label showcases. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. September 12, 2005. November 8, 2021.
  13. Web site: Vendetta Red touring with Bayside; initial Victory UK dates. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. June 24, 2005. October 31, 2021.
  14. Web site: Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein and Bayside to headline Never Sleep Again tour. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. August 21, 2005. November 8, 2021.
  15. Web site: Silverstein to tour with Spitalfield, Stretch Arm Strong in February. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816025508/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_252. Alternative Press. December 15, 2005. August 16, 2016. June 25, 2016.
  16. Web site: Silverstein debut "Discovering The Waterfront" video. Alternative Press. February 28, 2006. July 19, 2016.
  17. Web site: Chiodos, Roses Are Red on Take Action! '06; dates announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816123015/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_304. Alternative Press. January 4, 2006. August 16, 2016. June 26, 2016.
  18. Web site: Taste Of Chaos confirms date-by-date band lineups. Alternative Press. January 13, 2006. June 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816130257/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_346. August 16, 2016. dead.
  19. Web site: Groezrock celebrating 15th anniversary with Less Than Jake, Raised Fist, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. December 18, 2005. November 22, 2021.
  20. Web site: Poison The Well, Strike Anywhere, Paint It Black, Chiodos, Moneen, others added to Bamboozle. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. March 3, 2006. January 22, 2022.
  21. Web site: Dirt Fest 2006 - THE DILLINGER ESCPAPE PLAN, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Among Confirmed Acts. Brave Words. August 4, 2006. July 13, 2017.
  22. Web site: Underoath touring Canada with Silverstein, Moneen this Sept. Alternative Press. July 18, 2006. July 31, 2016.
  23. Web site: Silverstein announce "Never Shave Again" U.S. tour with Aiden. Alternative Press. September 1, 2006. August 4, 2016.
  24. Web site: Soundscan Results: Week Ending August 6th, 2006. absolutepunk.net. Kohli, Rohan . August 10, 2006. February 12, 2016.
  25. Martens. Todd. Onward And Upward. Billboard. June 16, 2007. 119. 24. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. English. 0006-2510.
  26. Web site: 10 Years ago today. Thank you. #dtw10. facebook.com. August 16, 2015.
  27. Discovering the Waterfront. . 2005 . Booklet . . VR257.
  28. Silverstein Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. February 23, 2021.
  29. Silverstein Chart History (Independent Albums). Billboard. February 23, 2021.
  30. Web site: Silverstein - Chart history (Independent Albums (Year end)) . Billboard . February 12, 2014 . October 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151004041343/http://www.billboard.com/artist/279345/silverstein/chart?f=450 . dead .

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