They Fear Us Explained
They Fear Us is the second studio album by British metalcore band Ithaca. It was released through Hassle Records on 29 July 2022.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Thematically, the album is emotionally charged and deals with anger, revenge, depression, self-loathing, self-healing, and catharsis.[5] [6] [7] Musically, it has been described as pushing the boundaries of metallic hardcore, using elements from progressive metal, black metal, screamo, and, less frequently, shoegaze.[8] [9] [10]
The album received widespread critical acclaim; in particular, vocalist Djamila Boden Azzouz garnered praise for her adept harnessing of both clean and screamed singing styles, earning the band comparisons to Rolo Tomassi and Deftones.[11] Both Kerrang! and Metal Hammer placed it within their top three albums of 2022.[12] [13] The latter also named it the year's best metalcore album.[14]
Three music videos have been released in support of the album, one for "They Fear Us", another for "Camera Eats First"[15] and, on 31 May 2023, one for "Fluorescent".[16]
Personnel
From Ithaca's bandcamp:
Ithaca
- Djamila Boden Azzouz – lead vocals
- Sam Chetan-Welsh – guitar
- Will Street – guitar
- Dom Moss – bass guitar
- James Lewis – drums
Additional musicians
- Yansé Cooper – vocals (on "Hold, Be Held")
- Susie Wedderburn – brass
- Hannah Ashman – woodwind and keyboard
- Calum Muir – keyboard
- Lewis Johns – keyboard and programming
Production and design
- Lewis Johns (The Ranch Production House) – production and mixing
- Grant Berry (Fader Mastering) – mastering
- Simon Small (Tunnel of Reverb) – additional vocal recordings
- Martin "gingerdope" Wisniewska – photography
- Kathryn Lewis – artwork and layout
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: They Fear Us, by Ithaca . 2023-04-15 . . Ithaca .
- Web site: Album review: Ithaca – They Fear Us . 2023-04-15 . . 28 July 2022 .
- Web site: They Fear Us by Ithaca . 2023-04-15 . .
- Web site: Ithaca : They Fear Us . 2023-04-15 . Spirit of Metal.
- News: Mills . Matt . 22 July 2022 . Ithaca: 'We said: "Stop supporting racist bands". Our Facebook page was flooded with Nazis' . . 2023-04-15 . 0261-3077.
- Web site: Ithaca: "This is about divine feminine power" . 2023-04-15 . . 27 July 2022 . en.
- Web site: Wilkes . Emma . Ithaca are pushing conversations around fatness and feminism to the forefront of metal . 2023-04-15 . . 8 November 2022 .
- Web site: Ithaca: They Fear Us . 2023-04-15 . .
- Web site: Leaver . Elliot . 25 July 2022 . Ithaca's They Fear Us: metallic hardcore firebrands stake their claim to greatness with stellar second album . 2023-04-14 . . Louder .
- Web site: Hobson . Rich . 4 February 2022 . Ithaca's empowering new single They Fear Us is "about inner power, femininity and why people should fear us" . 2023-04-15 . . Louder .
- Web site: Review: Ithaca – They Fear Us . 2023-04-15 . Sputnikmusic.
- Web site: The 50 best albums of 2022 . 2023-04-14 . . 19 December 2022 . en.
- Web site: Hobson . Rich . O'Boyle . Tom . McFee . Edwin . Chillingworth . Alec . Daly . Joe . Brennan . Adam . Travers . Paul . Hill . Stephen . Maughan . Sophie . 26 December 2022 . The 50 best metal albums of 2022 . 2023-04-14 . . Louder .
- Web site: Hobson . Rich . Leaver . Elliot . Brennan . Adam . Hill . Stephen . Young . Nik . Whelan . Kez . Mills . Matt . Leivers . Dannii . 17 December 2022 . The 10 best metalcore albums of 2022 . 2023-04-15 . . Louder .
- Web site: Ithaca share powerful new single and video, Camera Eats First . 2023-04-15 . . June 2022.
- Web site: Ithaca have announced their first-ever U.S. tour . 2023-06-08 . . June 2023 .
