Gospel (Fireworks album)
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| Studio album by Fireworks | ||||
| Released | May 24, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | November–December 2010, Salad Days Studio, Baltimore, MD |
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| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 36:10 | |||
| Label | Triple Crown | |||
| Producer | Brian McTernan | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 9.2/10 |
| Alternative Press |    |
| Rock Sound | 7/10 |
Gospel (stylized as gospel.) is the second studio album by American rock band Fireworks, released May 24, 2011 on Triple Crown Records. The album charted at number 40 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.
According to guitarist Chris Mojan, "Arrows" is representative of the album as a whole. "Arrows" and "Teeth" show the band's maturing sound. When asked about what influenced "Oh, Why Can't We Start Old & Get Younger", Mojan replied the group "LOVE pop music." The creation of the song came from vocalist David Mackinder, who had a riff and a partial melody.
Before the band went to the studio, they had tracked rough demos in May 2010 and sent them to producer Brian McTernan. The group had "immediate chemistry" with McTernan, they "knew we were in for quite the experience."Gospel was recorded at Salad Days Studio, located in Baltimore, Maryland, over the course of five weeks, in November and December. The first week was pre-production; McTernan brought up the songs the band had sent him. The band worked on the songs in the order they had been sent, beginning with "Oh, Why Can't We Start Old & Get Younger". The band made improvements where they felt were needed. After these changes, McTernan tracked the band playing the songs live. These versions became the basic draft for what the tracks would sound like at the end of the recording process. After the week of pre-production, the group had 14 songs in total they "felt confident in", according to drummer Tymm Rengers.
Rengers felt nervous working with McTernan, as Rengers considered him a "serious engineer", in the regards that "he wouldn't accept anything aside from the best". Rengers would soon unwind and felt "extremely comfortable." Drums were recorded first, then the bass was tracked. The group primarily focused on "building a strong rhythm section". Recording the rhythm guitar was easy for guitarist Chris Mojan, recording all the guitar tracks in a few days. Vocalist David Mackinder worked "really long days towards the end" of the recording process. Rengers "cringe[d] on the days when [...] Brian would just say "Dave, go warm up" and he'd have to start singing 15 minutes later." McTernan would also engineer and mix the album. Justin Caster provided organ and piano. Ryan Smith mastered the album at Sterling Sound.
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