Paralyzed (Failure Anthem song)
| First World Problems | |
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| Studio album by Failure Anthem | |
| Released | January 22, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2013-2015 |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 42:18 |
| Label | Razor & Tie, Sony Music Entertainment |
| Producer | Failure Anthem, Drew Fulk |
| Singles from First World Problems | |
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First World Problems is the debut studio album for hard rock band Failure Anthem. After two years of writing and recording, the album was released on January 22, 2016, by Razor & Tie Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. The album has been a moderate success, debuting at number 12 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, and its first single, "Paralyzed" peaking at number 23 on the Mainstream Rock chart as well.
The band first began on work for the album after their formation in 2013. The project started as a collaboration between friends, lead vocalist JD Eubanks and guitarist Kile Odell. Odell, who, after working as a music studio worker for years, assisting various bands such as Motionless in White, had desired to start his own project. Eubanks, who had prior moved to Los Angeles to work as a chef under Wolfgang Puck, had not found success in the endeavor, eventually finding himself homeless. Upon moving back to Greensboro, Odell convinced him to start working on music together. Impressed with the initial results, they recruited the rest of the band - Wil Andrews as a second guitarist, Ryan Nimmo as a bassist, and Zane Frye on drums - and began working on recording an album.
The band worked with Drew Fulk, who had previously worked frequently with Odell during his stint as a studio worker. The song creation process would start with Odell creating a basic melody, chord progression, or "Nine Inch Nails-esque" beat or electronic loop in order to create a chorus. From there, he would work with the rest of the band to write lyrical themes and create the rest of the song, and work with Banks on the vocals. Fulk shared duties with Odell in regards to producing the album, with Odell often bouncing ideas off of Fulk prior to mixing the final takes himself. The group wrote and recorded demos for over 35 songs over the course of two years, eventually settling on 11 tracks and finalizing the album around October 2015.
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