Suburba
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| Studio album by House of Heroes | ||||
| Released | August 3, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | s-s-Studio in Spring Hill, TN | |||
| Genre | Alternative, Christian rock | |||
| Label | Gotee | |||
| Producer | Mark Lee Townsend | |||
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| Alternative Addiction | |
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| Christianity Today | |
| Cross Rhythms |   |
| Indie Vision Music | |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |
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| New Release Tuesday |
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| The Punk Site | |
Suburba is the fourth full-length album by the band House of Heroes. They went into Dark Horse Recording Studio on February 1, 2010, to record it with producer Mark Lee Townsend. It was released on August 3, 2010, through Gotee Records. On April 5, the band premiered two songs on the Eastern American Radio Network titled "RadioU": "Elevator" and "Constant". On April 18, 2010, the mixing for the album was completed.
House of Heroes commented about the album on their Facebook page, "Just south of 5th Ave. on Riverside Dr./33 in Columbus, OH is the Suburban Building. The N fell off the end of the word... This is what inspired the title of our new record. A record about growing up in the suburbs of middle class America, and having big dreams. There are triumphs and failures, and sometimes letters fall off the ends of words... " The song "Burn Me Down" was inspired by the British band Muse, of whom Tim Skipper is a big fan.Suburba debuted at No. 48 on the Billboard 200, which is House of Heroes' highest position to date.
On May 24, 2010 they released a lyric video for the song "God Save the Foolish Kings", and on July 20, a similar one for "Love Is for the Middle Class" was released. On July 27, 2010 they also released a music video for "God Save the Foolish Kings".
The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.
Alter The Press's George Gadd wrote that "It's clear that with 'Suburba', House of Heroes could easily take on arenas and stadiums and have their songs shouted back to them, it's time for us to let go of our little secrets and let them become successful".
Evan C. Jones of Alternative Press wrote that "Suburba, shows off what the masses have been missing: catchy pop songs with well-written lyrics...Suburba's songs remain full of power while retaining the delicate touch of songwriting craftsmanship...Suburba showcases House Of Heroes’ strengths and should be garnering them new fans; if not, they’ll just keep being one of music’s hidden gems."
Mike of Alternative Addiction wrote that "With ‘Suburba’ House of Heroes has taken the whole sound to a new level. The ultimate attraction of this album is the seamless and natural way that House of Heroes has been able to combine different genres and specific elements of other artists into a workable, accessible and extremely cohesive album."
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