Tonic (Tonic album)
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| Studio album by Tonic | ||||||||||
| Released | May 4, 2010 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2009-2010 | |||||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||||
| Length | 42:24 | |||||||||
| Label | 429 Records | |||||||||
| Producer | Tonic and Nathaniel Kunkel | |||||||||
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Tonic is the self-titled fourth studio album by modern rock band Tonic. The project was originally announced in 2008, with writing and recording carrying through summer and fall of 2009. Recorded primarily at Conway Studios in Hollywood, California, the album was co-produced by Tonic and Nathaniel Kunkel. Critical reception to Tonic was generally positive. The album was released on May 4, 2010 in North America, and spent one week on the Billboard 200 album chart, where it ranked 150. The band subsequently embarked on a tour to coincide with this album's release.
Band member Jeff Russo originally announced plans to record this album in November 2008 when he concurrently announced Tonic was reuniting after nearly four years. The three band members began writing material for the album during the summer of 2009, with the majority of this work being done at Emerson Hart's home in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was recorded over the span of a month during fall 2009 at Conway Studios in Hollywood, jointly produced by Tonic and Nathaniel Kunkel. Pete Maloney continued his longtime association with the band by playing drums on the album, though Hart, Russo, and Lavery remained the only official members of Tonic during this period.
This was a true collaborative effort from all of us and it really, really is apparent in the record. In my opinion it may be the best record we’ve ever made, just in every way you can think about.
Mixing and post-production carried on into 2010, and the band worked with Doug Sax to master the recording. The vocal track for to "Torn to Pieces" was recorded in Nashville. The track "Release Me" was the first single released from the album, becoming available to radio stations on March 23, 2010. The album itself was released as scheduled on May 4, 2010 in North America. Hart was inspired to write the song "Precious Little Bird" after he was unpacking some music albums by The Smiths. The song was then utilized for the album's cover art.
During an interview relating to the album, Hart said, "At the end of the day we've always relied on the cream rising to the top and creating a great product and great songs and being honest about where we are." An official press release about the album states that it is redolent of Tonic's, "trademark honest, powerful, melodic rock sound." Russo said of the album that, "This was a true collaborative effort from all of us and it really, really is apparent in the record. In my opinion it may be the best record we’ve ever made, just in every way you can think about." A behind the scenes tour of Conway Studios hosted by Emerson Hart is available on Amazon.com's Tonic store, and is thought to have marked the world debut of snippets of "Release Me," as well as part of the album's cover art.
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