''Escape'' is the debut studio album by the American

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band

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, released on June 5, 2009. Recorded before the group signed to

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, the album was released through the

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Collide Records and produced by Travis Wyrick, and has a slightly darker sound than their second album and Tooth & Nail debut, '' World We View''. While the album itself failed to chart, the songs "Words of Red" and "Word of Advice" made ''

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''s Christian rock chart.

Recording and production

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on '' World We View'', saying that Wyrick was "much more high strung. You'll get there at 8 am and he's already been up for 3 hours playing

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. He'll be like, 'Are you guys sleeping in today?', and it's only 8 in the morning. He's pretty intense." Meanwhile, Sprinkle was "more relaxed. He's just, 'Let's work in our own time. Let's not push things. Let's just let it happen.' So it was just a very different dynamic." Musically, the album has a slightly darker and less enhanced sound than '' World We View''. Influences cited by the band at the time included Chevelle,

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, and

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Release

The album was released on June 5, 2009 through the

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Collide Records. While the album itself did not chart, the singles "Words of Red" and "Word of Advice" made ''

''/'' R&R''s Christian Rock singles chart, peaking at No. 15 and No. 25, respectively.

Track listing

#"One and All" – 3:47 #"Fly" – 3:16 #"Escape" – 3:45 #"Afterglow" – 4:35 #"Words of Red" – 3:54 #"Double or Nothing" – 3:33 #"Hollow Theory" – 4:19 #"Word of Advice" – 3:42 #"Solace" (instrumental) – 0:46 #"Cancer" – 4:07 #"The Fall" – 3:48 #"Goodbye" – 3:43 ;Notes *"Afterglow" would later be re-recorded in a slightly altered form for '' World We View''.

Personnel

;Nine Lashes *Jeremy Dunn – vocals *Adam Jefferson – guitar *Jon Jefferson – guitar *Jared Lankford – bass *Noah Terrell – drums ;Additional personnel * Travis Wyrick – producer

References

{{Authority control 2009 debut albums Nine Lashes albums Albums produced by Travis Wyrick