''High Hopes'' is the third EP by Australian
post-hardcore
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the Amity Affliction
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. The first pressing came in a CD/DVD package with subsequent pressings lacking the DVD. It marks a shift in the band's sound, with the addition of keyboard and samples, as well as acoustic sections. On 23 October 2014 the band released the last 500 copies of the EP on their webstore.
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Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''High Hopes''.unclean vocals
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*Ahren Stringer – clean vocals, bass
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*Troy Brady – lead guitar
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*Chris Burt – rhythm guitar
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*Trad Nathan – keyboards, synths
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, programming
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*Troels Thomasson – drums
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, percussion
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;Additional personnel
* Daniel Field - engineering
* Soundhouse Studios - mixing
* David Neil - mastering
;Production
* The Amity Affliction (with assistance from Daniel Field)
Notes
*This is the first release featuring Ahren Stringer on bass guitar, switching from rhythm guitar.
*"Straight Up!" includes content from episode 10 of season 2 of the late 1980s/early 1990s Canadian television series ''Degrassi High
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'', entitled "Showtime Part 1".
*"R.I.P. Steggy" features an audio clip from the film ''Training Day
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'' at the beginning of the song.
*"Cut It Out" includes content from the film ''The Butterfly Effect
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'', and in the hidden track after silence from 3:45 to 6:38, a snippet from ''Degrassi High'', "Showtime Part 1" and the following episode, "Showtime Part 2".
References
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2007 EPs
The Amity Affliction albums