''Is Survived By'' is the third studio album by American

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...

band

Touché Amoré Touché Amoré is an American post-hardcore band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2007. Since 2010, the band has consisted of vocalist Jeremy Bolm, guitarists Clayton Stevens and Nick Steinhardt, bassist Tyler Kirby, and drummer Elliot Ba ...

. The album was released on September 24, 2013 through Deathwish. The full track listing and artwork was revealed on July 17, 2013. The album's first single, "Just Exist", was released on July 30, 2013, and a music video for the song "Harbor" was released on September 25 the same year. It was produced by

Brad Wood Brad Wood is an American record producer and sound engineer based in Los Angeles. He has produced many albums, including Liz Phair's ''Exile in Guyville'' and Placebo (band), Placebo's Placebo (Placebo album), self-titled debut. Career W ...

and feature guest vocal appearances by Jon Simmons of

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, and Julia Blake of synth-pop band Vow.

Critical reception

On its release, ''Is Survived By'' received favorable reviews from music critics, with an 87/100 from review aggregate metacritic indicating universal acclaim. Citing the album's mature and personal lyric and vocalist

Jeremy Bolm Jeremy X. Bolm is an American vocalist, record label owner, music producer and writer. In his music career, he is most known for being the full-time vocalist of the post-hardcore band Touché Amoré. He has also performed with the part-time bands ...

performance as the album highlights, it also received praise for the more mature ambitious approach to the band's songwriting, noting the expanding song lengths and musical variation as a sign of Touché Amorés growth as musicians. Writing for ''

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'', Scott Heisel wrote that "''Is Survived By'' feels claustrophobic in the best way possible", and that "These breakdowns aren't musical; they're psychological.". David Anthony of the AV Club noting the band's musical evolution "''Is Survived By'' is a transitory record for Touché Amoré, but it doesn’t suffer from this designation. As the band inches toward hardcore’s ceiling, it’s not abandoning the style. Rather, it’s merely embracing the malleable aspects"

Track listing

Personnel

''Is Survived By'' personnel adapted from liner notes. Touché Amoré * Elliot Babin – drums, piano *

– vocals * Tyler Kirby – bass, vocals * Nick Steinhardt – guitar * Clayton Stevens – guitar Guest musicians * Julia Blake (Vow) – additional vocals on "Blue Angels" * Jon Simmons (

) – additional vocals on "Steps" Production *

– production, engineering, mixing * Hans DeKline – mastering Artwork * Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design * Ryan Aylsworth – photography

References

{{Authority control 2013 albums Touché Amoré albums Deathwish Inc. albums Albums produced by Brad Wood