''Realis'' is the third studio album by

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. It was released on March 30, 2010 through

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Writing and recording

The band began the writing for ''Realis'' in September 2009 in a practice space in

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. Written in half the time of their previous album, ''

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'', ''Realis'' was "a lot more focused and cohesive". Speaking of the album, guitarist and vocalist Matthew Ellis stated: Ellis also stated: The album was recorded throughout January 2010 at the "Red Room Studios" in

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and at "Robots Ate My Studio" in Camas, Washington. For the drum tracking and mixing of the record, A Hope for Home recruited the help of drummer Chris Common (

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). Ellis stated, "Chris is such an amazing producer and it was such a blessing to be able to work with him. He runs a studio in Seattle with my favorite producer,

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, and those guys have done records by bands like Botch and

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, and it was insane to work with them".

Track listing

Personnel

;A Hope for Home * Nathan Winchell – vocals * Matthew Ellis – guitar, vocals * Tanner Morita – guitar * Dan McCall – bass * Lance Taylor – drums * Eric Gerrard - keyboard, programming ;Additional musicians * Jacek Gillespie - vocals on "First Light of Dawn" ;Production * Produced by Dan McCall * Vocals, guitars, and pianos recorded by Dan McCall * Drum tracking and mixing by Chris Common * Mastered by Troy Glessner ;Artwork * Art direction A Hope for Home * Art design by Tanner Morita

References

{{Authority control 2010 albums A Hope for Home albums Facedown Records albums