''Somewhere in the Between'' is the third studio album by American

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Streetlight Manifesto Streetlight Manifesto is an American ska punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, formed in 2002. They released their first album, '' Everything Goes Numb'', which was distributed by Victory Records, on August 26, 2003. The band h ...

Release

In July and August 2007, Streetlight Manifesto supported

Less Than Jake Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes (guitars, vocals), Roger Lima (bass, vocals), Matt Yonker (drums), Buddy Schaub (trombone), and Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxoph ...

and

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on their co-headlining US tour. On August 23, 2007, the group revealed the name of their next album: ''Somewhere in the Between''. On September 7, the album was announced for release in two months' time, and the album's track listing and artwork was posted online. "We Will Fall Together" and "Down, Down, Down to Mephisto's Cafe" were released as a double A-side single in October, 2007. ''Somewhere in the Between'' was released on November 13, 2007; the band had been selling CD copies at one of their shows four days prior. In November and December 2007, the band went on a US tour alongside

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and the Stitch Up. On November 26, an animated music video was released for "We Will Fall Together". A version of it had appeared online the previous of it, which was reported to be a rough cut. They ended the year supporting Less Than Jake on their headlining tour of Australia. Streetlight Manifesto played a handful of West Coast and Midwestern shows in January 2008, prior to a tour of Europe with

until March 2008. Between March and May 2008, the band toured the US with ZOX and

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, which included appearances at the

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and

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festivals. Partway through this, saxophonist Jim Conti had to be hospitalized because of a facial infection; the band continued touring with a shorter set and more of an emphasis on songs from ''Everything Goes Numb''. In October 2008, the band played a handful of US shows with

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and

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and a Japan tour with Potthast. They ended the year with a tour of the UK with

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and Potthast. In January 2009, the band went on tour with

and One Pin Short. Following this, the band went on a headlining tour of the US, with support from

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and the Stitch Up, until February 2009. Between late June and late August, the band performed on the

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. On August 12, 2009, a music video was released for "Would You Be Impressed?".

Reception

Punknews.org ranked the album at number 19 on their list of the year's 20 best releases.

Track listing

Personnel

* Mike Brown – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, backing vocals * Jim Conti – alto, tenor saxophone, backing vocals *

Tomas Kalnoky Tomas Kalnoky (born December 24, 1980) is a Czechoslovakia-born American musician. He is the lead singer/guitarist and songwriter of the bands Streetlight Manifesto and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, and goes by the pseudonym Toh Kay as a ...

– vocals, guitar * Pete McCullough – bass guitar, backing vocals * Mike Soprano – trombone, backing vocals * Matt Stewart – trumpet, backing vocals * Chris Thatcher – drums

Chart performance

References

External links

''Somewhere in the Between''
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