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band Tidal Arms. The album was released February 15, 2011.

Recording

After finishing recording their debut single, Hair and Teeth / Flooded Meadows, the band immediately moved toward writing their first LP, The Sun Exploding. The band recording the album themselves at their studio in Greenpoint,

, called Spaceman Sound. Says vocalist/guitarist Tom Tierney, "Our goal was to make a record that sounds big, but mostly sounds like the three of us playing our music in our space." When it came time for mixing, the band turned to Andrew Schneider (

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, Made Out of Babies), who had recorded and mixed the band's aforementioned 7". "Andrew makes great sounding records and his studio is a block from my favorite coffee shop in Brooklyn. It's always a pleasure to go down there and work with him," says drummer

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Release

The album is available for digital download on Tidal Arms'
Bandcamp
as well as on iTunes and Amazon. CDs and red/yellow splatter vinyl LPs (limited to 500) are also available on their Bandcamp and a
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Critical response

Exploding In Sound wrote, " Tidal Arms may be the most badass band to emerge from the thriving Brooklyn scene in sometime, and they succeed without alienating any audiences. Indie kids, metal-heads, math rock freaks, post-punkers, stoners, psych rockers, and yes… even hipsters, can all agree that The Sun Exploding was intelligently constructed by a band who clearly loves the music they’re making, creating a phenomenal debut album in the process." In his review of the album, AbsolutePunk.net staff writer Adam Pfleider wrote, "

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heads and time signature freaks will latch on like crazy. But it's the ones with a bit of musical background and salivating instrumental tastes that will savor this one the most... Tidal Arms does a wonderful job of making the album continually flow and progress in a steady manner, yet never ends up repeating a dull moment. The album seems to cut itself into three acts. The opening one does a wonderful job, gradually mixing a bowl of harmony and heavily broad riffs and key changes."

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reviewer Brian Schultz gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, writing, " he bandmanage to smear their own touch across it all for a wildly experimental and yet reigned-in sound that consistently spits out interesting moments."

Track listing

#"The Dust Collecting" – 1:29 #"The Sun Exploding" – 3:59 #"Past Prosperity" – 3:36 #"Heavy Brainfall" – 4:01 #"Driftwood" – 4:33 #"Hair and Teeth" – 4:24 #"Several Circles" – 5:20 #"Lower Slaughter" – 4:24 #"Swarm in Five" – 2:50 #"Social Landlord" – 3:08

Band

*Tom Tierney - vocals and guitar *Patrick Southern - bass *

- drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sun Exploding 2011 debut albums Tidal Arms albums