Say Hello to Sunshine

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Say Hello to Sunshine is the second album by Finch, released on June 7, 2005. This album signaled a sharp departure from the band's last release What It Is to Burn. Say Hello To Sunshine introduces a harder sound, with more screaming and virtually no pop-influenced melodies such as earlier songs like "Letters To You". Thus far, the album has received mixed reactions. Some fans have come away deeply disappointed, having been expecting a sound more like their first CD. Others embrace the change, encouraged by the fact that the band isn't afraid to take their music in new directions.

Track listing

1. "Insomniatic Meat"
2. "Revelation Song"
3. "Brother Bleed Brother"
4. "A Piece of Mind"
5. "Ink"
6. "Fireflies"
7. "Hopeless Host"
8. "Reduced to Teeth"
9. "A Man Alone"
10. "Miro"
11. "Ravenous"
12. "Bitemarks and Bloodstains"
13. "The Casket of Roderick Usher"
14. "Dreams of Psilocybin"

Oddly enough there are two b-sides, that you have to buy two different albums for. The Japanese release features the track "Spanish Fly", a song entirely acoustic and sung in Spanish. The UK version has the track "Gak 2" a progressive rock (think Modest Mouse) sounding number.

Notes

Track No. 5, "Ink", was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Burnout Revenge and Madden NFL '06.

Track No. 12, "Bitemarks and Bloodstains was released as a single, and a music video was made for the song.

The cover art was done by Jeff Soto.

Gak 2, the British B-side featured Chris Tsagakis on drums from labelmates Rx Bandits.

Personnel

• Derek Doherty - Bass Guitar
• Alex Linares - Rhythm Guitar
• R2K - Lead Guitar
• Nate Barcalow - Vocals
• Marc Allen - Drums
• Jason Cupp - Production In-charge
• Finch - Production
• Ben Moore - Part-time optional personnel