Alexisonfire - Old Crows Young Cardinals [CD 2009 Cov+CD][Bubanee]

Australian Release 20 June 2009
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01. Old Crows 4:17
02. Young Cardinals 3:37
03. Sons Of Privilege 3:21
04. Born And Raised 4:01
05. No Rest 3:37
06. The Northern 4:28
07. Midnight Regulations 4:11
08. Emerald Street 3:15
09. Heading For The Sun 3:45
10. Accept Crime 3:14
11. Burial 4:18
12. Wayfarer Youth 3:40

Alexisonfire (pronounced as "Alexis On Fire") is a five-piece post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consists of George Pettit (vocals), Dallas Green (guitar, vocals), Wade MacNeil (guitar, vocals), Chris Steele (bass), and Jordan Hastings (drums).

The band describes their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls in mid-knife-fight" (a reference to their song "A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles", which was also the inspiration for their album cover art). When the band came out of the underground like an "utterly captivating car-accident-in-progress" in late 2001, it was enough to impress critics and attain a gold certification for their self-titled debut album.

Aside from that, the band has released two more very successful albums: Watch Out! in 2004, and Crisis in 2006, both which have achieved platinum certification in Canada. The band toured in support of Crisis, until December 2007. In December 2008 the band shared the title of their forthcoming album "Old Crows / Young Cardinals" during a show in Hamilton, Ontario.

[edit] Old Crows / Young Cardinals: 2008–present

In July 2008, rumors were circulating about Alexisonfire on the verge of a breakup. Comments jokingly made by Wade MacNeil in an Australian interview on Triple J's short.fast.loud caused a stir with fans of the band.

Since Dallas moved to Los Angeles we don't really talk anymore. So I don't know. We'll just have to wait and see. I don't want to say Alexisonfire is breaking up on your radio show. But ahhh..... I'm just going to say Alexisonfire is definitely breaking up.
—Wade MacNeil, triple j interview

MacNeil's joke was later explained in a press release from Distort Entertainment and the band:

What started as a couple of jokes to the media has definitely escalated into something bigger. We thought it would be time to send out a little press release to set the record straight. Alexisonfire IS NOT breaking up. We are currently writing new material for our next record and we are all deeply in love with each other.

Alexisonfire revealed the title to their new album at a show in Hamilton, Ontario on December 20, 2008. The album, due for release in 2009, was called Young Cardinals at that point in time. The band discussed the musical direction of the new album in an article:

Fans have a chance to hear Alexisonfire on the boundary of a "new, weird" stuff. Alexisonfire is really heavy and that's what we love about it. But I've got a bunch of new ideas that I think will fit with us that are a lot different. I kind of want to try and make these slower songs I've written seem really heavy atmospherically. On our last album, I never would have thought to try that because the record was so aggressive, but I'm going to try and take us into some new, weird territories.
—London Free Press

Alexisonfire began recording Old Crows / Young Cardinals (with slightly altered title) on February 1, 2009 and by March 1, 2009 the recording process was near completion; Only leads, overdubs, and vocals were left before mixing and mastering. As of March 11, 2009 the studio blog confirmed 2 track titles: "Midnight Regulations" and "Emerald St."

On March 31, 2009 it was confirmed that Alexisonfire signed to Dine Alone Records. The band is confirmed to play Warped Tour 2009.

On April 20, 2009 Alexisonfire released their first song "Young Cardinals" from their forthcoming album. It was further announced that the album would be released on June 23, 2009.