Escape (Nine Lashes album)

Escape
Studio album by Nine Lashes
Released	June 5, 2009
Genre	Christian rock, alternative metal
Length	43:15
Label	Collide
Producer	Travis Wyrick
Nine Lashes chronology
Escape (2009) World We View (2012)

Escape is the debut studio album by the American Christian rock band Nine Lashes, released on June 5, 2009. Recorded before the group signed to Tooth & Nail Records, the album was released through the independent record label Collide Records and produced by Travis Wyrick, and has a slightly darker sound than their second album and Tooth & Nail debut, World We View. While the album itself failed to chart, the songs "Words of Red" and "Word of Advice" made Billboard's Christian rock chart.

Recording and production

The album was recorded with producer Travis Wyrick. Lead vocalist Jeremy Dunn later said that Wyrick's personality and working atmosphere was the main difference from what the band would later experience working with Aaron Sprinkle on World We View, saying that Wyrick was "much more high strung. You'll get there at 8 am and he's already been up for 3 hours playing racquetball. He'll be like, 'Are you guys sleeping in today?', and it's only 8 in the morning. He's pretty intense."^[1] Meanwhile, Sprinkle was "more relaxed. He's just, 'Let's work in our own time. Let's not push things. Let's just let it happen.' So it was just a very different dynamic."^[2]

Musically, the album has a slightly darker and less enhanced sound than World We View.^[3] Influences cited by the band at the time included Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, Kutless, Decyfer Down, Disciple, and 12 Stones.^[4]

Release

The album was released on June 5, 2009 through the independent label Collide Records.^[5] While the album itself did not chart, the singles "Words of Red" and "Word of Advice" made Billboard/R&R's Christian Rock singles chart, peaking at No. 15 and No. 25, respectively.^[6][7]

Track listing

1. "One and All" – 3:47
2. "Fly" – 3:16
3. "Escape" – 3:45
4. "Afterglow" – 4:35
5. "Words of Red" – 3:54
6. "Double or Nothing" – 3:33
7. "Hollow Theory" – 4:19
8. "Word of Advice" – 3:42
9. "Solace" (instrumental) – 0:46
10. "Cancer" – 4:07
11. "The Fall" – 3:48
12. "Goodbye" – 3:43

Notes

• "Afterglow" would later be re-recorded in a slightly altered form for World We View.

Personnel

Nine Lashes

• Jeremy Dunn – vocals
• Adam Jefferson – guitar
• Jon Jefferson – guitar
• Jared Lankford – bass
• Noah Terrell – drums

Additional personnel

• Travis Wyrick – producer

References

1. Jonathan Newsome (March 2012). "The World We View. An interview with Jeremy Dunn of Nine Lashes". Rock. Nothing But... Retrieved May 11, 2012.
2. Michael Weaver (Feb 2012). "The World According To Nine Lashes" (interview). Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
3. Weaver, Michael (January 11, 2012). "Nine Lashes, 'World We View' Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
4. "Nine Lashes". SoundClick. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
5. "Escape". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
6. "Christian Rock 2009-09-19". Billboard.biz. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
7. "Christian Rock 2010-01-30". Billboard.biz. Retrieved August 6, 2012.