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From Here To Infirmary (Album) by Alkaline Trio

Artist Biography For Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio Are A Punk Rock Band From Chicago Illinois Consisting Of Matt Skiba Guitar/vocals Dan Andriano Bass/vocals And Atom Willard Drums/percussion . Their Music Is Characterized By Dark Lyrics Catchy Hooks Fast Tempos And Recurring Subjects Of Alcoholism Depression Shattered Relationships Drugs And Death. The Band Formed In December Of 1996 Originally Consisting Of Skiba Rob Doran Bass/vocals And Glenn Porter Drums/vocals . 1997 Saw The Release Of The Band's First EP Sundials. This Was Followed Shortly After By The Departure Of Doran. He Was Replaced By Andriano Who Had Been The Singer For Tuesday And Bassist For The Ska Band Slapstick. The Band Released Their Second EP Entitled For Your Lungs Only In 1998 Which Began To Build Them A Sizable Fan Base In The American Midwest. Later That Year They Released Their First Full-Length Album Goddamnit Followed By Maybe I'll Catch Fire In 2000. Both Were Released On Asian Man Records. Also In 2000 The Band Released A Collection Of Their Previously-Released EPs On A Self-Titled Album. Following The Success Of Their Asian Man Releases Alkaline Trio Signed To Vagrant. Joined By New Drummer Mike Felumlee Previously Of The Smoking Popes From Here To Infirmary Was Released In 2001. It Was Their First Album To See Any Interest From Alternative Radio And The Mainstream Media With The Semi-Hit Punk Single "Stupid Kid" And The Inclusion Of The Song "Armageddon" On The Tony Hawk's Underground As Well As Tony Hawks American Wasteland Video Games. Their Cover Of "Over At The Frankenstein Place" Was Included In The Compilation The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show An Album Made To Pay Tribute To The Movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. After The Release Felumlee Left The Band Too And Was Replaced By Grant Previously Of The Suicide Machines. Their Next Full-Length Album Was Good Mourning Released In 2003 With The Album's Launch Single "We've Had Enough" Seeing A Considerable Amount Of Commercial Success. The Album Was A Significant Departure From Earlier Works Featuring Greater Production Value And A Noticeable Move Toward A More Mainstream Sound. The Band Has Also Appeared On Various Compilation Albums Notably Plea For Peace Vol. 1 And Rock Against Bush Vol. 1. Skiba And Andriano Have Both Independently Recorded Split Records Skiba With Kevin Seconds On Asian Man Records And Andriano With Mike Felumlee On Double Zero Records As Well As Jointly Performing Backing Vocal Duties On The Album This Is Unity Music By Common Rider. They Have Also Recorded Two Split EPs With Bands Who Are No Longer Together One With Hot Water Music In 2000 And The Other With One Man Army In 2004. Alkaline Trio Released Their Fifth Studio Album On Vagrant Records Entitled Crimson On May 24 2005 Which Featured The Single "Time To Waste." The Single For This Song Also Included Bonus Tracks Produced By Mass Giorgini. The Tracks "Mercy Me" And "Burn" Have Also Been Released As Singles From The Album. In 2004 Andriano Became A Member Of The Falcon A Super-Group Of Consisting Of The Lawrence Arms' Bassist/co-Vocalist Brendan Kelly With Who He Had Played With In Slapstick And Neil Hennessy Drummer From The Lawrence Arms. The Band Released A 5-Song EP In 2004 And Its First Full-Length Unicornography In September Of 2006. In 2006 Matt Skiba Collaborated With Josiah Steinbrick For The Band Heavens. In 2008 Alkaline Trio Released Agony & Irony On Epic Records. The Album Charted At #13 On The Billboard 200. Alkaline Trio's 7th Studio Album This Addiction Was Released On February 23rd 2010. This Was Their First Album Under Their Own Label Heart & Skull An Offshoot Of Epitaph And The Album Debuted At #11 On The Billboard 200 Making It The Highest The Band Has Ever Charted To Date.
Alkaline Trio's Eighth Studio Album Damnesia Was Released July 12 2011. Consisting Of "a Selection Of Beloved Fan Favorites Selected From The Group's Extensive Catalogue And Presented In An Intimate Semi-Unplugged Format" The Album Also Included Two New Songs "Olde English 800" And "I Remember A Rooftop" As Well As A Cover Version Of The Violent Femmes' "I Held Her In My Arms". On April 2nd 2013 Alkaline Trio Released "My Shame Is True". On August 31st 2013 Alkaline Trio Released "Is This Thing Cursed?". On June 8th 2023 Longtime Drummer Derek Grant Left The Band Due To Mental Health Reasons And Intentions To Pursue Music Production As Well As Graphic Design. He Was Replaced By Atom Willard Formerly Of Bands Such As Rocket From The Crypt And Against Me!. The Band Then Released The Single "Blood Hair And Eyeballs" On October 17th 2023 And Announced An Album Of The Same Name Due For A Release Date Of January 26th 2024.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: From Here To Infirmary

From Here To Infirmary Is The Third Album By The Chicago-Based Punk Rock Band Alkaline Trio Released April 3 2001 Through Vagrant Records. It Was Their First Album For Vagrant And Their Only Album With Drummer Mike Felumlee Who Replaced Previous Drummer Glenn Porter. It Was Also Their First Album To Chart Reaching #199 On The Billboard 200 And #9 Amongst Independent Albums. Its Two Singles "Stupid Kid" And "Private Eye" Both Charted On The UK Singles Chart Reaching #53 And #51 Respectively. When Felumlee Left The Band Shortly After The Album's Release Drummer Adam Willard Filled In With The Group On Tour And Appeared In The Music Video For "Private Eye " Before The Band Found A Permanent Replacement In Derek Grant. Reflecting On The Album In A 2008 Interview Singer/bassist Dan Andriano Considered It A Turning Point For The Band Musically I Would Have To Say From Here To Infirmary Definitely Started To Shape Things Up With More Of A Straight Up Rock Kind Of Sound. I Think The Previous Two Albums Are Really Great But Are A Bit Meandering. I Think Is When Matt And I Both Realized That We Wanted To Tighten The Screws A Bit Simplify Things A Little And Focus More On Punching You In The Nuts With Our Rock Metaphorically Speaking Of Course. Critical Reaction To The Album Was Mixed. Ari Wiznitzer Of Allmusic Called It A Slump For The Band And "a Definite Low Point In Alkaline Trio's Catalog " Criticizing Its "lighter More Mainstream Sound " Which "really Doesn't Complement Matt Skiba And Dan Andriano's Foul-Mouthed Poetry As Well As Their Earlier Abrasive Sound. Adding To The Disappointment Is That This Is The First Alkaline Trio Release To Have Any Filler As Many Of The Songs Seem Painfully Tossed Off And Probably Were As The Band Has Been So Prolific ." Matt Hendrickson Of Rolling Stone Was More Praising Of The Album's Qualities Remarking That The Band "delivers Catchy Punk Pop With Sharp Elbows And A Wry Sense Of Humor" And That "What Saves Them From The Gutter Are Some Effortless Hooks And Skiba's Hysterical Lyrics." John Dark Of Pitchfork Media Remarked "There's Quite A Bit That Alkaline Trio's Music Is Not. It's Not Challenging Ambitious Or Visionary. It's Not Clever Or Self-Aware. It's Not Even Terribly Skillful. But What It Is Is Tasty. Pure Musical Junk Food Fast Greasy And Crafted For A General Palate." He Criticized Some Of The Music As "a Tad Too Derivative For Your Average Rock Snob" But Praised The Band's Lyricism And Ability To Turn A Phrase Though Noting That They Would Occasionally "jar You Back To Reality With Bonehead Moves Like Spelling Out The Very Very Thinly-Disguised Metaphor In One Song For The Listener." Ultimately Though He Concluded That "for All Its Flaws From Here To Infirmary Remains Nothing More Than Simply What It Is Tuneful Consumable And Guiltily Satisfying."