An Army of Shapes Between Wars
An Army of Shapes Between Wars is the second album by the Long Island band Action Action, released in 2006 by Victory Records.
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| Released | January 24, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 62:46 | |||
| Label | Victory Records | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (57%) [1] |
| Allmusic | |
| Ox-Fanzine | 7/10[3] |
| Punknews.org | |
Release
On November 23, 2005, An Army of Shapes Between Wars was announced for release in two months' time.[5] On January 18, 2006, "Paper Cliche" was posted on the band's PureVolume profile.[6] An Army of Shapes Between Wars was made available for streaming on January 23, 2006 through AOL Music, before being released the following day through Victory Records.[7][8] To promote it, the band played a series of in-store performances at various record stores on the East Coast in January and February 2006, which was followed by a support slot for Men, Women & Children on their headlining West Coast tour until April 2006.[6][9][10] They embarked on a US tour in July 2006 with the Matches.[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mark Thomas Kluepfel.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smoke and Mirrors" | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Oh My Dear It's Just Chemical Frustration" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "A Tornado; an Owl" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Sleep Paralysis" | 5:24 |
| 5. | "The Game" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Paper Cliché" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "120 Ways to Kill You: An Illustrated Children's Book" | 5:41 |
| 8. | "What Temperature Does Air Freeze At?" | 5:40 |
| 9. | "The Other 90% of the Iceberg" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Analogue Logic" | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Don't Shoot the Messenger (Not My Idea)" | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Attached to the Fifth Story" | 7:14 |
| 13. | "The Blanket Truth" | 5:37 |
References
- AbsolutePunk review
- Luerssen, John D.. An Army of Shapes Between Wars at AllMusic
- Renz, Thomas (April–May 2006). "Action Action - An Army of Shapes Between Wars CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- Shultz, Brian (February 24, 2006). "Action Action - An Army of Shapes Between Wars". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- Paul, Aubin (November 23, 2005). "Victory Records in 2006 - albums, DVDs from Hawthorne Heights, Waterdown, Atreyu". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- Paul, Aubin (January 18, 2006). "New video, streams and dates from Action Action". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- Paul, Aubin (January 23, 2006). "Action Action full album stream". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- Paul, Aubin (January 24, 2006). "Action Action launches unique media player". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- Paul, Aubin (January 16, 2006). "Men, Women and Children touring with Action Action, Metric, Motion City Soundtrack". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- Paul, Aubin (February 10, 2006). "Men, Women and Children launch e-card". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- Reinecker, Meg (June 23, 2006). "Action Action / The Matches". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
