Under the Boards

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Under the Boards
File:Saves the Day - Under the Boards cover.jpg
Studio album by
Saves the Day
ReleasedOctober 30, 2007
Genre
Length37:37
LabelVagrant
Producer
  • Marc Hudson
  • Eric Stenman
  • Saves the Day
Saves the Day chronology
Sound the Alarm
(2006) 		Under the Boards
(2007) 		Bug Sessions
(2008)

Under the Boards is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Saves the Day.

Background

On December 30, 2006, vocalist/guitarist Chris Conley mentioned that Saves the Day were "workin[g] on new material."[4] On February 1, 2007, Conley said the group had finished 13 songs demoing for the next album, which would be titled Under the Boards. The group were aiming to record in late spring and release the album in the fall.[5] In April and May, the band went a co-headlining tour with Say Anything. During the tour, a live video of a new song entitled "Can't Stay the Same" was posted online.[6] Following the tour, the band began recording Under the Boards.[7]

Composition and recording

A post on the website Punknews.org said of the album and its relationship to the band's previous album, Sound the Alarm and subsequent album, Daybreak:

The band is co-producing the 13 songs with Marc Hudson and Eric Stenman at their studio in northern California. Under The Boards continues a story about self-discovery that began with last year's Sound the Alarm and will conclude with a third album, Daybreak, to be released next year. Says frontman Chris Conley: "Sound The Alarm is an expression of discontent. Under the Boards is reflection and remorse. Daybreak is acceptance." Under the Boards is the second album of a trilogy with the theme of self-discovery. It was preceded by Sound the Alarm (2006) and followed by Daybreak (2011). Conley said that Sound the Alarm was "an expression of discontent. Under the Boards is reflection and remorse. Daybreak is acceptance."[8] Conley also said that the three-album concept was: "just a bit of a therapeutic experiment".

I felt like all twisted up and broken inside and just angry and confused and depressed and sad and I couldn’t really deal with the world or myself. So I was just like this has got to end, I have to at least try and get a grip on the world and on myself. So I dove into the depths of my mind and brought out what I was finding ... Under The Boards dealt with how all of that was making my life unbearable, and I realized I had to change so that album was the transitional part, starting to transition out of that dark place, because you realize how its effecting your life.[9]

Conley said Under the Boards was the "most honest and therapeutic music I've ever made. It was also written during the hardest time in my life."[10] Several of the album's tracks were written as far back as 2003, immediately after the In Reverie sessions.[11] The song "Woe", for example, was the first song Conley wrote after the completion of In Reverie. Conley called "Woe" the "darkest song on the record and the darkest song I've ever written. And it is the most cathartic lyric I've ever written."[10] Conley said "Turning Over in My Tomb" was "the moment when I decide to stick around and face the facts and learn how to make the most of this life, instead of being crushed by the weight of my history."[10]

Release

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk86% [12]
AllMusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star half.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1]
Alternative PressFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star half.svgFile:Star empty.svg[13]
The A.V. ClubC[2]
Exclaim!Favorable[3]
MelodicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg [14]
Ox-FanzineFavorable[15]
PopMattersFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[16]
Punknews.orgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star half.svgFile:Star empty.svg[17]
SpinFavorable[18]

The album charted at number 119 on the Billboard 200.[citation needed]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Christopher Conley, all songs written by Saves the Day.

  1. "Under the Boards" – 3:15
  2. "Radio" – 2:13
  3. "Can't Stay the Same" – 2:48
  4. "When I'm Not There" – 2:46
  5. "Lonely Nights" – 3:05
  6. "Bye Bye Baby" – 2:36
  7. "Stay" – 3:25
  8. "Getaway" – 2:46
  9. "Because You Are No Other" – 1:59
  10. "Kaleidoscope" – 3:18
  11. "Woe" – 3:05
  12. "Turning Over in My Tomb" – 3:26

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 AllMusic Review by Corey Apar
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ryan, Kyle (October 30, 2007). "Under The Boards · Saves The Day · Music Review Saves The Day: Under The Boards · Music Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Conoley, Ben (November 19, 2007). "Saves the Day Under the Boards". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ Foucart, Jon (December 30, 2006). "Saves The Day Are Writing". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved May 2, 2017.[dead link‍]
  5. ↑ Foucart, Jon (February 1, 2007). "New Saves The Day Album Title". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved May 2, 2017.[dead link‍]
  6. ↑ DeAndrea, Joe (April 16, 2007). "Saves The Day News - News Articles". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved May 2, 2017.[dead link‍]
  7. ↑ Staff (March 27, 2007). "For The Record: Quick News On Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Eminem & More". MTV. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Paul, Aubin (June 18, 2007). "Saves The Day hits the studio, promises new albums in 2007, 2008". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ Stetsko, Mark (November 24, 2010). "Saves The Day". Review Rinse Repeat. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Streeter, Brad (April 2, 2008). "Saves The Day - 04.02.08 - Interview". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved May 2, 2017.[dead link‍]
  11. ↑ "Under the Boards: A Conversation with Chris Conley of Saves the Day." Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine PopZap!Music. October 24, 2007.
  12. ↑ "Saves The Day - Under The Boards". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  13. ↑ Heisel, Scott (February 26, 2008). "Saves The Day - Under the Boards - Reviews". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ Roth, Kaj (November 8, 2007). "Saves the Day - Under the Boards". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  15. ↑ Meyer, Dennis (December 2007 – January 2008). "Reviews: Saves the Day / Under the Boards CD". Ox-Fanzine (in Deutsch). Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  16. ↑ McGuire, Colin (January 22, 2008). "Saves the Day: Under the Boards". PopMatters. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Saves the Day". punknews.org. 30 October 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ Burgess, Aaron (January 18, 2008). "Saves the Day, 'Under the Boards' (Vagrant)". Spin. Retrieved December 3, 2015.

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