Blackhawks Over Los Angeles

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Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
Strung Out - Blackhawks Over Los Angeles cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 12, 2007
Genre
Length48:49
LabelFat Wreck Chords
ProducerMatt Hyde
Strung Out chronology
Exile In Oblivion
(2004)
Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
(2007)
Agents of the Underground
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(79%)[1]
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
Punknews.org4/5 stars[3]

Blackhawks Over Los Angeles is the sixth studio album by Strung Out, released by Fat Wreck Chords on June 12, 2007.

Background[]

On November 26, 2006, the band made a demo of "Downtown" available for streaming.[4]

Release[]

On May 8, 2007 the song "Calling" was released on the band's MySpace, and has received much positive feedback from fans. The band filmed a music video for "Calling". The album was planned for release in spring 2007[4] before being released on June 12. In August, the band went on a North American tour with support from A Wilhelm Scream and I Am Ghost.[5]

The first 5000 copies of the album include a bonus song titled "More Than Words". Another bonus song is included with the iTunes release, titled "Novella".

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Strung Out.

Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
No.TitleLength
1."Calling"4:19
2."Blackhawks Over Los Angeles"3:03
3."Party in the Hills"3:54
4."All the Nations"3:03
5."A War Called Home"3:20
6."Letter Home"3:47
7."Orchid"3:02
8."Dirty Little Secret"3:20
9."Downtown"4:08
10."The King Has Left the Building"3:34
11."Mission Statement"3:15
12."Diver"3:36
13."More Than Words (Limited Edition)"3:29
14."Novella (iTunes Bonus Track)"2:59

Charts[]

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Billboard Top Heatseekers[6] 5
Billboard Top Independent Albums[6] 33

References[]

  1. ^ "Review: Blackhawks Over Los Angeles". AbsolutePunk. August 13, 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  2. ^ Apar, Corey. "Review: Blackhawks Over Los Angeles". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Review: Blackhawks Over Los Angeles". Punknews.org. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Strung Out post new demo track". Alternative Press. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Strung Out touring with A Wilhelm Scream, I Am Ghost". Alternative Press. June 29, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Blackhawks Over Los Angeles chart listing". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2009.



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