Day Three of My New Life

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Day Three of My New Life
Studio album by Knapsack
Released	February 25, 1997
Genre	Emo, indie rock
Length	35:18
Label	Alias[1] Poison City
Knapsack chronology
Silver Sweepstakes (1995) Day Three of My New Life (1997) This Conversation Is Ending Starting Right Now (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[3]

Day Three of My New Life is the second full length album by the indie rock/emo band Knapsack.^[4][5] It was released on February 25, 1997, on Alias Records, and re-released in 2014 on Poison City Records.

Critical reception[]

The A.V. Club called the album "the band’s crowning achievement."^[4] CMJ New Music Report called it "a noisy, post-punk bonfire."^[6] Vulture wrote that "[Knapsack's] songs were always a little too curiously shaped to break into the mainstream, but you can still hear the crossover potential in the sensitivity of their dynamics."^[7]

Track listing[]

1. "Thursday Side Of The Street" - 2:48
2. "Courage Was Confused" - 3:51
3. "Decorate The Spine" - 2:39
4. "Diamond Mine" - 4:21
5. "Simple Favor" - 3:02
6. "Boxing Gloves" - 3:36
7. "Henry Hammers Harder" - 3:50
8. "Perfect" - 3:51
9. "Heart Carved Tree" - 4:15
10. "Steeper Than We Thought" - 3:05

Personnel[]

• Cole Gerst – design
• Knapsack – producer
• Colby Mancasola – drums
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Rod Meyer – bass guitar
• Blair Shehan – guitar, vocals
• Mark Trombino – producer, engineer, mixing
• Allen Yost – illustrations

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