Blackhawks Over Los Angeles

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Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
Studio album by
Strung Out
ReleasedJune 12, 2007
GenreSkate punk[1][2]
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
AbsolutePunk79%[3]
AllMusic[1]
Punknews.org[2]

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

Background[edit]

In October 2006, Strung Out spent some time at Pulley's practice space, where they wrote some new material.[4] On November 26, 2006, the band made a demo of "Downtown" available for streaming.[5]

Release[edit]

In April 2007, Strung Out played two shows in California, prior to an appearance at the Groezrock festival in Europe.[6] On May 8, 2007, "Calling" was posted on the band's Myspace profile, followed by "Party in the Hills" the following month.[7][8] The album was planned for release in spring 2007;[5] it was made available for streaming via their Myspace on June 8, 2007, before being released four days later.[9] On June 14, 2007, the music video for "Calling" was posted online.[10] The album was promoted with a release show in Simi Valley, California, and a tour of Europe through to the end of July 2007.[6][11] In August, the band went on a North American tour with support from A Wilhelm Scream and I Am Ghost.[12] In September and October 2007, they embarked on a second leg, this time with Evergreen Terrace and I Am Ghost.[13] They closed out the year touring with Bad Religion on their headlining trek of Australia.[14] In April 2008, the band embarked on a club tour of Europe alongside Ignite, Terror, Death Before Dishonor, and Burnthe8track.[15] Alongside this, the band played their own European shows through to May 2008.[16] They returned to the US where they supported Pennywise on their headlining tour; in between some of these dates, they played their own headlining shows with a variety of other bands.[17] In October 2008, preceded by two shows, the band performed at the LiskFest festival in California, and then embarked on a tour of the UK.[18][19]

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[edit]

All tracks are written by Strung Out

Blackhawks Over Los Angeles track listing
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 bonus track)3:29
14."Novella" (iTunes bonus track)2:59

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 84
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[21] 5
US Billboard Top Independent Albums[21] 33

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Apar, Corey. "Review: Blackhawks Over Los Angeles". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Review: Blackhawks Over Los Angeles". Punknews.org. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Review: Blackhawks Over Los Angeles". AbsolutePunk. August 13, 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  4. ^ August, Justin (October 4, 2006). "Pulley and Strung Out (still) writing new songs". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Paul, Aubin (April 17, 2007). "Strung Out". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  7. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 8, 2007). "Strung Out: 'Calling'". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 4, 2007). "More new music from Strung Out". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 8, 2007). "Strung Out: 'Blackhawks over Los Angeles'". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 14, 2007). "Strung Out: 'Calling'". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 22, 2007). "Strung Out talks European tour, release party, more". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Strung Out touring with A Wilhelm Scream, I Am Ghost". Alternative Press. June 29, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  13. ^ Paul, Aubin (July 17, 2007). "Strung Out / Evergreen Terrace / I Am Ghost". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  14. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 1, 2007). "Bad Religion / Strung Out / MYC (Australia)". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  15. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 29, 2008). "Ignite / Terror / Strung Out / Death Before Dishonor / Burnthe8track". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  16. ^ Paul, Aubin (February 22, 2008). "Strung Out (Europe)". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  17. ^ Paul, Aubin (April 28, 2008). "Pennywise / Strung Out / Authority Zero". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  18. ^ White, Adam (August 12, 2008). "Pennywise, Gorilla Biscuits, Strung Out, Vandals to play Liskfest in Irvine, CA". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  19. ^ Paul, Aubin (September 26, 2008). "Strung Out (California, UK)". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  20. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 270.
  21. ^ a b "Blackhawks Over Los Angeles chart listing". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
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