Day Three of My New Life

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Day Three of My New Life
Studio album by
Knapsack
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997
Genre
Length35:18
LabelAlias[3]/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
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]

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

Critical reception[edit]

The A.V. Club called the album "the band’s crowning achievement."[1] CMJ New Music Report called it "a noisy, post-punk bonfire."[2] 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."[6]

Track listing[edit]

  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[edit]

  • 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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Anthony, David (October 22, 2013). "Knapsack's Day Three Of My New Life both defined and destroyed it". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 44. CMJ Network, Inc. April 1997. p. 34. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Galil, Leor (November 15, 2013). "Knapsack, Maritime, All Eyes West". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Modell, Josh. "Day Three of My New Life - Knapsack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 977. ISBN 978-1-57859-061-2.
  6. ^ Cohen, Ian; Anthony, David; Corcoran, Nina; Garland, Emma; Nelson, Brad (February 13, 2020). "100 Best Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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