Southern Weather

Southern Weather
Studio album by The Almost
Released April 3, 2007
Recorded Mid-2006
Studio Compound Recording, (Seattle, WA)
Genre Emo, alternative rock, post-hardcore[1]
Length 38:07
Label Tooth & Nail/Virgin
Producer Aaron Sprinkle
The Almost chronology
Southern Weather
(2007)		 No Gift to Bring
(2008)
Singles from Southern Weather
  1. "Say This Sooner"
    Released: February 13, 2007
  2. "Southern Weather"
    Released: October 2, 2007

Southern Weather is the debut album by Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie's solo-project, The Almost.

Release

On November 28, 2006, "Southern Weather" was made available for streaming.[2] In January 2007, the band went on their first tour, a U.S. headlining tour with support from Forgive Durden and Classic Case.[3] "Say This Sooner" was released to radio on February 13.[4] On February 28, "I Mostly Copy Other People" was made available for streaming.[5] Southern Weather was released on April 3 through Tooth and Nail.[5] Following this, the band supported Saves the Day and Say Anything on a small number of dates.[6] In April and May, the band supported Paramore on their tour of the U.S.[7] From late July to mid July then late July to late August, the band went on the 2007 edition of Warped Tour.[8] Following Warped Tour's conclusion, the group went on a headlining tour in August and September, with support from Meg & Dia and former Beloved frontman Josh Moore.[9] "Southern Weather" was released to radio on October 2.[10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net72%[11]
AllMusic[1]
Cross Rhythms[12]
Jesus Freak Hideout[13]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 39 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week.[14] As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 123,972 copies in the U.S. "Say This Sooner" has also been released to mainstream radio and has reached as high as No. 7 on Modern Rock Tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Aaron Gillespie. 

Album release
No.TitleLength
1."Say This Sooner"  3:14
2."Drive There Now"  3:11
3."Dirty and Left Out"  3:42
4."I Mostly Copy Other People"  3:22
5."Southern Weather"  3:28
6."Stop It"  3:36
7."Amazing Because It Is"  4:24
8."Everyone Here Smells Like a Rat"  3:18
9."Never Say "I Told You So""  2:59
10."Call Back When I'm Honest"  3:24
11."Everything That Makes Me Sick"  3:31
Total length:38:07
Bonus tracks

Personnel

The Almost
Additional personnel
Production

References

  1. 1 2 Southern Weather at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "The Almost (Aaron from Underoath) post new song, first shows". Alternative Press. November 28, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Almost (Aaron from Underoath) touring w/Forgive Durden". Alternative Press. November 30, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. February 6, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "The Almost (Aaron from Underoath) post new song". Alternative Press. February 28, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Saves The Day/Say Anything co-headlining tour revealed". Alternative Press. February 1, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Paramore announce spring dates". Alternative Press. March 1, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Throwdown added to Warped 07; Madina Lake drop off". Alternative Press. April 26, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Almost announce post-Warped Tour headlining run". Alternative Press. July 20, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. September 25, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Almost, The - Southern Weather - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. April 3, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Review: Southern Weather - The Almost". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  13. ↑ "The Almost, "Southern Weather" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. April 3, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  14. ↑ Katie Hasty, "'NOW 24' Trumps McBride, Duff, Timbaland At No. 1", Billboard.com, April 11, 2007.
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