Clarity

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Clarity · After the commercial failure of Static Prevails in 1996, nobody expected much of Jimmy Eat World any more. The record company Capitol no longer had any interest in the band and thereby left it free. In May and June 1998 the band recorded the album with the producer Mark Trombino, first the drums at Sound City in Van Nuys, then forty days for guitars and overdubs at Clear Lake Audio in North Hollywood. On this album Jim Adkins took over the lead vocals from Tom Linton.

The sound is described as emo, pop punk and punk rock, with cello, piano, violins, bells and two drum kits on tracks such as Lucky Denver Mint, Ten and Goodbye Sky Harbor. Critics praised the dynamics. Even so, success failed to come and Capitol dropped the band in August 1999. Only later did Clarity grow into a cult classic, and Kerrang!, LA Weekly and Rolling Stone in particular regard it as one of the best emo albums ever.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Table for Glasses4:22Apple Music ↗
2. 2Lucky Denver Mint3:50Apple Music ↗
3. 3Your New Aesthetic2:41Apple Music ↗
4. 4Believe In What You Want3:08Apple Music ↗
5. 5A Sunday4:33Apple Music ↗
6. 6Crush3:12Apple Music ↗
7. 712.23.953:44Apple Music ↗
8. 8Ten3:48Apple Music ↗
9. 9Just Watch the Fireworks7:02Apple Music ↗
10. 10For Me This Is Heaven4:07Apple Music ↗
11. 11Blister3:30Apple Music ↗
12. 12Clarity4:03Apple Music ↗
13. 13Goodbye Sky Harbor16:13Apple Music ↗
14. 14Christmas Card2:54Apple Music ↗
15. 15Sweetness (Demo)3:39Apple Music ↗

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