A City by the Light Divided

Performer: Thursday
Producer: Dave Fridmann
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. The fourth album by New Jersey emo outfit Thursday, CITY BY THE LIGHT DIVIDED shows a striking new maturity. A loosely knit concept album partially inspired by a car accident that claimed the life of an old friend of lead singer Geoff Rickly, the album has a haunted, emotionally-charged lyrical mood that's matched by the wider stylistic range of the songs. First single, "Counting 5-4-3-2-1," is the most immediately accessible song the band has yet offered, closer to the melodic indie rock of Death Cab For Cutie than to the cathartic post-hardcore of the group's earlier records. As a whole, CITY BY THE LIGHT DIVIDED sounds like the work of an older, wiser band moving beyond the limitations of their early style.

Entertainment Weekly (p.136) - "Fridmann guides screamo's best band into stronger and more eclectic territory -- and to their crowning achievement." -- Grade: A- Q (p.119) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] mightily heavy and punky album....The band also pay tribute to the epic, atmospheric glumness of The Cure." Kerrang (Magazine) (p.57) - "Atmospheric interludes, samples and strings add a far-reaching scope to their music that skillfully blends the fury and passion they're renowned for with a graceful, cinematic scope."

After their 1998 formation, New Jersey emo pioneers Thursday wasted no time in building a faithful local audience, which increased exponentially following high-profile support slots for established acts like At The Drive-In, Hot Water Music, and even the Cure. After releasing a well-received independent debut album, WAITING, Thursday signed to the hardcore label Victory Records in the early 2000s, cementing their reputation with 2001's deceptively complex FULL COLLAPSE.

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