Sirens (Sublime with Rome album)
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| Studio album by Sublime with Rome | ||||
| Released | July 17, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2015 at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas | |||
| Genre | Ska, reggae, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 33:53 | |||
| Label | BMG Rights Management | |||
| Producer | Paul Leary | |||
| Sublime with Rome chronology | ||||
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Sirens is the second album by rock group Sublime with Rome, which was released on July 17, 2015. It is the first album to include notable drummer Josh Freese following Bud Gaugh's departure in 2011.
"Wherever You Go" was released as the album's first single, reaching No. 17 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 48/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Billboard | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
Critical
Sirens has been given a Metacritic score of 48, indicating mixed or average reviews.[1] Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone wrote that the album "stirs up the same hey-whatever mix of reggae, hip-hop and punk that made Sublime shirtless charmers 20 years ago",[4] and David Jeffries of AllMusic judged this album "a step up" from their debut album Yours Truly.[2] Garrett Kamps of Billboard magazine on the other hand thought that while "the tunes are competently rendered, but that actually makes them worse: That these guys are selling out shows as what amounts to a cover band is the kind of thing you need to be super-baked to wrap your head around."[3]
Commercial
Sirens was released on 17 July 2015. The album reached No. 34 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. Album sales quickly fell and the album exited the charts after one week.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sirens (featuring The Dirty Heads)" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Wherever You Go" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Brazilia" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "House Party" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Been Losing Sleep" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Promised Land Dub (Dennis Brown Cover)" | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Best Of Me" | 2:17 |
| 8. | "Put Down Your Weapon" | 2:11 |
| 9. | "Run and Hide" | 1:15 |
| 10. | "Skankin' To The Beat (Fishbone Cover)" | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Gasoline" | 3:04 |
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 34 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] | 5 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] | 3 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10] | 3 |
Personnel
- Rome Ramirez – vocals, guitar
- Eric Wilson – bass
- Josh Freese – drums, percussion
- Leigh Snyder - DJ/Turntables
References
- 1 2 "Reviews for Sirens by Sublime with Rome - Metacritic". metacritic.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- 1 2 "AllMusic review".
- 1 2 Garrett Kamps (July 21, 2015). "Sublime's New Iteration Wears Even Thinner on Reggae-Rock Rehash 'Sirens': Album Review". Billboard.
- 1 2 Jon Dolan (July 17, 2015). "Sirens". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ "Sublime with Rome". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Sublime with Rome – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Sublime with Rome.
- ↑ "Sublime with Rome – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Sublime with Rome.
- ↑ "Sublime with Rome – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Sublime with Rome.
- ↑ "Sublime with Rome – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Sublime with Rome.
- ↑ "Sublime with Rome – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Sublime with Rome.