The Shade of Poison Trees

The Shade of Poison Trees
Studio album by Dashboard Confessional
Released October 2, 2007
Recorded March 2007
Genre Emo
Length 33:44
Label Vagrant
Producer Don Gilmore[1]
Dashboard Confessional chronology
The Wire Tapes Vol. 1
(2007)		 The Shade of Poison Trees
(2007)		 Alter the Ending
(2009)
Singles from The Shade of Poison Trees
  1. "Thick as Thieves"
    Released: 2007
  2. "These Bones"
    Released: 2008

The Shade of Poison Trees is the fifth studio album recorded by the band Dashboard Confessional.

Production and composition

The Shade of Poison Trees had been recorded over 10 days in Florida with producer Don Gilmore, who also takes credit for the production of Dashboard Confessional's previous album, Dusk and Summer.

The Shade of Poison Trees is heralded as a return to form, so to speak, breaking away from the electric, full band sound of their previous two albums and returning to the acoustic sound that Carrabba was previously known for. However, the album is unmistakably more mature, as the songs sound similar to their more recent work, yet without the heavily produced style.

Release

"Thick as Thieves" was released as the first single off the album in August 2007. On August 22, 2007, the band posted "Little Bombs" on their MySpace page. On September 7, 2007, Chris Carrabba posted a video message on his MySpace blog, inviting his fans to create a music video for the song "Thick as Thieves". The submitted entries will be checked, and the winning director wins a prize of $2,500 cash, two VIP tickets to a Vagrant gig of their choice, and a "Golden Ticket" to any and all Dashboard Confessional concerts in the next year. On September 25, the band added "Keep Watch for the Mines" to their MySpace page.

The album in its entirety was posted on the band's MySpace page on September 28, 2007, and it was released on October 2, 2007 on Vagrant Records. "Thick as Thieves" impacted radio on October 2.[2] In November and December, the band went a brief arena tour in the UK with Maroon 5.[3] "These Bones" was Dashboard Confessional's second single off the album and was released December 3, 2007.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(68/100)[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolutepunk.net86%[5]
Allmusic[6]
The A.V. ClubB+[7]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[8]
PopMatters[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin(7/10)[11]
Sputnikmusic(3/5)[12]
Stylus MagazineB[13]
Uncut[4]

Following its release, The Shade of Poison Trees debuted at number 18 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 48,000 copies in its first week.[14]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Carrabba.

  1. "Where There's Gold" – 2:29
  2. "Thick as Thieves" – 2:19
  3. "Keep Watch for the Mines" – 2:46
  4. "These Bones" – 2:59
  5. "Fever Dreams" – 2:30
  6. "The Shade of Poison Trees" – 2:58
  7. "The Rush" – 3:51
  8. "Little Bombs" – 2:33
  9. "I Light My Own Fires Now" – 2:54
  10. "Matters of Blood and Connection" – 2:24
  11. "Clean Breaks" – 2:59
  12. "The Widows Peak" – 2:58

Bonus tracks

  1. "The Only Gift That I Need" – 2:09*
  2. "Tonight I'll Take What I Can Get" [re-recorded] (iTunes pre-order bonus track) – 2:57
  3. "Tonight I'll Take What I Can Get" (original acoustic version) – 4:24*

"*"UK bonus tracks

Reception

Chart performance

The Shade of Poison Trees debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 48,000 copies in its first week.[15]

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[16] 18
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[17] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 6

References

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