"You Kill Me (In a Good Way)" Released: April 23, 2010
"If I'm James Dean, Then You're Audrey Hepburn" Released: August 6, 2010
"With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear" Released: September 10, 2010
With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear is the debut studio album by American rock band Sleeping with Sirens. It was released on March 23, 2010, through Rise Records. The album debuted at number 7 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, and at number 36 on Top Independent Albums.[3] It received praise in particular for singer Kellin Quinn's vocals. This is also the only release by the band to feature guitarists Nick Trombino and Brandon McMaster, who have since been replaced by Jesse Lawson and Jack Fowler respectively.
Production
With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear was recorded at Chango Gridlock Studio with producer Cameron Mizell. Mizell acted as engineer, and mixed and mastered the album.[4]
Release
Following the album's conclusion, they embarked on a tour with We Came as Romans, Broadway and Tides of Man. On November 10, 2009, the band announced they had signed to Rise Records; their debut was schueled for release in early 2010.[5] On February 8, 2010, "The Bomb Dot Com v2.0" was posted on the group's Myspace profile. In March and April, the group toured as part of the Royal Family Tour in the US.[6]With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear was made available for streaming on March 22, before being released through Rise Records the following day.[7] On September 9, a music video was released for "With Ears to See, and Eyes to Hear".[8]
With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear was met with generally positive reviews. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album a 3.5 out of 5 stars. He praises the vocal ability of singer Kellin Quinn stating, "Quinn, whose soaring tenor not only gives the songs a hopeful, uplifting quality, but shows off a vocal talent that could just as easily be making pop records." He ends off by saying, "With Ears to See, and Eyes to Hear is an incredibly solid debut from a band showing plenty of promise right out of the gate."[1]
Jason Schreurs of Alternative Press magazine gave the album a harsher review. He gave the album a one out of 5 stars. He criticizes the album as a "nonstop assault of mainstream influences into an emo/metalcore sound that, ultimately, sounds best dirty and raw -- not this trite, juvenile, wimpy ear-candy."[2]
The album sold 25,000 copies in its first week in the US.[10]
^"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgMzriO93-Y" is the track title as it appears on the album – a URL to a YouTube video on the band's official channel, entitled "Dance Party", which features the group dancing to "A cause des garçons" by Yelle. Track 10 is no longer found at the listed URL and instead can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgMzriO93-Y when YouTube started using HTTPS, however that remains the official name of the song album. For searching purposes, this track is commonly referred to as Dance Party.
^ abcWith Ears to See and Eyes to Hear (booklet). Sleeping with Sirens. Rise Records. 2010. RISE093.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
