Sirens and Condolences

Sirens and Condolences
Studio album by Bayside
Released	January 27, 2004
Recorded	Phase Studios, College Park, Maryland
Genre	Punk rock, emo
Length	39:48 4
Label	Victory
Producer	J. Robbins, Bayside
Bayside chronology
Bayside/Name Taken – Split EP (2003)Bayside/Name Taken – Split EP2003 Sirens and Condolences (2004) Bayside (2005)Bayside2005

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LAS Magazine	6/10
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Sirens and Condolences is the debut studio album by American rock band Bayside, released in 2004 through Victory Records. The album has since sold 40,000 copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Masterpiece"	3:44
2.	"Poison in My Veins"	3:32
3.	"Phone Call from Poland"	3:23
4.	"Talking of Michelangelo"	3:38
5.	"Alcohol and Altar Boys"	3:03
6.	"A Synonym for Acquiesce"	5:17
7.	"How to Fix Everything"	4:04
8.	"Kellum"	2:36
9.	"If You're Bored"	3:04
10.	"Just Enough to Love You" (re-recorded version; original version on Bayside/Name Taken split)	3:45
11.	"Guardrail"	3:38
Total length:		39:48

Additional

• "Talking of Michelangelo" (track 4) is a reference to the poem, "The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock" (1915), by T.S. Eliot.

Writing Credits

This album was the only one not entirely credited to Bayside as a band. The music and melodies were written by Anthony Raneri, while the lyrics were written by Andrew Elderbaum. The same process was used on the split cd with Name Taken.

Personnel

• Anthony Raneri - Vocals, Guitar
• Andrew Elderbaum - Bass
• Jack O'Shea - Guitar, Additional vocals
• Jim Mitchell - Drums
• J. Robbins - Production, mixing
• Alan Douches - Mastering
• Emily Driskill - Photography
• Jason Link - Album layout

External links

• Sirens and Condolences at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)