Vacation (Bomb the Music Industry! album)

Vacation

Studio album by Bomb the Music Industry!

Released

July 26, 2011

Genre

Punk rock, Indie rock

Length

42:55

Label

Quote Unquote Records, Ernest Jenning Records, Really Records

Producer

Jeff Rosenstock

Bomb the Music Industry! chronology

Adults!!!: Smart!!! Shithammered!!! And Excited by Nothing!!!!!!!
(2010)

Vacation
(2011)

Vacation is the sixth full-length album by Bomb the Music Industry!, released on July 26, 2011.^[1] It was announced in September 2010.^[2]

Much of the music was written while Jeff Rosenstock was on a free trip to Belize,^[3] and unlike the band's previous albums, it is "about trying to build a home."^[4] In 2015 Rosenstock chose Vacation as his favorite BTMI album.^[5]

There are guest contributions from members of Fake Problems, Bayside, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Good Luck.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Punknews.org	^[6]
Alternative Press
ConsequenceOfSound.net	^[7]
Sputnikmusic	^[8]
Absolutepunk	85% ^[9]
Rockfreaks.net	^[10]
Metacritic	88% ^[11]

Track listing

"Campaign for a Better Next Weekend" - 4:54^[12]
"Vocal Coach" - 2:25
"Everybody That You Love" - 3:19
"Sponge Board / Baby Waves" - 0:37
"The Shit That You Hate" - 5:53
"Hurricane Waves" - 2:51
"Sick, Later." - 3:40
"Why, Oh Why, Oh Why? (Oh Oh Oh Oh)" - 4:41
"Savers" - 3:44
"Can’t Complain" - 3:18
"Everybody That Loves You" - 3:12
"Sunny Place / Shady People" - 0:45
"Felt Just Like Vacation" - 3:36

Details

"Everybody That You Love" was originally released in summer 2010 as a single and demo versions of "Hurricane Waves" and "Can't Complain" were previously released in early 2011. All three songs were re-recorded for "Vacation."

A clip from the 1993 film Airborne appears at the end of "Can't Complain."

The song "Can't Complain" was featured in episode twelve of the eighth season of The Office, "Pool Party".

Sponge Board / Baby Waves is a reference to a line from the surf movie Blue Crush. ^[13]

Personnel

Main band

Mike Costa - Drums
John DeDomenici - Bass, Drums
Matt Keegan - Trombone, Synthesizer, Glockenspiel, Vocals
Tom Malinowski - Guitar, Vocals
Jeff Rosenstock - Vocals, Guitars, Saxophone, Keyboards, Programming, Drums

Additional personnel

Ginger Alford: Vocals
Neil Callaghan: Farfisa Organ
Chris Candy: Trumpet
Steve Ciolek: Vocals
Katie Cleary: Bass
Steven D'Agostino: Banjo
Chris Farren: Vocals
Ben Gallatty: Upright Bass
Chris Guglielmo: Drums
Mike Huguenor: Vocals
Aidan Kohler: Violins
Casey Lee: Pedal Steel
Sean McCabe: Mandolin, Tannerin
Lindsay McMullen: Cello
Dave Renz: Vocals
Matt Scheuermann: Vocals
Skylar Suorez: Vibraphone
Witt Wisebram: Harmonica

External links

Vacation on Quote Unquote Records

References

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