Blackhawks Over Los Angeles

Blackhawks Over Los Angeles is the sixth studio album by Strung Out, released by Fat Wreck Chords on June 12, 2007.

Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
Studio album by
Strung Out
ReleasedJune 12, 2007
Genre
Length48:49
LabelFat Wreck Chords
ProducerMatt Hyde
Strung Out chronology
Exile In Oblivion
(2004)		 Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
(2007)		 Agents of the Underground
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(79%)[1]
Allmusic[2]
Punknews.org[3]

Background

On November 26, 2006, the band made a demo of "Downtown" available for streaming.[4]

Release

On May 8, 2007 the song "Calling" was released on the band's MySpace, and has received much positive feedback from fans. The band filmed a music video for "Calling". The album was planned for release in spring 2007[4] before being released on June 12. In August, the band went on a North American tour with support from A Wilhelm Scream and I Am Ghost.[5]

The first 5000 copies of the album include a bonus song titled "More Than Words". Another bonus song is included with the iTunes release, titled "Novella".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Strung Out.

Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
No.TitleLength
1."Calling"4:19
2."Blackhawks Over Los Angeles"3:03
3."Party in the Hills"3:54
4."All the Nations"3:03
5."A War Called Home"3:20
6."Letter Home"3:47
7."Orchid"3:02
8."Dirty Little Secret"3:20
9."Downtown"4:08
10."The King Has Left the Building"3:34
11."Mission Statement"3:15
12."Diver"3:36
13."More Than Words (Limited Edition)"3:29
14."Novella (iTunes Bonus Track)"2:59

Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Billboard Top Heatseekers[6] 5
Billboard Top Independent Albums[6] 33

References
  1. "Review: Blackhawks Over Los Angeles". AbsolutePunk. August 13, 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  2. Apar, Corey. "Review: Blackhawks Over Los Angeles". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. "Review: Blackhawks Over Los Angeles". Punknews.org. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  4. "Strung Out post new demo track". Alternative Press. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  5. "Strung Out touring with A Wilhelm Scream, I Am Ghost". Alternative Press. June 29, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. "Blackhawks Over Los Angeles chart listing". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2009.



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