Love Is Love/Return to Dust

Love Is Love/Return to Dust is the debut album by the American hardcore punk band Code Orange Kids. The album was released on November 20, 2012 through Deathwish Inc.[3] A music video for the song "Flowermouth (The Leech)" was released in October 2012.[4]

Love Is Love/Return to Dust
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)
Genre
Length27:07
LabelDeathwish
ProducerKurt Ballou
Code Orange Kids chronology
Full of Hell / Code Orange Kids
(2012)
Love Is Love/Return to Dust
(2012)
Tigers Jaw / TWIABPIANLATD / Code Orange Kids / Self Defense Family
(2013)

The first pressing of the album, limited to 3,000 copies, sold out within the first few weeks of release.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk90%[1]
Consequence of Sound[6]

According to AbsolutePunk's Adam Pfleider, the record "tetters the line of sheer terror and savant variation in the context of the larger scale of contemporary hardcore - however you may define it."[1] David Von Bader of Consequence of Sound wrote: "If the album is a sign of things to come, Deathwish has yet again located and presented the best in artistically relevant heavy music."[6]

Love Is Love/Return to Dust ranked at number 23 on AbsolutePunk's top 30 albums of 2012 list,[7] at number 2 on The A.V. Club's metal column Loud's "best metal, punk, and hardcore of 2012" list[8] and also appeared on The Boston Phoenix's list of top metal albums of 2012.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Flowermouth (The Leech)"2:25
2."Around My Neck // On My Head"1:07
3."Sleep (I've Been Slipping)"1:29
4."Liars // Trudge"3:55
5."Colors (Into Nothing)"3:18
6."Nothing (The Rat)"2:49
7."Roots Are Certain // Sky Is Empty"0:49
8."Choices (Love Is Love)"3:13
9."Calm // Breathe"2:41
10."Bloom (Return to Dust)"5:21
Total length:27:07

Personnel

Love Is Love/Return to Dust personnel according to CD liner notes.[10]

Code Orange Kids

  • Eric Balderose – guitar, vocals
  • Joe Goldman – bass, vocals
  • Reba Meyers – guitar, vocals
  • Jami Morgan – drums, vocals

Guest musicians

  • Adam McIlwee (Tigers Jaw & Wicca Phase Springs Eternal) – vocals on "Colors (Into Nothing)"
  • Mike McKenzie (The Red Chord) – vocals on "Bloom (Return to Dust)"

Production

Artwork and design

  • Katie Krulock – photography
  • Kimi Hanauer – artwork, photography

References

  1. Pfleider, Adam (October 21, 2012). "Review: Love Is Love/Return to Dust". AbsolutePunk. Buzz Media. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  2. Bray, Ryan (September 3, 2014). "Code Orange – I Am King". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  3. Kraus, Brian (November 3, 2012). "Stream Code Orange Kids' debut album, 'Love is Love // Return to Dust'". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  4. Paul, Aubin (October 12, 2012). "Videos: Code Orange Kids: 'Flowermouth (The Leech)'". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  5. Mervis, Scott (December 6, 2012). "A look back at the biggest stories of 2012 in rock, pop and hip-hop". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  6. Von Bader, David (November 30, 2012). "Review: Love Is Love/Return to Dust". Consequence of Sound. IndieClick Music Network. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  7. Tate, Jason (December 3, 2012). "AbsolutePunk.net Staff Compiled List". AbsolutePunk. Buzz Media. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  8. Heller, Jason (December 12, 2012). "Loud's best metal, punk, and hardcore of 2012". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  9. Livingston, Jonah (December 20, 2012). "2012: A melodic year in metal". The Boston Phoenix. Phoenix Media/Communications Group. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  10. Love Is Love/Return to Dust (Media notes). Code Orange Kids. Deathwish Inc. 2012. CD gatefold. DW140.CS1 maint: others (link)
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