Of Mice & Men (album)

Of Mice & Men is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band Of Mice & Men. It was originally planned to be released on February 23, 2010, but was delayed until March 9. The album was released through Rise Records and was produced by Joey Sturgis. This is the only album to feature bassist and backing vocalist Jaxin Hall.

Of Mice & Men
Studio album by
Of Mice & Men
ReleasedMarch 9, 2010
StudioThe Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana
Genre
Length33:41
LabelRise
ProducerJoey Sturgis
Of Mice & Men chronology
Of Mice & Men
(2010)		 The Flood
(2011)
Singles from Of Mice & Men
  1. "Seven Thousand Miles for What"
    Released: June 1, 2009
  2. "Second & Sebring"
    Released: August 7, 2010
  3. "Those in Glass Houses"
    Released: August 7, 2010

Background

Of Mice & Men began progress on their self-titled debut shortly after demo session recordings. The group was signed to Rise within lead vocalist Austin Carlile's acknowledgment that the previous group he was a part of, Attack Attack!, were signed to label upon his membership. The album was officially announced by Austin Carlile on the band's YouTube channel on December 23, 2009,[2] and is currently available on SmartPunk,[3] MerchNOW,[4] and InterPunk.[5] Shortly after the album's release Carlile left the band and Jerry Roush took his position on unclean vocals. After Warped Tour 2010, Jaxin Hall left the band to improve his home life and work on his clothing company, Love Before Glory. Jerry was with Of Mice & Men up to the This Is a Family Tour with label mates Attack Attack!. After this, Carlile was invited and returned to the band again with Roush fired. Austin Carlile was working on a side project with Alan Ashby at the time, so when he was invited back, he said that he and Alan were a package deal. Alan was put on rhythm guitar and Shayley Bourget was moved to bass, but he was still doing clean vocals. Music videos were made for the songs "Those in Glass Houses" and "Second & Sebring".[6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk67%[7]
Review Rinse Repeat[8]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Austin Carlile, Jaxin Hall, and Shayley Bourget; all music composed by Of Mice & Men.

No.TitleLength
1."YDG"3:18
2."They Don't Call It the South for Nothing"3:07
3."Second & Sebring"3:49
4."Westbound & Down"3:39
5."John Deux Trois"3:17
6."Those in Glass Houses"2:42
7."Farewell to Shady Glade"3:41
8."The Ballad of Tommy Clayton & the Rawdawg Millionaire"3:50
9."Seven Thousand Miles for What"2:53
10."This One's for You"3:27
Total length:33:41

Personnel

Of Mice & Men

Additional personnel

Charts
Chart Peak Position
Billboard 200 115[9]
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 12[10]
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums 3[11]
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums35
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums10

References
  1. "Of Mice & Men review by AbsolutePunk". Absolutepunk.com. AbsolutePunk. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. Carlile, Austin (23 December 2009). "YouTube - Of Mice & Men Video Update!". YouTube. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  3. "Of Mice And men". SmartPunk. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  4. "Of Mice & Men : MerchNOW". MerchNOW. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  5. "Interpunk.com - The Ultimate Punk Music Store!". Interpunk. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  6. Of Mice & Men premiere!
  7. Beringer, Drew (March 13, 2010). "Of Mice & Men - Of Mice & Men - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  8. Colwell, Matthew (February 18, 2010). "Of Mice And Men - Of Mice And Men". reviewrinserepeat.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  9. "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Albums Charts - Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  10. "Independent Albums - Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  11. "Heatseekers Albums - Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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