1. Background and production

2. Composition

3. Release and Reception

4. Track listing

5. Personnel

6. References

Vacation is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Seaway and a follow-up to 2015's Colour Blind.

Background and production

On July 13, 2017, it was reported that Seaway had signed to Dine Alone Records to handle the Canadian distribution for their next LP "Vacation". Album artwork, track listing and a music video for the first single "Apartment" was also released at this time.^[1]

Composition

Of Vacation, Singer Ryan Locke said

"Vacation is a step in a new direction for us. While still holding onto familiar aspects of the band, we definitely explored new destinations for Seaway. It is the best music we’ve written thus far; the record we’ve been working towards for the last 4 years.”^[2]

Release and Reception

Vacation was released on September 14, 2017, the same day that the band played Riot Fest in Chicago.^[3] AllMusic wrote that the record is "effortlessly melodic and marked by a shiny, '90s alt-rock aesthetic, Seaway's third full-length album, 2017's Vacation, is a confidently executed production; the kind that grabs your attention from the start and never lets you turn away."^[4] Alternative Press (magazine) wrote that Seaway "levelled up in the pop-punk world" and that the album contained "tracks so damn catchy you’ll be singing along upon first listen" giving the album 4.5/5 stars.^[5] Andy Biddulph from Rock Sound gave the album 8/10, saying "this is the moment Seaway become real contenders, but more than that, it might just be the pop-punk album of the year."^[6] The album was listed as #12 in the magazine's Top 50 releases of 2017, given the review- "with ‘Vacation’ [Seaway] forged absolute pop-punk perfection. Featuring songs about falling in love, dealing with heartbreak and taking your dog for a walk on the beach, the band combined their passions for heart, positivity and boyband peppiness to make an album that is brimming with youthful innocence, and, more than anything, timeless songwriting. We’ll vacation here for many summers to come."^[7]

Track listing

1. "Apartment" – 3:00
2. "Neurotic" – 3:22
3. "London" – 3:01
4. "Lula on the Beach" – 3:25
5. "Something Wonderful" – 2:58
6. "Curse Me Out" – 3:04
7. "Day Player" – 3:38
8. "Misery in You" – 3:17
9. "Scatter My Ashes Along the Coast, or Don't" (feat. Caleb Shomo) – 3:16
10. "Car Seat Magazine" – 3:24
11. "40 Over" – 3:36
12. "When I Hang Up" – 2:51

Personnel

• Ryan Locke – lead vocals
• Patrick Carleton – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Andrew Eichinger – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Adam Shoji – bass
• Ken Taylor – drums

• Caleb Shomo – guest vocals on "Scatter My Ashes Along the Coast, or Don't"

• Kyle Black – engineer, mixing, producer
• Alan Day – pre-production
• Mike Green – composer, engineer, producer
• Mike Harmon – pre-production
• Derek Hoffman – pre-production
• Jon Lundin – assistant engineer, pro-tools
• Will McCoy – engineer, producer
• Donny Phillips – illustrations, package design
• Fabian Rubio – assistant engineer, pro-tools
• Colin Schwanke – assistant engineer, pro-tools

References

Citations

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