Hung Up on Nothing is the debut EP by New Jersey rock band Man Overboard.

Background and release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolutepunk.net6.4/10[1]
Punknews.org[2]

Man Overboard was founded in 2008 by vocalist/bassist Nik Bruzzese and lead guitarist Wayne Wildrick[3] when the pair were writing songs at Bruzzese's Small Hill Studio.[4] Wildrick brought in The Front Page member Zac Eisenstein[4] to play on vocals and guitar,[3] and Bangarang! member Justin Mondshcein to play drums.[4] The group then went to work on what would be their first release, Hung Up on Nothing.[3] The group shut themselves off in the studio and demoed close to 60 songs.[4] The band went to record Hung Up on Nothing in August with producer Jesse Cannon.[4] The EP was released on August 26,[5] as a free download.[1] The band soon toured across the U.S.[3] In late 2009 the band signed to Run for Cover.[3] The EP was pressed physically for the first time since its first release in May 2014 on vinyl and cassette.

Track list

  1. "Love Your Friends, Die Laughing" – 2:20
  2. "Dreaming" – 2:19
  3. "The Real You" – 2:23
  4. "Disconnect" – 2:14
  5. "Dude, Are You Kidding Me?" – 2:45

Personnel

Personnel per sleeve.[6]

Man Overboard
  • Nik Bruzzesse – vocals, bass
  • Zac Eisenstein – vocals, guitar
  • Wayne Wildrick – guitar
Additional musician
  • Dan Fithian – drums
Production
  • Jesse Cannon – producer, engineer, mixing on all tracks except "Love Your Friends, Die Laughing"
  • Mike Oettinger – engineer on all tracks except "Love Your Friends, Die Laughing"
  • Nik Bruzzesse – engineer, mixing on "Love Your Friends, Die Laughing"
  • Perry Shall – cover
  • Arron Webber – photography

References

  1. ^ a b Solomon, Blake. "Man Overboard – Hung Up On Nothing EP". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Brian (May 26, 2009). "Man Overboard – Hung Up on Nothing". punknews.org. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Pryor, Terrance (August 4, 2014). "Man Overboard brings some real talk to the world". AXS. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "MAN OVERBOARD on MySpace Music". myspace.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "Hung Up On Nothing (2008)". manoverboardnj.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  6. ^ Hung Up on Nothing (Sleeve). Man Overboard. Lost Tape Collective. 2014. LTC034.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_Up_on_Nothing
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