Track Listing
1. Big Casino
2. Let It Happen
3. Always Be
4. Carry You
5. Electable (Give It up)
6. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues
7. Feeling Lucky
8. Here It Goes
9. Chase This Light
10. Firefight
11. Dizzy
| Details | | Playing Time: | 40 min. | | Producer: | Butch Vig, Chris Testa, Jimmy Eat World, John Fields | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Jimmy Eat World: Jim Adkins , Rick Burch, Tom Linton, Zach Lind.
Additional personnel: Amy Ross, Finn Adkins, Jackson Adkins, Ava Lind (vocals); Stephen Lu (keyboard); John Fields (keyboards, bass instrument).
Continuing its trajectory towards a fuller alt-rock sound, the punk-pop act Jimmy Eat World enlisted help from revered producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Garbage) for its 2007 outing, CHASE THIS LIGHT, making the album a natural progression from '04's FUTURES, which was helmed by Gil Norton (Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen). Fronted by earnest singer/guitarist Jim Adkins, the Arizona quartet unveils its more expansive aesthetic most effectively on the soaring single "Big Casino," which plays nicely off of the thoughtful, chiming "Carry You," and other assured, guitar-driven tracks. While longtime fans won't be surprised by the group's impressive evolution, new fans will marvel at what they've been missing.
Editorial Reviews
Ranked #11 in Kerrang's The Top 20 Albums Of 2007 -- [I]t's genius, and no-one does it better.
Kerrang
[T]his is a glorious album of addictive hooks, heartfelt emotion and irresistible, smile-inducing charm.
Kerrang
3 stars out of 5 -- The band take a few successful stylistic detours on CHASE THIS LIGHT...
Alternative Press
Their sumptuous fifth album, CHASE THIS LIGHT, is what emo should sound like: big emotions, sure, but also big hooks, big stakes. And big rewards.
Entertainment Weekly
3.5 stars out of 5 -- Loss and redemption are CHASE THIS LIGHT's dominant themes....The record is crisply produced, with jittery, epic songs...
Spin
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]he churning political punk tune 'Electable' and the tambourine-shaking burner 'Feeling Lucky' -- make clear the band isn't afraid of the taut power-pop pleasures of JIMMY EAT WORLD...
Rolling Stone
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