The Ascent (Secrets album)
Debut studio album by American post-hardcore band Secrets.
The Ascent, the first studio album from the American post-hardcore band Secrets, came out on January 17, 2012, via Velocity and Rise Records. It reached number three on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number 185 on the Billboard 200. This record stands as the only Secrets release featuring original vocalist Xander Bourgeois, who left the band in 2013.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Secrets
- Released
- 17 January 2012
- Recorded
- 2011
- Genre
- Metalcore; post-hardcore
- Length
- 36:42
- Label
- Velocity; Rise
- Producer
- Tom Denney
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis | 3:29 |
| 2 | The Oath | 2:40 |
| 3 | Somewhere in Hiding | 3:18 |
| 4 | The Heartless Part | 3:51 |
| 5 | 40 Below | 2:57 |
| 6 | Melodies | 3:32 |
| 7 | The Best You Can't Be | 3:19 |
| 8 | Blindside | 3:26 |
| 9 | The Hardest Part | 3:46 |
| 10 | You Look Good in Plastic | 2:50 |
| 11 | The Ascent | 3:33 |
| Total length | 37:03 | |
Track listing from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The band originally intended to release a 5 to 6 song EP, but the record label suggested a full-length album and brought in ex-A Day to Remember guitarist Tom Denney to assist.
- To afford recording the album, Secrets camped in a tent in a car park for one month.
- The band began working with Tom Denney shortly after being signed to Velocity/Rise.
Release and promotion
The first single from the album, "The Heartless Part", was released on November 22, 2011. Music videos for "The Oath", "Blindside", and "Somewhere in Hiding" were released over the following year. The band promoted the album with extensive touring, including the entire 2012 Scream It Like You Mean It Tour alongside Hands Like Houses and In Fear and Faith. They also supported Escape the Fate on the This World Is Ours tour in 2012 and toured as supporting acts for Sleeping with Sirens, Abandon All Ships, and Conditions. Prior to these tours, they toured with Jamie's Elsewhere and Oh, Sleeper.
Reception
The Ascent received mostly mixed reviews. Grace Duffy of Under the Gun noted a consistent air of indecision in the album, stating that its frequent shifts in style did not always benefit the final result, but described it as a hearty and ambitious effort that is compelling and at its best strikingly good. Other reviewers found the overall sound catchy and the vocals unique, but considered the lyrics somewhat generic and lacking in creativity.
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