album self titled studio album american rock band released october wind records band began writing album june release delayed times february band entered studio producer later stopped working wasn right fit time album scheduled august september release lee later announced suspended recording write material april band returned studio producer according lee band brought influences album songs contain sounds influences characteristic metal hard rock electro album received generally positive reviews music critics praised lee vocals innovative sound noted similarity band older material debuted number billboard chart copies sold week topped billboard charts alternative albums album successful worldwide appearing charts countries band promoted songs online number websites appearing television shows single album want released august heart broken album second single released november lost paradise released internationally single distributed modern rock radio stations promotional single june band embarked worldwide tour promote album pretty reckless fair midland background writing finishing tour promote previous album open door said sort took didn know going according lee unsure time continue taking break music months decided wanted work band members group project lee admitted identity crisis success fallen happened fast couple years went right writing wrote record time finished touring open door needed adult hiatus lee began painting attended concerts museums listened folk indie music june post website lee wrote band process writing material album planned release following year according lee music evolution previous work better stronger interesting described music epic dark big beautiful desperate spin interview lee called record fun according totally new thing band listen old music life time long trip parts hard taking seriously time writing album began lee wrote electronic driven song different usual style said remember listening way music spark spark electronic direction bring unlike band previous albums primarily written lee band member contributed writing process recording development entered studio february begin recording album hunt returned drummer second drummer programmer science hunt brought assist writing join band previously worked open door brought handle string arrangements album scheduled release producer lee later said wasn right fit adding band experimenting tried record songs lee wrote band wasn working according lee slow acoustic songs written sound band began recording album intended august september release june lee announced suspended recording continue work album heads right creative space according lee wind records experiencing uncertain times delay album release label president supported lee decision thing wind patient right coming takes year years going time needs write right record visiting studio times album progress said core fans happy entered nashville early april nineteen songs new producer previously produced alice chains album mixed initial denial band management june lee confirmed guitarist rejoined announced album released october date later pushed week records according lee band returned studio wanted album released soon possible long time album instruments recorded followed lee vocals said demanding songs push vocally production said rock album lee appreciated work including producer willingness answer questions determine album finished nick awesome producer helped plan confidence decisions lot ideas comes options awesome things asking vocal booth piano room good helping quick decision trust opinion makes great records december lee posted cover baby bad bad thing stated originally intended appear album produced explained original album share tracks version produced record company rejected recordings lee said frustration forced start write called heaviest album title concept june interview lee said album self titled band band record lee explained concept falling love thing obsessed decade longer originally album title ideas lee said project collaborative felt like band feeling music band pumped title felt right falling love thing major way mtv_news interview said sixteen songs recorded included album later decided release versions album deluxe edition sixteen songs standard edition cover artwork introduced band website august album cover feature lee interview discussed cover records cover think cool photo know people look feel like know wanted different didn feel like photo cover wanted mysterious cover black band play meaning dissipate like composition musical style inspiration sessions lee described album rainbow sounds heavy stripped songs according lee electro influences lot drum programming later sessions discussed album themes little bit theme necessarily offering solution oceans later mtv interview lee mentioned themes quest freedom songs falling love said new vintage instruments synthesizers pedal recorded ballads secret door heart broken interview lee said inspired life personal relationships according lee album fun poppy way band enjoyed recording inspired relationship fans hear singing relationship fans big relationship record sing feel like big relationship album fans think lyrically hearing lot relationship struggle relationship love relationship singing album band influenced artists digital spy website noted guitars strings present album songs declares guitars classical strings reinforcing medieval influences opposed electronic sound music lyrics lee shares writing credits members band standard edition album songs track lead single want described band unusual songs heavy guitar melodies loud drums freedom theme opening drums synchronized synthesizer lee sings want dream better want don want anymore song rhythmic guitar driven beat lyrically song explores relationship working despite present love stone album oldest songs heavy metal influences change originally entitled purple begins gently grows compared digital bath american alternative metal band fourth track second single heart broken ballad written recorded piano begins piano lee vocals evolving rhythmic guitars strings chorus lee sings find way heal soul end time torn away heart broken fifth track guitars double bass drum lee ethereal vocals elements song theme death lost paradise symphonic rock ballad begins piano strings lee vocals adding band song climax lyrics reflect lee past struggles fans band year absence song musical structure compared recording artist sick loose lazy melody chorus songs written album set heavy direction rest record end dream begins bore guitar falls brooding grove piano lee vocals chorus lee sings follow heart track seize day message lee said song understanding life isn forever live embrace pain hurts means alive don afraid hurt miss living oceans begins big low synth vocal band joins according lee big lush having lot fun playing especially originally called orange examines loss perspective losing tragedy lee said song lyrics gone world known inspired earthquake swimming home electro pop song grinding guitars piano release promotion released portions want lost paradise previewed mtv_news july respectively songs available online including premiered september hot topic heart broken september end dream spin october songs available spin october remix stone appears soundtrack closing credits film underworld awakening remix new way bleed soundtrack assemble music inspired motion picture august appeared mtv introduce album single want live performance extended interview lee went toronto august preview mastered songs new album want change heart broken lost paradise selected audience thirty appeared rock rio festival october performing want stone change heart broken sick songs previous albums release lee appeared october promote album band appeared october performing want going december appeared nobel peace prize concert performed lost paradise bring life february band performed heart broken tonight jay_leno days later played stone conan tour began tour promote album concert war memorial auditorium nashville tennessee august followed performances rock range august rock rio october puerto_rico october band began leg tour october oakland california finished new_york_city played concerts united_kingdom beginning london november finishing leg november supported fair midland rival sons tour set list included songs albums lee said definitely focusing mainly new material excited music obviously newest course playing albums guess general heavy energy running singing lot fast songs tour continued concerts united_states asia europe including portugal rock ring germany south american tour began october brazil band returned shows november played carnival madness tour tour began july springfield illinois ended september outer harbor buffalo new_york singles want album single released digitally august song lyrics freedom themes debuted number rock chart making artist number singles chart want peaked numbers billboard hot singles chart respectively video filmed brooklyn new_york warehouse july band performing song live directed released september heart broken distributed hot modern adult contemporary radio stations october pop stations following day album mainstream single video released january song distributed alternative modern rock stations february mainstream single lost paradise released internationally video released february focuses tour footage band performing song filmed fans world promotional single distributed modern rock stations june alternative stations following day lyric video uploaded band youtube channel august lee said video song critical reception received positive reviews music critics metacritic assigned average score album based reviews indicating generally favorable reception release album appeared lists including spin fall albums matter entertainment_weekly fall albums wait hear rolling_stone fall music preview season gave album stars calling easily cohesive confident work best album date according best album date new classic manage experiment staying infectious easy feat acts manage allmusic stephen_thomas_erlewine praised production lee vocals fair share crossover hooks adding band sounded tortured remains dramatic entertainment_weekly said lee uses baroque orchestral wage air assault demons token girl pit lewis corner digital spy gave album stars saying band trademark sound present album truth told wouldn want way montreal gazette praised album calling rolling epic according ign great album delivers familiar keeping eye future described album gothic metal hard rock dramatic orchestration makes sound big alive extra bells despair sounded epic boston_globe wrote album captures party far according rolling_stone primarily mix piano guitar strings band older material wrote tune new album sounds designed play end credits action blockbuster takes seriously spin gave album mixed review holding wrote lee performance gets lost spaces carved weapon usa today criticized production album electronics tempered lee emotional hypnotic medieval magic signature tunes electronics slip mix band rock essence penchant strings remain prominent flair conveying despair popmatters criticized album eponymous title new band strategy praised noticeable increase prominence choir singing piano motifs silky sound string instruments additional deluxe edition songs superior standard edition called album stupid chart performance released october united_states album debuted number billboard band second album debut number chart selling copies week week sales lower previous album open door sold copies week album fell fourth place following week selling copies topped digital albums alternative albums charts album country august sold copies album sold copies day sales united_kingdom debuted number albums_chart selling copies week certified gold british_phonographic_industry august shipments copies certified gold australia shipments copies january album sold copies canada certified gold track listing songs produced credits personnel credits taken allmusic album liner notes charts certifications release history
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