Old Crows / Young Cardinals (Dig)

Alexisonfire | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vagrant Records
• ASIN: B0028YW3IS
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,644 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

34 months after the release of their breakthrough album 'Crisis', the wait is over and we're thrilled to bring you the mega-fantastic 4th studio album by Juno-award winning St Catharines, Ontario band Alexisonfire titled 'Old Crows/ Young Cardinals'. The album was recorded at Armoury Studios (Vancouver, BC) and Silo Recordings (Hamilton, ON) and is co-produced by Alexisonfire, alongside Julius "Juice" Butty who produced both the 'Watch Out!' and 'Crisis' albums. limited initial pressing of 'Old Crows/ Young Cardinals comes in a lavish digipak with an Australia/ NZ bonus cut 'Wayfarer Youth'. Of this initial pressing, there is an extremely limited number of copies containing a bonus, Australian only embroidered Alexisonfire cloth patch. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Been waiting for a new Alexisonfire album!, June 23, 2009

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The Last Guy on the Train (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Old Crows / Young Cardinals (MP3 Download)

Previewing an album definitely helps people figure out what the music will sound like before they buy it and/or review it. This is another great album from a great band, highly recommended. But make sure you like this type of music before you buy it - it's got great melodies, but also screaming, loud guitars, etc.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great album! If you like interesting loud music, buy it..., July 13, 2009

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Alexandre Bhargava (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Crows / Young Cardinals (MP3 Download)

I can see why some of AOF fans are disappointed -- in that the band evolves into a more grown up sound with this album. But for us fans who are also growing up, what a treat! This is their best album since their self-titled debut. We all loved George Pettit's screaming at first but it would have gotten old and tired if that's all that this band was able to give us... and they realize this. The band manages to stay true to their loud roots but pushing the sound in many different directions -- shades of U2, of Tool, of At the Drive-In... makes for terribly interesting listening. And damn good music to rock out to, too!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Listen more than a couple times., June 29, 2009

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R. Serna (Edmonton, AB, CAN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Crows / Young Cardinals (Dig) (Audio CD)

This is an album that requires multiple listens to grow on you. Sure, there is less screaming from from George in this album, but, the songs he does step up to scream are a total treat (ie. The Northern) The band have definitely matured musically and lyrically without compromising their intensity. It is not, in my opinion, better than their previous work but, is a very solid album. Give it a chance.

My favorites: Young Cardinals, No Rest, The Northern, Heading For The Sun