We Are Always Searching
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We Are Always Searching is the debut EP
by the post-hardcore
band I Am Ghost
, released by Epitaph Records
in October 2005. A shorter, 6-track version of the EP was originally given out for free by the band.
Two songs were changed upon the release of their debut album Lovers' Requiem
: the early versions of "Pretty People Never Lie, Vampires Never Really Die" and "We Are Always Searching". The bridge of the final version of "Pretty People Never Lie, Vampires Never Really Die" was altered with Kerith Telestai's vocals taking a main part.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by the post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band I Am Ghost
I Am Ghost
I Am Ghost was an American band from Long Beach, California, conceived of and founded by Steven Juliano in 2004. They were signed to Epitaph Records from 2005 to 2010, before splitting up in July 2010.- History :...
, released by Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
in October 2005. A shorter, 6-track version of the EP was originally given out for free by the band.
Two songs were changed upon the release of their debut album Lovers' Requiem
Lovers' Requiem
Lovers' Requiem is the debut album by the rock band I Am Ghost. It was released on October 10, 2006 by Epitaph Records, and is the band's first full-length album...
: the early versions of "Pretty People Never Lie, Vampires Never Really Die" and "We Are Always Searching". The bridge of the final version of "Pretty People Never Lie, Vampires Never Really Die" was altered with Kerith Telestai's vocals taking a main part.
Track listing
- "The Dead Girl Epilogue: Part One" – 3:03
- "Pretty People Never Lie, Vampires Really Never Die" – 4:31
- "We Are Always Searching" – 3:30
- "Eulogies and Epitaphs" – 4:18
- "The Most Beautiful Nightmare: Part Two" – 4:40
- "Kiss Me Like You Wanted - We Will Never Tell" – 3:11
- "Lady Madeline in Her Coffin" – 5:50
- "Civil War and Isolation Thirst" – 4:31
- "The Last Goodbye of Smile and Bone" – 7:10
Trivia
- The song "Lady Madeline in Her Coffin" is in reference to the short story by Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
entitled "The Fall of the House of UsherThe Fall of the House of Usher"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in September 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. It was slightly revised in 1840 for the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque...
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