The Lost Riots

The Lost Riots
Studio album by Hope of the States
Released June 7, 2004 (UK)
October 5, 2004 (US)
Recorded 2004
Genre Alternative rock, post-rock, new prog
Length 66:09
Label Sony Music UK (UK)
Epic Records (US)
Producer Ken Thomas
Hope of the States chronology
The Lost Riots
(2004)
Left
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
NME(9/10) [2]
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10) [3]
Rolling Stone(Very favorable) [4]

The Lost Riots is the debut album by Chichester-based rock band Hope of the States. Released to widespread critical acclaim in 2004, it was a bittersweet moment for the band following the suicide of guitarist James Lawrence in January 2004. The album was recorded at studios in Ireland, and thought to be recorded partly in Russia, before the finishing touches were put together at Real World Studios in Bath.

Track listing

  1. "The Black Amnesias" – 4:40
  2. "Enemies/Friends" – 4:41
  3. "66 Sleepers to Summer" – 5:00
  4. "Don't Go to Pieces" – 4:47
  5. "The Red the White the Black the Blue" – 3:40
  6. "Black Dollar Bills" – 6:54
  7. "George Washington" – 3:26
  8. "Me Ves Y Sufres" – 5:33
  9. "Sadness On My Back" – 3:58
  10. "Nehemiah" – 4:09
  11. "Goodhorsehymn" – 3:53
  12. "1776" – 5:05
  13. "A Crack-Up at the Race Riots" (hidden) – 4:47

The hidden track "A Crack Up at the Race Riots" can be accessed by leaving the album to play or by fast-forwarding, after the last official song "1776". Shortly after the 10-minute mark, the song begins; it is the 'fastest' sounding song on the album and also the darkest. The name is based on a book by Harmony Korine and for legal reasons, the band couldn't include as a proper track.

References

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