If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say... is the second studio album by post-hardcore band the Bunny the Bear, released through Victory Records on June 28, 2011. It peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
| If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say... | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 28, 2011[1] | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, metalcore, electronicore, synthpop, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 41:11 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | Doug White, Alan Douches | |||
| The Bunny the Bear chronology | ||||
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| Singles from If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say... | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Alter the Press! | 2.5/5[2] |
| Sea of Tranquility |   [3] |
| Rock Freaks | 1/10[4] |
The album's lead single "Aisle" was independently released in December 2010, and caught the attention of Victory Records, which signed the band shortly after. The album spawned a dual single in October 2011 featuring the tracks "Ocean Floor" and "C'est Pas Si Loin", both released with accompanying music videos. "Aisle" remains the band's most well-known song, as of December 2015, with over a million views on YouTube.
The tracks "Prelude to Pregnancy" and "Lust Touch Seed" were rerecorded from the band's 2010 debut album The Bunny The Bear.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Prelude to Pregnancy" | 0:58 |
| 2. | "Aisle" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Ocean Floor" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "C'est Pas Si Loin" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "It's a Long Way from the Esophagus to the Ovaries" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Lust Touch Seed" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "396.17" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "Rough Eyes" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Sympathy for the Queen of Lies" | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Alley" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Path" | 5:41 |
| Total length: | 41:11 | |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top Heatseekers[5] | 34 |
Personnel
editThe Bunny the Bear
edit- Chris "The Bear" Hutka – clean vocals
- Matthew "The Bunny" Tybor – unclean vocals, songwriting, lyrics
- Erik Kogut – guitars
- Amber Kogut – guitars
- Derek Anthony – bass
- Brian Dietz – drums, percussion
Additional
edit- Doug White – additional guitars, producing
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Natalie Oyler-Lusco – composition of synthesizers and piano on "C'est Pas Si Loin"
- Seth Cooper – additional vocals on "Rough Eyes"
- Jessica Steward – additional vocals on "Sympathy for the Queen of Lies"
References
edit- ^ "The Bunny The Bear - Victory Records". Victoryrecords.com. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "Album Review: The Bunny The Bear - If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say..." Alter the Press!. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Hulshof, Gert (October 15, 2011). "Review: "The Bunny, The Bear: If You Don't Habe Anything Nice to Say..."". Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "The Bunny The Bear - If You Don't Have Anything Nice To Say..." Rock Freaks. September 25, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "If You Don't Have Anything Nice To Say... - The Bunny The Bear - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.