Something for Nothing (album)

Something for Nothing is the debut album by French rock band Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!. It was released on November 1, 2010.

Something for Nothing
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 2010
Genre
Length44:06
LabelInVogue, Fearless
ProducerBertrand Poncet
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! chronology
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! (EP)
(2008)
Something for Nothing
(2010)
Pardon My French
(2013)
Alternative cover
Fearless Records 2011 release
Singles from Something for Nothing
  1. "In Friends We Trust"
    Released: September 2, 2010
  2. "Captain Blood"
    Released: December 9, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dead Press[3]
Mind Equals Blown5.5/10[2]
The New Review[4]
Rock Freaks8/10[5]

Background

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After the internet success of their self-titled EP, the band opted to record a studio album, re-recording the song "MILF" from the EP. A 5-song sampler of the album was released for free download on various internet sites in May 2010. The band used music they had written in the few years they have been a band for the album, they didn't write any new songs.[6] The album was self-produced by their singer Bert Poncet[7] He later commented in an interview with Rock Sound saying: "I was producing the songs using a book that was teaching me how to mix records. If it wasn't in the book, I went online to learn the rest".[6]

Release

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After signing to Fearless Records with a global deal in 2011, they re-released the album on July 19, 2011. The re-release featured a brand new album artwork and a different track listing, replacing "MILF" and "Alex Kidd in Miracle World" with the song "Make Them Believe", which was a Japanese bonus track on the original release. To coincide with the re-release, the band released a music video for the single "Captain Blood", which was the lead single off the re-release, and overall second single of the album. In November and December, the group supported Blessthefall on the Fearless Friends Tour in the US.[8] In January and February 2012, the group supported Attack Attack! on their US tour.[9]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Born for Adversity"2:55
2."In Friends We Trust"3:26
3."Positiv-O"3:21
4."We Fell Fast"4:31
5."Time's Up!"3:52
6."Summer Heat"3:09
7."Alex Kidd in Miracle World"1:44
8."Sink or Swim (S.O.S)"4:21
9."Life"3:43
10."Captain Blood"3:18
11."For All We Know"2:50
12."Milf"3:58
13."XOXO"2:58
Total length:44:06
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
1."Born for Adversity"2:56
2."In Friends We Trust"3:27
3."Positiv-O"3:22
4."We Fell Fast"4:31
5."Time's Up!"3:52
6."Summer Heat"3:09
7."Alex Kidd in Miracle World"1:45
8."Sink or Swim (S.O.S)"4:21
9."Life"3:43
10."Captain Blood"3:19
11."For All We Know"2:51
12."Milf"3:58
13."XOXO"2:58
14."Make Them Believe" (Japanese bonus track)3:03
Total length:47:16
2011 Reissue
No.TitleLength
1."Born for Adversity"2:58
2."In Friends We Trust"3:27
3."Captain Blood"3:19
4."Positiv-O"3:26
5."Time's Up!"3:54
6."Sink or Swim (S.O.S)"4:22
7."We Fell Fast"4:36
8."Summer Heat"3:11
9."Make Them Believe"3:02
10."Life"3:46
11."For All We Know"2:50
12."XOXO"3:00
Total length:41:51

Personnel

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Chunk! No, Captain Chunk

Additional vocalists

  • Alex of The Earl Grey (For All We Know)
  • Popi of Notimefor (Summer Heat)
  • Alvin of Notimefor (For All We Know & Summer Heat)
  • Leo of Mary Has a Gun (For All We Know)
  • Gang vocals: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! with 'XPDCX Crew'

Recording

  • Produced by Bertrand Poncet and Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
  • Recorded by Bertrand Poncet
  • Mixed by Andrew Wade
  • Mastered by Andy VanDette

References

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  1. ^ James Christopher Monger. "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! – Pardon My French". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2015. Pardon My French, the sophomore outing [by] Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, sounds a whole lot like its predecessor, 2011's Something for Nothing. That's not such a bad thing, as the band's signature blend of punishing metalcore and peppy, melodic, and surprisingly good-natured punk-pop serves as an excellent tonic for listeners...
  2. ^ a b Sebastian Fonseca. "Chunk! No Captain Chunk!: Something For Nothing". Mind Equals Blowns. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ Martin Savage (July 19, 2011). "ALBUM: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! – Something For Nothing". Dead Press. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! – Something For Nothing". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  5. ^ Petteri Pertola (29 December 2010). "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! – Something For Nothing". Rockfreaks.net. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b Bird, Ryan (July 2013). "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! See, the French can do pop-punk with mosh bits in it too". Rock Sound (175). London: Freeway Press. ISSN 1465-0185.
  7. ^ Robert Knapper (19 November 2010). "Issue 4 of Stencil Mag". Stencil Magazine, Inc. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  8. ^ Hiesel, Scott (September 7, 2011). "Exclusive: Routing, lineup revealed for Fearless Friends Tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  9. ^ Bird, Michele (November 14, 2011). "Attack Attack! announce new album, 2012 headlining tour dates". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
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