Conditions of a Punk

Conditions of a Punk is the second studio album by American band Half Alive, released on December 2, 2022, via RCA Records.[1] It was preceded by the singles "What's Wrong", "Summerland", "Make of It", "Hot Tea", "Move Me", "Did I Make You Up?", and "High Up".

Conditions of a Punk
Studio album by
Half Alive
ReleasedDecember 2, 2022
Length55:23
LabelRCA
Producer
Half Alive chronology
Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 1
(2022)		 Conditions of a Punk
(2022)
Singles from Conditions of a Punk
  1. "What's Wrong"
    Released: March 31, 2021
  2. "Summerland"
    Released: July 23, 2021
  3. "Make of It"
    Released: September 16, 2021
  4. "Hot Tea"
    Released: November 19, 2021
  5. "Move Me"
    Released: February 11, 2022
  6. "Did I Make You Up?"
    Released: October 13, 2022
  7. "High Up"
    Released: November 11, 2022

Background

Starting in early 2021, Half Alive began promotion of their planned sophomore record, Give Me Your Shoulders, which was announced as a two part album.[2] Five singles were released before the release of the first part, Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 1, on February 11, 2022.[3]

On September 12, 2022, the band announced the cancellation of Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 2 via the release of a spoken word track titled "Night Swims (poem)".[4] On October 13, the first single for the new album, “Did I Make You Up?”, was released alongside the official announcement of Conditions of a Punk. A release date of December 2 was announced. The album's track list, which includes every track from Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 1, was announced on October 20. The day before the album was released, the band announced the Conditions Of A Punk Tour that would take place in North America and the UK in 2023.[5]

According to Josh Taylor, the album marks the first time that the band allowed themselves to write about the topic of love. Comparing it to their first album, Now, Not Yet is more cerebral, speaking about a subject (e.g. trust or rest), while Conditions of a Punk is more emotional with the band now singing to a subject instead.[6] The religious undertones seen in the former are present in the latter as well, described as being "about a person and God in the same breath." The album title derives from Taylor's personal experiences, who agrees with his past characterization as a "punk" from friends in the egotistical, self-serving connotation of the word. The songs are therefore informed by a decade of "unlearning what [he] thought Love was", depicting the death of the ego and the punk via the breaking and mending of a heart.[7]

Singles

"What's Wrong" was released as the first single from the album on March 31, 2021. This was followed by the release of a non-album single, "Time 2", on May 26. "Summerland" was released as the album's second single on July 23. The third single, "Make of It", was released on September 16. The fourth single, "Hot Tea", was released on November 19. The fifth, "Move Me", was released on February 11, 2022, along with the rest of Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 1. "Did I Make You Up?" was released as the album's sixth single on October 13. "High Up" was released as the seventh single on November 11.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Josh Taylor, Brett Kramer, and J Tyler Johnson; additional writers are as indicated.

Conditions of a Punk track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Conditions of a Punk"
  • Gabe Reali
  • Ryan Raines
  • Boyco
  • Ryan Raines
3:36
2."Summerland"
3:49
3."Brighton" Mike Crossey3:05
4."High Up" Ethan Gruska3:29
5."Hot Tea"
Pramik2:55
6."Did I Make You Up?"
Ojivolta2:29
7."Nobody"
  • Jonah Shy
  • Gruska
  • Shy
3:26
8."Move Me"
  • Noah Conrad
Conrad3:37
9."Yosemite" Half Alive2:49
10."Never Been Better" (featuring Orla Gartland)
John Hill3:08
11."Back Around"
  • Pramik
  • Williams
  • Cubina
  • Andrew Jackson
Pramik3:43
12."Everything Machine" Hill3:17
13."What's Wrong"
  • Williams
  • Cubina
  • Ojivolta
  • Half Alive[a]
2:56
14."Call Back"
  • Baird Acheson
  • Baird
  • Half Alive
2:42
15."I'll Stop"
  • Shy
  • Gruska
  • Shy
3:14
16."Make of It"
  • Williams
  • Cubina
  • Ojivolta
  • Half Alive
2:35
17."Bad Thoughts"
  • Stonestreet
  • Williams
  • Cubina
2:11
18."Lost"
  • Spencer Stewart
Half Alive2:22
Total length:55:23

Note

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Half Alive

  • Josh Taylor – vocals (all tracks), engineering (track 18)
  • Brett Kramer – drums (all tracks), engineering (18)
  • J. Tyler Johnson – bass guitar (all tracks), engineering (18)

Additional musicians

  • Mark Williams – programming (tracks 2, 6, 13, 16)
  • Raul Cubina – programming (2, 6, 13, 16)
  • Emiko Bankson – strings (4, 15)
  • Rachel Kramer – chorus master (5), background vocals (7)
  • Alexa Cappelli – choir (5)
  • Gregory Fletcher – choir (5)
  • Sophia James – choir (5)
  • VJ Rosales – choir (5)

Technical

  • Dale Becker – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering (13)
  • Lars Stalfors – mixing (1, 14, 18)
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing (2, 8)
  • Mike Crossey – mixing (3)
  • Geoff Swan – mixing (4, 7, 9, 10)
  • Neal Pogue – mixing (5, 11, 16)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (6, 15, 17)
  • Rob Cohen – mixing (12)
  • Jon Castelli – mixing (13)
  • Jonny Bell – engineering, recording (15)
  • Connor Hedge – engineering assistance
  • Katie Harvey – engineering assistance
  • Noah McCorkle – engineering assistance
  • Fili Filizzola – engineering assistance (2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 16)
  • Hector Vega – engineering assistance (2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 16)
  • Matthew Scatchell – engineering assistance (2, 8)
  • Chris Galland – engineering assistance (6, 15, 17)
  • Jeremie Inhaber – engineering assistance (6, 15, 17)
  • Robin Florent – engineering assistance (6, 15, 17)
  • Ingmar Carlson – engineering assistance (13)
  • Ryan Nasci – engineering assistance (13)

References
  1. Holden, Finlay (October 17, 2022). "half•alive have shared 'Did I Make You Up', the lead single from their newly-announced second album, 'Conditions Of A Punk'". Dork.
  2. "Half•alive announces new, multi-part album, 'Give Me Your Shoulders'". 105.7 The Point. November 22, 2021.
  3. https://www.rcarecords.com/news/halfalive-releases-pt-1-of-their-new-album-give-me-your-shoulders-music-video-for-new-single-move-me-out-now/
  4. half•alive - Night Swims (poem), retrieved 2022-12-09
  5. "half•alive on Instagram: "we spent the last few years, yes YEARS on these 18 songs. writing, refining, writing more, & on & on both by ourselves & with friends until we had way too many to choose from, (honestly we probably had another 50 to choose from). from those songs, these 18 were born. we pushed ourselves to create what was most honest & raw in the lyrics, music, & production. we're really proud of this record & can't wait for you to hear it. Conditions Of A Punk will be yours Dec 02. COAP merch including 2xLP vinyl pre-order will be ready for you tomorrow 10am LA / 1pm NYC / 6pm London time at conditionsofapunk.com"". Instagram.
  6. half alive Say "Creature" Going Viral Was A Surprise And Inspired Them, Talk New Album, retrieved 2023-01-02
  7. "half•alive on Instagram: "•Conditions Of A Punk is the first album where we allowed ourselves to write on the topic of love. if Now, Not Yet was more cerebral, this sophomore release is more emotional. it's the breaking & mending of a heart, it's the realigning of a soul. it's an expression of a breakup & a healing, it's both about a person & God in the same breath. it's summer to winter & back again. ••as for the title: friends who've known me for the past decade will often say "you were such a punk back then". i usually respond in agreement, knowing that at least in the cut & dry, self serving, egotistical, provoking sense of the word— i could relate. in the last 10 years i've become less of a punk in that way only because of an unlearning of what i thought Love was, both with a person & God. i accepted love as a choice rather than a feeling. that loving requires a very painful & ongoing death of ego.. & if love is willing the good of another above my own— the ego has to die. •••COAP explores that undoing of love, & the death of the punk. Conditions Of A Punk • the 2nd album from half•alive is ready for you now.. listen to it wherever you listen."". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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