Isolate and Medicate
2014 studio album by Seether
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Isolate and Medicate (stylised as isolate and medicate) is the sixth studio album by South African rock band Seether.[3] It was released on 1 July 2014 by The Bicycle Music Company, in association with Concord Music Group and Spinefarm Records.[4] It is the first Seether album to be released on a vinyl LP.[5]
- 38:48 (standard edition)
- 55:02 (deluxe edition)
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| Released | 1 July 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
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| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | |||
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Release and promotion
On 1 May 2014, the band released the first single from the album, "Words as Weapons".[6] "Same Damn Life" was released on 16 September 2014 as the album's second single. "Nobody Praying for Me" was sent to US Active Rock stations on 28 April 2015 as the third single off of the album.[1] "Save Today" was sent to US Active Rock stations on 22 September 2015 as the fourth single off of the album.[2]
Critical reception
Loudwire wrote "the group offers one of their finest albums to date by digging deep and expressing themselves in a variety of ways".[15] AllMusic said "Seether gravitate toward the melodic, a shift apparent in both the verses and the riffs, although there's still a tendency to grind out thick neo-grunge guitar workouts both slow ("My Disaster") and fast ("Suffer It All")".[16] Blabbermouth.net wrote "Isolate and Medicate shows Seether trying to roll after more than a decade and a half in the life, but it presents a case of identity crisis, since it's apparent these guys are capable of writing pretty kickass stuff if left to their own devices."[14]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Shaun Morgan, except where noted; all music is composed by Seether, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "See You at the Bottom" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Same Damn Life" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Words as Weapons" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "My Disaster" | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Crash" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Suffer It All" | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Watch Me Drown" | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Nobody Praying for Me" | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Keep the Dogs at Bay" | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Save Today" | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 38:48 | |
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| 11. | "Turn Around" | 4:14 | |
| 12. | "Burn the World" | 3:38 | |
| 13. | "Goodbye Tonight" (with Van Coke Kartel) (English) |
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| 14. | "Weak" (from Seether: 2002-2013) | 3:48 | |
| Total length: | 55:02 | ||
Notes
- "Same Damn Life" contains an interpolation of "Chariot", written by Paul Mauriat, Franck Pourcel, Jacques Plante, and Raymond Lefèvre.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[17]
Seether
- Shaun Morgan – lead vocals, guitar
- Dale Stewart – bass, backing vocals
- John Humphrey – drums, percussion
Production
- Brendan O'Brien – producer and mixing (1–12, 14)
- Tom Syrowski – engineer (1–12)
- Miguel Lara – second engineer (1–12)
- Billy Joe Bowers – mastering (1–12)
- Jon Savage – producer (13)
- Brendan Rusti Rossouw – engineer (13)
- Will Brierre – mixing (13)
- Tom Syrowski – engineer (14)
- Kyle Stevens – assistant engineer (14)
- Bill Rahko – assistant engineer (14)
- Ted Jensen – mastering (14)
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] | 45 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 43 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] | 6 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 24 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] | 32 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] | 70 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 33 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 78 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[26] | 5 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[27] | 92 |
| US Billboard 200[28] | 4 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] | 1 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[30] | 1 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[35] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||