Feel is the third album by the American rock band Sleeping with Sirens. The album was released on June 4, 2013, through Rise Records. It was produced by Cameron Mizell who had produced their debut album. The album features guest appearances by Machine Gun Kelly, Fronz (Attila), Matty Mullins (Memphis May Fire) and Shayley Bourget (Dayshell, ex–Of Mice & Men).

It is the final album to feature rhythm guitarist Jesse Lawson who left the band later in 2013. - Alternative Press

Background In December 2012, vocalist Kellin Quinn teased about a new album, stating "If the world doesn't end before #2013, [we'll] deliver an amazing album to you!" On February 6, 2013, Quinn posted that he had finished tracking vocals for the album. Recording was done at Chango Studios with producer Cameron Mizell, who also acted as the engineer, and was assisted by Alex Prieto. Shawn Christmas and Earl Halasan contributed additional programming. Dan Korneff mixed the album at Sonic Debris Recording Studio in New York, while Ted Jensen mastered it.

The majority of the songs on the album were written by the band, except for a few: "Alone" by the band and Kelly; "Congratulations" by the band and Mullins; "These Things I've Done", "Satellites", and "Sorry" by the band and Mizell.

Release In March and April 2013, the group went on a headlining US tour, dubbed the Take It or Leave It Tour, with support from Conditions, Dangerkids and Lions Lions. On April 22, Feel was announced for release in June. In addition, a lyric video was released for "Low". On May 20, "Alone" was made available for streaming. The following day, it was released as a single. On May 24, "The Best There Ever Was" was made available for streaming. A day later, "Free Now" was made available for streaming. On May 26, "Congratulations" was made available for streaming. Later that day, the rest of the album was made available for streaming. In May and June, the band went on a headlining tour of the UK and Europe.

Feel was released on June 4 through Rise Records. Two days later, a music video was released for "Alone". In the summer, the group embarked on the Warped Tour. In September and October, the group went on a tour of Europe and the UK. On October 16, it was announced that guitarist Jesse Lawson had left the group, choosing to focus on his family. On October 29, a music video was released for "Congratulations". In October and November, the group embarked on The Feel This Tour in the US with support from Memphis May Fire, Breathe Carolina, Issues and Our Last Night.

Reception Critical response

Feel received generally positive reviews from music critics. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic commented that "the talented vocal of Kellin Quinn making an album like Feel a shining light in an increasingly homogenized post-hardcore landscape." Scott Heisel of Alternative Press stated "while the collaboration with MGK gels perfectly and could totally be a crossover smash, the collaboration with Memphis May Fire’s Matty Mullins is misguided" and continued "still, the good more than outweighs the bad, and as a whole, Feel is a big step up."

Commercial performance The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling around 60,000 copies in its first week, making the album one of the highest charting post-hardcore albums of all time.[ Chart History] - Billboard.comQueens of the Stone Age Heading for First No. 1 Album - Billboard.com It has sold 180,000 copies in the US as of March 2015. The album also debuted at number 36 on UK Albums ChartOfficial Charts - www.officialcharts.com and number 14 on Australian Albums Chart.ARIA - www.ariacharts.com

Track listing All songs written by Sleeping with Sirens, except where noted.

Personnel Personnel per booklet.

Sleeping with Sirens Kellin Quinn – lead vocals Jesse Lawson – rhythm guitar Jack Fowler – lead guitar Gabe Barham – drums, percussion Justin Hills – bass

Additional musicians Shawn Christmas – additional programming Earl Halasan – additional programming Machine Gun Kelly – additional vocals (track 4) Matty Mullins – additional vocals (track 8) Shayley Bourget – additional vocals (track 5) Chris Fronzak – additional vocals on "The Best There Ever Was"

Production and design Cameron Mizell – producer, engineer Alex Prieto – assistant engineer Dan Korneff – mixing Ted Jensen – mastering Ryan Clark – art direction, design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 58

References

External links

Feel at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)