Crash Love
AFI · 2009
60 min · 16 tracks · alternative rock · gothic rock
A dramatic exploration of love and loss wrapped in anthemic melodies and gothic undertones.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady, consistent energy levels
- dramatic emotional journeys
- immersive listening sessions
- varied dynamics throughout
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on September 29, 2009, 'Crash Love' marked AFI's seventh studio album and their follow-up to the commercially successful 'Decemberunderground' (2006). By this time, the band had solidified their identity in the alternative rock scene, transitioning towards a more melodic sound while still maintaining their gothic roots. This album was pivotal as it continued to shape their evolution after gaining mainstream recognition.
- Stylistic neighbors
- My Chemical Romance· The Used· Thursday
- If this clicks, go next to
- Burials — Continues the dramatic themes with a more mature sound and deeper exploration of emotions.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Torch Song 3:45
- 2 Beautiful Thieves 3:46
- 3 End Transmission 3:47
- 4 Too Shy to Scream 2:57
- 5 Veronica Sawyer Smokes 2:44
- 6 Okay, I Feel Better Now 4:31
- 7 Medicate 4:20
- 8 I Am Trying Very Hard to Be Here 2:43
- 9 Sacrilege 3:27
- 10 Darling, I Want to Destroy You 3:43
- 11 Cold Hands 3:32
- 12 It Was Mine 3:53
Disc 2
- 1 Fainting Spells (from Decemberunderground sessions 2006) 4:00
- 2 We’ve Got the Knife (demo from Crash Love sessions) 3:50
- 3 Where We Used to Play (demo from Crash Love sessions) 3:57
- 4 100 Words (from Sing the Sorrow sessions 2003) 5:13
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