What Separates Me from You
A Day to Remember · 2010
32 min · 10 tracks · hardcore punk
Energetic hardcore punk anthems collide with catchy pop melodies, delivering a powerful blend of aggression and emotional vulnerability.
Top tracks — play these first
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Sticks & Bricks Start here — This track opens the album with a raw intensity that captures the band's signature sound, addressing themes of betrayal and resilience.
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All I Want — A standout single that showcases the band's ability to blend melodic elements with heavy riffs, encapsulating the struggle between personal desires and external pressures.
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This Is the House That Doubt Built — This track embodies the album's core message about overcoming adversity and self-doubt, featuring anthemic choruses that invite listener engagement.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album balances energetic hardcore with catchy melodies, showcasing solid songwriting and production.
What we noticed
- Several tracks incorporate clean vocal melodies alongside harsh screams, creating a contrast that emphasizes emotional themes.
- The album includes breakdowns that are strategically placed to enhance the intensity of the music, particularly in tracks like '2nd Sucks' and 'This Is the House That Doubt Built'.
- The final track features a slower tempo and more reflective lyrics, providing a contrasting conclusion to the album's overall energy.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- short, energetic listening bursts
- youthful angst and determination
- dynamic emotional highs and lows
- immediate hooks and energy
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Breakthrough — This album solidified their reputation with commercial success and critical acclaim.
- Career context
- What Separates Me from You marked A Day to Remember's fourth studio album, released in early 2010. The band was building on their success from the previous album, Homesick, which had established them as key players in the post-hardcore scene. This album further solidified their reputation for blending heavy music with accessible hooks.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Devil Wears Prada· Parkway Drive· August Burns Red
Tracklist
- 1 Sticks & Bricks Start here 3:16
- 2 All I Want 3:22
- 3 It’s Complicated 2:57
- 4 This Is the House That Doubt Built 3:30
- 5 2nd Sucks 2:27
- 6 Better Off This Way 3:26
- 7 All Signs Point to Lauderdale 3:17
- 8 You Be Tails, I’ll Be Sonic 3:47
- 9 Out of Time 3:26
- 10 If I Leave 3:24
What to play next
Common Courtesy
2013
Continues the energetic blend of hardcore and catchy melodies, expanding on emotional themes.
Homesick
2009
Precedes with a similar sound and lyrical depth, setting the stage for this album's evolution.
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