BYO Split Series Volume I
studio
ArtistLeatherface and Hot Water Music
CoverBYO Split Series Volume I cover.jpg
ReleasedApril 20, 1999
RecordedMarch 5–23, 1999
GenreMelodic Hardcore, Emocore
LabelBYO (BYO 060)
ChronologyBYO Split Series
Next year1999

BYO Split Series Volume I is an album by Leatherface and Hot Water Music, the first entry in the BYO Split Series.[1][2] It was released in 1999.[3]

Production

The bands recorded the album after a joint 1998 tour of America.[4] They embarked on a second joint tour, in 2000, to support the album.[5]

"Andy" is about former Leatherface bass player Andy Crighton, who had committed suicide before the band reformed.[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called "Andy" "a blistering return," writing that Leatherface's half of the album "picks up where The Last left off, obliterating the five-year gap between studio recordings."[7]

References

  1. ^ "CD REVIEWS 45". July 2, 1999. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rancid, NOFX Cover Each Other For Split Release". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Matin, Randy. "Gainesville band on the boil". Orlando Weekly
  4. ^ "Leatherface | Biography & History". AllMusic
  5. ^ GRAY, TYLER. "JUST ADD WATER". OrlandoSentinel.com
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 135.
  7. ^ "Leatherface". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 December 2020.