...And Don't Forget to Breathe

...And Don't Forget to Breathe is the debut album by the post-hardcore band A Static Lullaby. On the original release, the title was misspelled as '...And Don't Forget to Breath'. This was corrected in a re-release.

...And Don't Forget to Breathe
Studio album by A Static Lullaby
Released	January 28, 2003[1]
Recorded	Water Music, Hoboken, New Jersey; Technical Extacy, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Genre	Post-hardcore emo[2]
Length	40:28
Label	Ferret
Producer	Steve Evetts
A Static Lullaby chronology
Withered (2002) ...And Don't Forget to Breathe (2003) Faso Latido (2005)
Singles from ...And Don't Forget to Breathe
"The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us" Released: 2003 "Lipgloss and Letdown" Released: January 27, 2004[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Lambgoat	5/10[4]
Punk News	[5]

Music videos were made for the songs "Lipgloss and Letdown" and "The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us."

Background

"Love to Hate, Hate to Me" (under the title "Love to Hate, Hate to Love"), "The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us", "A Sip of Wine Chased With Cyanide" and "Charred Fields of Snow" were first released on the band's self-titled debut EP.^[6]

The songs "Withered", "Lipgloss and Letdown" and "Song for a Broken Heart" originally appeared on the band's 2002 demo Withered and were re-recorded for this album.^[7]

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Kurt Morris gave the album a mixed to favorable review, comparing the band to the likes of Thursday. He complemented the vocal work and the melodies. Morris singled out "A Sip of Wine Chased with Cyanide" calling it the best track on the album, mainly for its guitar work. Morris concluded his review by saying the album will grow on the listener with each additional listen.^[2]

A Punknews.org staff reviewer also gave the album a mixed to favorable review. He compared the band to Glassjaw and Drive-Thru Records artists. He stated the music was "good, just derivative as hell". The reviewer said the song "A Sip of Wine Chased with Cyanide" came across as a rip-off of At the Drive-In's "One Armed Scissor".^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dan Arnold, all music composed by A Static Lullaby

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nightmares Win 6-0"	2:43
2.	"Love to Hate, Hate to Me"	3:42
3.	"Withered"	3:59
4.	"Lipgloss and Letdown"	4:13
5.	"A Sip of Wine Chased with Cyanide"	5:14
6.	"We Go to Eleven"	4:22
7.	"The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us"	4:36
8.	"A Song for a Broken Heart"	4:01
9.	"Annunciate While You Masticate"	2:52
10.	"Charred Fields of Snow"	4:50
Total length:		40:28

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.

Band Joe Brown – unclean vocals Dan Arnold – clean vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, programming Nate Lindeman – lead guitar Phil Pirrone – bass, backing clean vocals Brett Dinovo – drums, percussion

Production Steve Evetts – production Jesse Cannon – editing, engineer assistant Peter Lewit – legal Rodney Afshari – management Jessica Lastowski – photography