Sometimes Things Just Disappear

Sometimes Things Just Disappear is the debut studio album by American rock band Polar Bear Club. It is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed EP, The Redder, the Better, and received mostly favorable reviews.

Sometimes Things Just Disappear
Studio album by Polar Bear Club
Released	March 11, 2008
Recorded	July 2007
Studio	Nada Studios
Genre	Post-hardcore, indie rock, pop punk, melodic hardcore, emo
Length	39:29
Label	Red Leader
Producer	John Naclerio
Polar Bear Club chronology
The Redder, the Better (2006) Sometimes Things Just Disappear (2008) The Summer of George (2009)

Production

Sometimes Things Just Disappear was recorded at Nada Studios in July 2007, with producer John Naclerio, who also served as engineer, and mastered the album.^[1]

Release

In July 2007, Polar Bear Club signed to Red Leader Records.^[2] On August 2, 2007, "Our Ballads" was made available for streaming through the band's Myspace profile, followed by "Burned Out in a Jar" later that month.^[3][4] On December 14, 2007, Sometimes Things Just Disappear was announced for release in three months' time; alongside this, "Another Night in the Rock" was posted on Myspace.^[5] Sometimes Things Just Disappear was released on March 11, 2008 through Red Leader Records. In August and September, the band went on tour with the Gaslight Anthem and American Steel.^[6] In between dates on this tour, the band performed shows in Canada with the Swellers.^[7] In October 2008, the band went on a tour of the US with Crime in Stereo and Broadway Calls.^[8] They then appeared at The Fest in Florida.^[9] In December, the band went on a brief tour with Fireworks, Forfeit and the Swellers in the US,^[10][11] followed by a few shows in Canada with Cancer Bats and the Holly Springs Disaster.^[12] In February and March 2009, the band went on a tour of Europe alongside the Gaslight Anthem.^[13] Also in March, the band went a headlining UK tour,^[14] followed by a brief tour with Have Heart and Trapped Under Ice.^[15]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Press	[16]
Rock Sound	(7/10)[17]
Sputnikmusic	(4/5)[18]

Punknews.org ranked the album at number six on their list of the year's 20 best releases.^[19]

Track listing

All songs by Polar Bear Club, all lyrics by Jimmy Stadt, except some in "As 'Twere the Mirror" adapted from quote by Vinnie Paul.^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eat Dinner, Bury the Dog, and Run"	4:22
2.	"Hollow Place"	4:12
3.	"Bug Parade"	4:01
4.	"Another Night in the Rock"	3:48
5.	"Burned Out in a Jar"	3:17
6.	"As 'Twere the Mirror"	3:59
7.	"Tried"	3:20
8.	"Our Ballads"	3:32
9.	"Heart Attack at Thirty"	3:27
10.	"Convinced I'm Wrong"	5:31
Total length:		39:29

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog #
United States Canada	March 11, 2008[20]	Red Leader Records	CD	RLR15
	April 7, 2009[21]	Bridge Nine Records	LP	202101

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[1]

Polar Bear Club Jimmy Stadt – vocals Chris Browne – guitars Greg Odom – bass Nate Morris – guitars Emmett Menke – drums Additional musicians Jasmyn Belcher – cello (track 10)

Production John Naclerio – producer, engineer, mastering Richard Minino – illustrations