Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair

Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair is a compilation album by various artists, released by UNFD on 17 November 2017. The album is composed of cover songs as a tribute to the Australian rock band, Silverchair.

Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	17 November 2017
Genre	metalcore progressive metal post-hardcore nu metal pop punk pop rock
Label	UNFD
Producer	Will Putney Sam Bassal Josh Schroeder Troy Brady David Bendeth Erik Ron Samuel K Dave Petrovic Jay Maas
Singles from Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair
"Anthem for the Year 2000 (by Northlane)" Released: 11 October 2017 "Ana's Song (Open Fire) (by Hands Like Houses)" Released: 26 October 2017 "Without You (by Tonight Alive)" Released: 8 November 2017 "Tomorrow (by The Amity Affliction)" Released: 13 November 2017

A limited edition LP was released with only 1,000 copies pressed.[1]

Background and promotion

The album was created with blessing of Silverchair's team to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their album Freak Show.[2] All the artists featured on the album are Australian bands signed onto UNFD.

Former frontman and songwriter of Silverchair, Daniel Johns gave his support for the album saying:

"At first I didn’t know what to think of this album concept, I guess it never really dawned on me that a Silverchair tribute album would ever be a thing, it’s funny though, sitting down and listening to the tracks I felt a strange reconnection with these songs, most of them I wrote when I was a teenager. I appreciate the time these bands have taken to record these new versions of the tunes."[3]

The lead single "Anthem for the Year 2000" performed by Northlane, was released on 11 October 2017.[4] The second single, "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" performed by Hands Like Houses, was released on 26 October.[5] The third single, "Without You" performed by Tonight Alive, was released on 8 November.[6] The fourth single, "Tomorrow" performed by The Amity Affliction, was released on 13 November.[7]

A music video for the In Hearts Wake rendition of "Freak" was released on 4 December.[8]

Composition

Due to the myriad of different bands present on the album most songs have had their genre described separately. The cover of "Freak" by In Hearts Wake was criticised for sounding like a "forgettable metalcore number." "Anthem for the Year 2000" by Northlane was reviewed as embracing their usual progressive metal sound. Hands Like Houses' rendition of "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" was described as being post-hardcore. The genre of the title track by Ocean Grove is described as nu-metal. Tonight Alive vocalist Jenna McDougall's deliverance of "Without You" was reviewed as: "[giving] [sic] the track a familiar, uplifting pop-rock shine." "Straight Lines" by Columbus was said to be a "pop-punk banger".[9][10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Already Heard	2.5/5[10]
Hallowed	[11]
KillYourStereo	60/100[12]
Loud	45%[13]
Newcastle Herald	[14]
Wall of Sound	6.5/10[9]

The album received mixed reviews. Alex Sievers from KillYourStereo criticised it harshly saying: "overall, ‘Spawn (Again)…’ is still not that great. For just like how a couple great songs don’t make an album instantly great, a couple great covers doesn’t automatically make a whole covers album great."[12] Wall of Sound in a more positive review said: "I reckon [Silverchair] will be stoked to hear new age renditions of their classics, but in the same breath, there’s maybe two or three versions that didn’t need to make the final cut."[9] Brian Griffin from Loud noted the only highlights of the album being the covers of "Tomorrow", "Israel's Son", "Cemetery", "Anthem for the Year 2000", and "Straight Lines", calling everything else "either terrible (Tonight Alive, In Hearts Wake) or barely good."[13] In a negative review, the Newcastle Herald called "Some of the worst offenders [sic] the big-name acts. Amity Affliction’s Tomorrow is horrendously auto-tuned and In Hearts Wake’s cover of Freak is a whiny industrial rock mess."[14] Sêan Reid of Already Heard in a mixed review said: "While there are a handful of highlights, ‘Spawn Again’ is no different than most tribute records."[10] Daniel Källmalm from Hallowed drew praise to Northlane's cover of "Anthem for the Year 2000" calling it: "the most memorable track of the whole thing."[11]

In a mixed review by Luke Nuttall from The Soundboard said: "The fact that there’s quality from The Amity Affliction and In Hearts Wake here is a borderline miracle, and for a compilation that will undoubtedly prove to be something of a novelty in the future, there’s enough to get into here without being disappointed."[15] Mandy Stefanakis from Loud Mouth in a positive review said: "It works very nicely and with a little luck will unite some listeners who found themselves a little muddled during their Silverchair journey."[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniel Johns, except where noted. All tracks composed by Silverchair.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Tomorrow"	Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies	The Amity Affliction	4:08
2.	"Israel's Son"		Void of Vision	2:42
3.	"Freak"		In Hearts Wake	3:30
4.	"Cemetery"		The Brave	3:54
5.	"Anthem for the Year 2000"		Northlane	3:05
6.	"Ana's Song (Open Fire)"		Hands Like Houses	3:38
7.	"Spawn (Again)"	Johns, Gillies	Ocean Grove	2:55
8.	"Emotion Sickness"		Storm the Sky	6:13
9.	"Without You"		Tonight Alive	4:05
10.	"Straight Lines"	Johns, Julian Hamilton	Columbus	3:42

Personnel

Bands

The Amity Affliction Ahren Stringer – clean and additional unclean vocals, keyboards, bass Joel Birch – unclean vocals, additional clean vocals Dan Brown – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals Ryan Burt – drums, percussion Void of Vision Jack Bergin – lead vocals James McKendrick – lead guitar, clean vocals Mitch Fairlie – rhythm guitar Matt Thompson – bass, backup vocals George Murphy – drums In Hearts Wake Jake Taylor – lead vocals Eaven Dall – lead guitar, backing vocals Ben Nairne – rhythm guitar Kyle Erich – bass, clean vocals Conor Ward – drums The Brave Nathan Toussaint – lead vocals Kurt Thomson – lead guitar Dave Mead – rhythm guitar Daniel Neucom – bass Brent Thomson – drums Northlane Marcus Bridge – lead vocals Jon Deiley – lead guitar Josh Smith – rhythm guitar Alex Milovic – bass Nic Pettersen – drums, percussion

Hands Like Houses Trenton Woodley – lead vocals Matt Cooper – lead guitar Alexander Pearson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Joel Tyrrell – bass, backing vocals Matt Parkitny – drums Ocean Grove Luke Holmes – lead vocals Dale Tanner – vocals, bass Jimmy Hall – guitar Matthew Henley – guitar Sam Bassal – drums, production Running Touch – samples, keyboards, additional vocals Storm the Sky William Jarratt – lead vocals Andy Szetho – lead guitar Lachlan Avis – rhythm guitar, keyboards Benny Craib – bass Alex Trail – drums Tonight Alive Jenna McDougall – lead vocals Jake Hardy – rhythm guitar, lead guitar Cameron "Cam" Adler – bass, backing vocals Matt Best – drums, percussion Columbus Alex Moses – vocals Ben Paynter – guitar Daniel Seymour – drums

Production

• Will Putney – producer, mixing, and mastering (track 1)
• Sam Bassal – producer, mixing, programming, mastering (track 2, 7)
• Josh Schroeder – producer, mixing, and mastering (track 3)[17]
• Troy Brady – producer, engineering (track 4)
• David Bendeth – producer, engineering (track 5)
• Erik Ron – producer (track 6)
• Samuel K – producer (track 8)
• Dave Petrovic – producer (track 9)
• Jay Maas – producer (track 10)
• GZ Media – LP pressing

References

1. "Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair - Vinyl". UNFD Central. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. "UNFD Presents Spawn (Again): A Tribute To Silverchair Feat. The Amity Affliction, Northlane + More". UNFD Central. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
3. "THE AMITY AFFLICTION Release "TOMORROW" SILVERCHAIR Tribute". Amnplify. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
4. UNFD (11 October 2017). "Northlane - Anthem For The Year 2000 (Silverchair Cover)". Retrieved 22 July 2019 – via YouTube.
5. UNFD (26 October 2017). "Hands Like Houses - Ana's Song (Open Fire)". Retrieved 22 July 2019 – via YouTube.
6. UNFD (8 November 2017). "Tonight Alive - Without You". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
7. UNFD (13 November 2017). "The Amity Affliction - Tomorrow". Retrieved 22 July 2019 – via YouTube.
8. UNFD (4 December 2017). "In Hearts Wake - Freak (Silverchair Cover) [Official Music Video]". Retrieved 22 July 2019 – via YouTube.
9. Brown, Paul (8 November 2017). "Spawn (Again): A Tribute To Silverchair (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
10. Reid, Sêan (23 November 2017). "Review: Various – Spawn (Again): A Tribute To Silverchair". Already Heard. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
11. Källmalm, Daniel (28 February 2018). "Various Artists Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair". Hallowed. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
12. Sieves, Alex (7 November 2017). "Various Artists – Spawn (Again): A Tribute To Silverchair". KillYourStereo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
13. Giffin, Brian (18 November 2017). "Various Artists: Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair". Loud Mag. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
14. Leeson, Josh (22 November 2017). "REVIEW: Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair - Various artists - 1.5 stars". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
15. Nuttall, Luke (13 November 2017). "ALBUM REVIEW: 'Spawn (Again): A Tribute To Silverchair' by Various Artists". The Soundboard. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
16. Stefanakis, Mandy (3 December 2017). "Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair". Loud Mouth. Music Trust. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
17. "Spawn (Again): A Tribute To Silverchair". Josh Schroeder - Music Producer, Engineer, Songwriter. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.