Identity Crisis (Thrice album)

Vocalist Dustin Kensrue worked at the Tustin, California-based record store Green Records.[3] The band gave the owner a copy of the First Impressions, they were dismiss of the release but the owner thought they had potential.[4] He said if the band could find someone to help make a better-sounding, full-length album, he would be willing to release it.[5] Identity Crisis was recorded and mixed at For the Record in Orange, California in December 1999 and March 2000. Paul Miner and the band acted as producers, with Miner also serving as the engineer; Charley Watts mastered the album at Mondophonix.[6]

Identity Crisis was released on Greenflag Records in June 2000.[7] The label was purposely made for the band; it evolved out of Green Records.[8] The album was limited to 1,000–2,000 copies.[9] Through the local fanzine Skratch Magazine, the band were put in contact with Louis Posen from Hopeless Records, who was interested in licensing the album.[10] Thrice had a sense of familiarity with the label, as it was based an hour-and-a-half away from where the band was located.[11] The members of Thrice grew up listening to several acts on Hopeless Records, such as 88 Fingers Louie and Against All Authority. [12] Identity Crisis was subsequently re-released on March 6, 2001 by Sub City, a branch of Hopeless Records. That same month, the band embarked on their first full US tour with Samiam, and then a few shows with Midtown.[13]

A portion of the proceeds from Identity Crisis went to the charity "Crittenton Services for Children and Families". The album was reissued for the first time on vinyl on April 21, 2010. The limited edition release of 1000 was released by Animal Style Records of Anaheim, CA under license from Sub City/Hopeless.

All lyrics written by Dustin Kensrue, except for "In Your Hands" (Riley Breckenridge) and "Under Par" (Ian Stift/Kensrue); all music composed by Thrice.[6]

Personnel per booklet.[6]

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