Left (album)

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Left
Studio album by Hope of the States
Released	June 19, 2006 (UK)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	49:41
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Ken Thomas
Hope of the States chronology
The Lost Riots (2004) Left (2006)

Left is the second and final album by the band Hope of the States, released on June 19, 2006. It has been released on CD, DualDisc CD/DVD, and there is also a limited edition of the album out on double 10" vinyl. The album was preceded by two singles, the limited edition Blood Meridian EP and Sing It Out (which got to no. 39 in the singles charts). The album itself reached #50 on the UK album charts on its initial release.

This album is the Hope of the States second album and features slightly more accessible and guitar orientated tracks than in the debut The Lost Riots.

There followed a further single, the title track Left which charted at no. 63 but the week after its release the band announced their split.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Seconds" – 1:52
2. "Blood Meridian" – 4:04
3. "Sing It Out" – 3:14
4. "Bonfires" – 4:24
5. "The Good Fight" – 4:19
6. "Left" – 5:26
7. "Industry" – 2:25
8. "This Is A Question" – 3:35
9. "Little Silver Birds" – 4:26
10. "Four" – 3:09
11. "January" – 4:48
12. "Forwardirektion:" – 3:19
13. "The Church Choir" – 6:53