Anhedonia (The Graduate album)

2007 studio album by The Graduate

Anhedonia is the debut album by American rock band The Graduate. The tracks "Sit & Sink" and "Justified" were featured on their previous Horror Show EP and were re-recorded for this album. The album title is a reference to Anhedonia, the psychological condition of being unable to feel joy or excitement from normally pleasurable acts, such as social or sexual interactions.

Track listing

All tracks written by The Graduate.

1. "Sit & Sink" – 3:47
2. "I Survived" – 2:31
3. "Bet It All" – 3:03
4. "Anhedonia" – 3:32
5. "The City That Reads" – 4:23
6. "Better Company" – 3:23
7. "Surround Yourself" – 4:20
8. "Interlude" – 2:24
9. "Doppelgänger" – 3:25
10. "Stay the Same" – 3:20
11. "Justified" – 2:27
12. "Sing" – 5:22

Singles

• The band has released "Sit & Sink" as a single, where it has found moderate success, especially on college radio stations. To help promote the single, a music video was also released, consisting mostly of a performance by the band in a large abandoned police station.
• "Anhedonia" is the second single from the album. The music video consists of the band performing in a small, dark area. Corey Warning is shown with water streaming down his face in intermittent close-ups.

Personnel

• Corey Warning – vocals
• Matt Kennedy – guitar, keyboard, vocals
• Max Sauer – guitar, vocals
• Jared Wuestenberg – bass
• Tim Moore – drums, vibraphone, keyboard, vocals
• Heather Stebbins – cello
• Brian McTernan – record producer, engineering, mixer
• George Marino – mastering
• Danny Jones – artwork

References

1. Mason, Stewart. Anhedonia at AllMusic
2. AbsolutePunk.net review