Alexisonfire – Watch Out! (180 Gr)

Alexisonfire – WATCH OUT! (180 GR) is a heavyweight vinyl reissue of the second studio album from one of Canada’s most important post-hardcore bands, pressed on 180 gram vinyl and released through Dine Alone Records under catalog number DAV 61.

Alexisonfire and the Record That Broke Them Wide Open

Alexisonfire came out of St. Catharines, Ontario with a sound that combined screamed and clean vocals in a way that felt genuinely new in the early 2000s Canadian rock landscape. Their self-titled debut built a devoted following fast, but it was Watch Out! that confirmed they were not a fluke. Released on June 8, 2004, the album debuted at number 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart with 6,580 copies sold in its first week. By 2007 it had been certified Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. Those are not cult numbers. That is a band connecting with a wide audience while still operating in a corner of rock music that does not typically generate that kind of commercial traction.

What Makes Alexisonfire – WATCH OUT! (180 GR) Worth Owning

The 180 gram pressing matters here for a few reasons. The album is split cleanly across two sides of vinyl on each record, with the eleven tracks divided into a logical sequence: Accidents, Control, It Was Fear of Myself That Made Me, Side Walk When She Walks, Hey It’s Your Funeral Mama, and No Transitory on the first side, then Sharks and Danger, That Girl Possessed, White Devil, Get Fighted, and Happiness by the Kilowatt carrying it home. The added weight of the pressing improves stability on the platter and generally results in a quieter noise floor, which means you get more of the dynamic range the band was working with. Post-hardcore lives and dies in its dynamics, the contrast between restraint and aggression, and a better pressing lets that come through.

The Dine Alone Reissue and Collector Context

Dine Alone Records has a strong track record with Canadian rock catalogue reissues, and this release carries catalog number DAV 61. For collectors, a legitimate label pressing of Watch Out! on 180 gram vinyl is the kind of thing that fills a specific and important gap. Original pressings of this album do not sit around waiting for you. This format, this label, this weight: it is the sensible answer if you want the album represented properly in your collection. If Alexisonfire is already in your shelves, this belongs next to your copy of their debut. If you are coming to the band for the first time through vinyl, Watch Out! is the right place to understand why they still matter to anyone who grew up with Canadian rock in the 2000s.

Tracklist

Media 1
1. ACCIDENTS
2. CONTROL
3. IT WAS FEAR OF MYSELF THAT MADE ME
4. SIDE WALK WHEN SHE WALKS
5. "HEY, IT'S YOUR FUNERAL MAMA"
6. NO TRANSITORY
Media 2
1. SHARKS AND DANGER
2. THAT GIRL POSSESSED
3. WHITE DEVIL
4. GET FIGHTED
5. HAPPINESS BY THE KILOWATT