Assailants, originally slated to be the third album by Lydia, is the band's first official EP. It was released on July 20, 2010.[3] The record was self released by the band after their record label passed on releasing it.[4]
History
It was announced on March 10, 2010 that Mindy White had decided to leave the band.[5]
On May 11, 2010 a new unmastered song was posted on their MySpace called "We Clean Up So Well" with a note announcing that the band will break up after a nationwide tour in July. The tour was titled "The Lydia Finale: A Goodbye & Farewell Tour".[6]
Guitarist Steve McGraw announced on July 12, 2010 that he had decided to leave the band and would not be playing on their final tour.[7]
Two mini videos were released for "Assailants"[8] and "We Clean Up So Well".[9] They also released a full music video for "I've Never Seen A Witch" on October 6, 2010 which was directed by former drummer Loren Brinton.[10]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Enjoy the Show"
1:29
2.
"We Clean Up So Well"
3:42
3.
"Empty Out Your Stomach"
4:16
4.
"I've Never Seen a Witch"
3:36
5.
"Music Makers"
1:21
6.
"A Place Near the City"
3:29
7.
"Assailants"
3:11
Total length:
21:04
Notes
The song "A Place Near The City" was originally demoed under the name "Cliff Jumping".[11]
Despite the album actually being an EP, it has been regarded as their third album.
Tracks 2 and 4 were acoustically re-recorded and released on the band's 2012 Acoustics EP.
