The World Won't End

The World Won't End is the second studio album by American indie rock band Pernice Brothers. It was released by Ashmont Records on June 19, 2001. It peaked at number 26 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[11]

The World Won't End
Studio album by Pernice Brothers
Released	June 19, 2001
Recorded	October 2000
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:05
Label	Ashmont
Producer	Thom Monahan Joe Pernice
Pernice Brothers chronology
Overcome by Happiness (1998) The World Won't End (2001) Yours, Mine & Ours (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	8/10[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
The Guardian	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	7.2/10[6]
Q	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Spin	8/10[9]
The Village Voice	B+[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Pernice.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Working Girls (Sunlight Shines)"	3:20
2.	"7:30"	3:03
3.	"Our Time Has Passed"	3:53
4.	"She Heightened Everything"	2:38
5.	"Bryte Side"	3:11
6.	"Let That Show"	3:44
7.	"Shaken Baby"	4:06
8.	"Flaming Wreck"	5:34
9.	"The Ballad of Bjorn Borg"	3:38
10.	"Endless Supply"	3:51
11.	"Cronulla Breakdown"	3:07

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Up The Down Escalator"	3:59
13.	"Our Time Has Passed (4 Track Version)"	4:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Pernice Brothers

• Joe Pernice – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
• Thom Monahan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drum programming
• Mike Belitsky – drums, percussion
• Laura Stein – vocals, piano, keyboards
• Peyton Pinkerton – vocals, guitar, percussion
• Bob Pernice – vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

• Jeremy Smith – percussion
• Mike Daly – guitar, pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar, mandocello
• Jeffrey Underhill – guitar
• Joe Harvard – guitar
• Ann Viebig – vocals
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello
• Antoine Silverman – violin
• Lorenza Ponce – violin
• David Gold – viola

Technical personnel

• Thom Monahan – production, recording, engineering, mixing
• Joe Pernice – production
• Joe Harvard – additional engineering
• José Ayerve – additional engineering
• Mark Allan Miller – mixing
• Jeff Lipton – mastering
• David Trenholm – string arrangement
• Laura Stein – design
• Adam Woolfit – cover photography
• Norm Demoura – band photography

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	26

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "The World Won't End – The Pernice Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
2. "Pernice Brothers: The World Won't End". Alternative Press (159): 92. October 2001.
3. Raftery, Brian M. (July 20, 2001). "The World Won't End". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
4. Clarke, Betty (June 8, 2001). "Pernice Brothers: The World Won't End (Southpaw Recordings)". The Guardian. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
5. Naylor, Tony. "Pernice Brothers : World won't end, The". NME. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
6. Tangari, Joe (June 19, 2001). "Pernice Brothers: The World Won't End". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
7. "Pernice Brothers: The World Won't End". Q (179): 140. August 2001.
8. Caramanica, Jon (2004). "Pernice Brothers". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 629. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
9. Haslett, Tim (August 2001). "Pernice Brothers, 'The World Won't End' (Ashmont)". Spin. 17 (8): 132. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
10. Christgau, Robert (September 18, 2001). "Consumer Guide: Minstrels All". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

External links

• The World Won't End at Discogs (list of releases)
• The World Won't End at MusicBrainz (list of releases)