The Fiction We Live

The Fiction We Live is the second studio album By the American post-hardcore band From Autumn to Ashes. It was produced by Garth Richardson and released September 9, 2003, through Vagrant Records. Melanie Wills of One True Thing makes a guest appearance once again, contributing to the vocals on "Autumns Monologue." This is the last album to feature Scott Gross and Mike Pilato. It peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard 200 charts.

The Fiction We Live
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003
Recorded2003 at Plumper Mountain Sound in Gibsons, British Columbia and Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver
GenrePost-hardcore, emo, screamo, metalcore
Length40:01
LabelVagrant
ProducerGGGarth
From Autumn to Ashes chronology
Too Bad You're Beautiful
(2001)
The Fiction We Live
(2003)
Abandon Your Friends
(2005)
Singles from The Fiction We Live
  1. "Miligram Smile"
    Released: 2003
  2. "The After Dinner Payback"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Lilacs & Lolita"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Absolute Punk(83%)
Sputnik Music

Videos

Three music videos were produced for The Fiction We Live: "The After Dinner Payback", "Lilacs & Lolita," and "Milligram Smile." They aired on Headbangers Ball upon release.

Musical style

The album features more clean vocals than the previous album, Too Bad You're Beautiful. Four songs have no screaming vocals, "No Trivia", "Autumns Monologue", "The Fiction We Live", and "I'm the Best at Ruining My Life." "Autumns Monologue" is a re-working of "The Fiction We Live" with the collaboration of Melanie Wills.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Benjamin Perri, Francis Mark, Scott Gross, Brian Denevee, and Mike Pilato.

No.TitleLength
1."The After Dinner Payback"2:51
2."Lilacs & Lolita"2:42
3."No Trivia"4:08
4."Milligram Smile"3:35
5."The Second Wrong Makes You Feel Right"4:58
6."Every Reason To"2:53
7."Autumns Monologue"4:33
8."Alive Out of Habit"4:57
9."All I Taste Today Is What's Her Name"3:37
10."The Fiction We Live"1:18
11."I'm the Best at Ruining My Life"4:23
Total length:40:01

Band

Charts

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