| Anchors Aweigh | ||||
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| Released | August 26, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | January 2003 | |||
| Studio | Lakeview Farms, North Brookfield, Massachusetts; Water Music, Hoboken, New Jersey | |||
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| Length | 47:28 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Producer | John Seymour, Pete Steinkopf, Bryan Kienlen | |||
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Anchors Aweigh is the sixth studio album to be recorded by American punk rock band the Bouncing Souls. It was released on August 26, 2003, though Epitaph Records. Following the release of their fifth studio album How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2001), bassist Bryan Kienlen ended an intimate relationship and wrote new material as a result of it. Recording took place at Lakeview Farms, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, and Water Music, Hoboken, New Jersey, with John Seymour as the main producer, and Kienlen and guitarist Pete Steinkopf as co-producers. Anchors Aweigh is a pop-punk and punk-rock album that has a darker sound than its predecessor; the band experimented with melodies and rhythms during the writing stage.
Anchors Aweigh received generally favorable reviews from critics, several of whom complimented The Bouncing Souls' musicianship. The album peaked at number 168 on the Billboard 200, and number eight on the Independent Albums component chart. The band toured the United States, Europe, and Canada prior to the album's release. Following the release, they went on additional stints of the US and Europe with Tsunami Bomb and Strike Anywhere to close out the year. The Bouncing Souls went on three more US tours with Hot Water Music, Randy, and Against Me!, as well as a tour of Australia, and appeared on Warped Tour, throughout 2004.