| The Needles the Space | ||||
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| Released | June 19, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 2006 | |||
| Studio | Red Wire Audio; Sapone | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 45:37 | |||
| Label | Universal Republic | |||
| Producer | Straylight Run | |||
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The Needles the Space is the second studio album by American indie rock band Straylight Run. With the release of the Prepare to Be Wrong EP in late 2005, the group completed their contract with independent label Victory Records. Recording for their next album took place at Red Wire Audio and Sapone Studios in August and September 2006 with engineers Bryan Russell and Mike Sapone. By the end of the year, they were shopping the record to potential labels, eventually settling with major label Universal Republic by early 2007.
Prior to the album's release, the band embarked on two US tours (one of which a co-headliner with Sparta); between the two tours, "Soon We'll Be Living in the Future" was released as a single. The Needles the Space was released on June 12 alongside the TNTS Digital EP. Following a stint on the Warped Tour, "Still Alone" was released as a single in October, which coincided with a support slot for the Bravery. The group closed out the year with a headlining US tour, and the announced they had been dropped from their label.
Straylight Run expanded their musical palette by incorporating acoustic instruments, strings and marching drums, among others. The Needles the Space charted at number 72 on the Billboard 200, and number 24 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums component chart.