Skeletons is the fourth studio album by American rock band Hawthorne Heights, released June 1, 2010.
[2] In addition, he said it was important to the group that they signed with "a label that has maintained a consistent staff and who understands who we want to be as Hawthorne Heights.
In addition, they revealed that while there is not a new member and no replacement was made for former guitarist/vocalist, Casey Calvert, the new album would feature a new "screamer".
[4] While on tour, Hawthorne Heights announced that Micah Carli would now be providing vocals for the band.
On October 2, 2009, both Woodruff and Buicarelli posted updates on their Twitter pages saying that they had just finished gang vocals for the record.
[18] On September 28, "Bring You Back" was declared a single by Hawthorne Heights on their official website, and began receiving regular radio airplay.
A review on the AbsolutePunk website has stated that the album brings out "JT Woodruff’s best vocal performance yet," and is full of "killer choruses.
They stated "For those who fell in love with Hawthorne Heights six years ago, ‘Skeletons’ will merely reaffirm their passion for a band that has survived so much in such a short time.
"[27] Skeletons stylistically reverts to "music similar to their first two albums",[28] although it has substantially less non-singing vocals.
The album "refuses to stomp over old ground" by incorporating "electro" and "pop punk" elements into a few of the tracks.
[27] Other reviewers, though, criticize the album by calling it "safe", and saying that it doesn't take any "deviations from the beaten path.