"WHEN TO SURRENDER - The Night Album"
Released: June 12, 2011
01 Interpol - "Rest My Chemistry"
02 Rock Kills Kid - "Are You Nervous?"
03 Taking Back Sunday - "Where My Mouth Is"
04 Lifehouse - "Easier To Be"
05 Snow Patrol - "Run"
06 Skillet - "Say Goodbye"
07 Eve 6 - "Here's To The Night"
08 Linkin Park - "Burning In The Skies"
09 OneRepublic - "Marchin' On"
10 Foo Fighters - "Walk"
11 Yellowcard - "Life Of Leaving Home"
12 All Time Low - "Guts"
13 The Temper Trap - "Sweet Disposition"
14 30 Seconds To Mars - "Closer To The Edge"
15 The Killers - "Human"
It was fitting that Electrique chose to use rock music and to include its oldtimers like Lifehouse and Linkin Park for its farewell album. For those who have followed Electrique's six years of album-making, a nostalgia independent from the lyrics of the songs will come about - a reminder on what Electrique Music used to be and what it has become.
- Uncut
"When to Surrender" did not have room for musical experimentation. It was all about the message this time, and the music needed to be the perfect vehicle for this and not an unnecessary distraction.
- Spin
An album of the moment. Its direct lyrics vividly bring to mind a farewell party, with friends (complete with teary eyes) toasting Electrique one last time. And as the songs play on, Electrique pulls you in through the music and gets you involved.
- All Music Guide
Despite all the hype in the promotion of this album, there is a flatness to it. Not that the whole album sounds bad. Only curiously unremarkable.
- Entertainment Weekly
The familiar bands from "Gun" and "Runaway" makes this weepy one-last-night soundtrack play on like a musical reunion of the artists themselves. A poignant touch to add to Electrique's very strong farewell message.
- The Quietus
What makes "When to Surrender" difficult to criticize is that it wasn't made to be an ordinary album. It was more of a message, a last farewell gasp, infused through songs. This earnestness in showing Electrique's love to its listeners somehow makes it exempt from extraneous analyses.
- Consequence of Sound
From a straightforward farewell album, it progresses to challenge the very meaning of life itself, and ends with a question on what it really means to be human. A sweeping, apocalyptic epic of an album.
- Rolling Stone
Individually, the songs are almost mediocre when it comes to Electrique standards but "When to Surrender" is more than the sum of its parts. A powerful album which can make you want to weep or cheer in equal measure. Captivating and enduring.
- The New York Times
This is, in more ways than one, the embodiment of the spirit which has kept Electrique up and running through all these years. A vivid reminder of the reason why Electrique exists in the first place.
- Pitchfork
You can download this album HERE.
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