Hawthorne Heights: If Only You Were Lonely [CRAFT RECORDINGS]

Why you'll love it

Back on vinyl from Craft Recordings. Hawthorne Heights' second album, produced by David Bendeth, has "Saying Sorry," "This Is Who We Are" and "Pens And Needles," and it is the high-water mark of mid-2000s Ohio emo.

This edition

• Back on vinyl
• 12 tracks

About the album

Hawthorne Heights went into Water Music in Hoboken, New Jersey in the autumn of 2005 with producer David Bendeth, who would go on to make records with Paramore. The result was bigger and sharper than their debut, with three guitars, screamed backing vocals and choruses that were built for packed rooms. Ted Jensen mastered it at Sterling Sound.

"Saying Sorry" was the single, and it still turns up wherever people of a certain age gather and eyeliner is involved. "This Is Who We Are," "Pens And Needles" and "Decembers" round out a record that wears its heart very much on its sleeve, and the title is a nod to a Replacements B-side, which says a lot about where their record collections started. As for the track named after a forum comment, we will let you find that one yourself.

Tracklist

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Out July 17, 2026 on Craft Recordings, a reissue of the 2006 album.