Poised to Break

Poised to Break
Studio album by
Sunday's Best
ReleasedOctober 31, 2000
GenresEmo, indie rock, pop punk
Length51:33
LabelPolyvinyl Record Co.
ProducerTom Ackerman
Sunday's Best chronology
Where You Are Now (EP)
(1999)		 Poised to Break
(2000)		 The Californian
(2002)

Poised to Break was the 2000 debut studio album by American emo rock band Sunday's Best.

Reception

PopMatters writes that the album is "completely derivative". In Music We Trust was more positive, describing the album as "hooky, stylish, and full of bright beats". Lollipop Magazine describes the album's genre as "sometimes Knapsack, sometimes emo new wave".

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Track listing

  1. "The Hardest Part" – 3:31
  2. "Bruise Blue" – 3:41
  3. "White Picket Fences" – 3:35
  4. "Saccharine" – 3:48
  5. "Indian Summer" – 3:18
  6. "When Is Pearl Harbor Day?" – 4:05
  7. "In Beat Like Trains" – 4:14
  8. "Looks Like a Mess" – 5:50
  9. "Winter-Owned" – 2:50
  10. "Congratulations" – 16:37

References

  1. ↑ "Sunday's Best: Poised to Break". PopMatters. October 16, 2000. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ Steininger, Alex (November–December 2000). "Sunday's Best: Poised to Break". In Music We Trust. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ Den, Tim (April 1, 2001). "Sunday's Best – Poised to Break – Review". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ Poised to Break at AllMusic
  5. ↑ "Poised to Break by Sunday's Best". Artistdirect. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2026.