Violent Things

Violent Things is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Brobecks. It was released on May 18, 2009.

Background
Violent Things was written by Dallon Weekes and recorded by producer Casey Crescenzo in his home basement studio in Boston, MA over a period of two weeks. It features Darren Robinson of Phantom Planet on guitar. In an online interview, Weekes stated that though mostly satisfied with 'Violent Things', the record was never mixed or mastered, and that due to a lack of resources to complete the recording, the record was released as 'unfinished'.

In 2011, Weekes personally re-recorded "Visitation of the Ghost" in a studio in southern California. He disclosed that he decided to do so since he was "never fully happy with the version" in the official album. This alternative version of "Visitation of the Ghost" was released on Bandcamp in the same year as an anniversary bonus.

The reissue of the album includes the tracks "Clusterhug" and "Anyone I Know," the former having later been remastered as a track on Weekes' current project, I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME.

Remastered editions of both "Love at First Sight" and "Second Boys Will Be First Choice" were leaked on multiple occasions under an EP titled "This Is Heavy" along with the demo for "Far Too Young To Die," used later on the Panic! at the Disco album "Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!" (which was leaked on SoundCloud prior). Weekes has stated that these were released without his consent, by a third-party, to make money off of his old songs and demos, and requested they not be streamed online.

Personnel

 * Dallon Weekes – lead vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards
 * Drew Davidson – drums
 * Casey Crescenzo – guitar, piano