Bend to Break

On August 23, 2007, the Color Fred announced they had signed to Equal Vision Records; alongside this, "If I Surrender" was posted on their Myspace profile.^[4] On September 26, 2007, Bend to Break was announced for release the following month; alongside this, the track listing and artwork were posted online.^[5] On October 12, 2007, "Get Out" was posted on Myspace.^[6] Bend to Break was made available for streaming through Myspace, before being released through Equal Vision three days later.^[7] It was released in digipak style on "a minimum of 80% post-consumer waste recycled paper".^[8] "I like to keep everything I do as close to carbon footprint zero as possible," Mascherino said. "The guys at Equal Vision had to search far and wide to make my packaging goal a reality. But it’s well worth it. It’s really important to me and if everyone else did it, it would make a big difference."^[9]

In November and December 2007, the band supported Straylight Run on the headlining tour of the US.^[10] On November 28, 2007, a music video was released for "If I Surrender".^[11] In February and March 2008, the band supported Angels & Airwaves on their headlining US tour.^[12] In early April 2008, the band appeared at the Bamboozle Left festival.^[13] Later in the month, the band went on a US tour with Chiodos and then a tour with MxPx, and appeared at the Give it a Name festival in the UK.^[14][15][16] Following this, the band performed on the Warped Tour between June and August 2008.^[17][18] In October and November, the band supported Hawthorne Heights on their headlining US tour, titled the Never Sleep Again Tour.^[19] An acoustic version of "Complaintor" was posted on the group's Myspace profile on March 16, 2009.^[20]

1. "Get Out" - 2:45
2. "If I Surrender" - 3:53
3. "Hate to See You Go" - 3:55
4. "It Isn't Me" - 3:59
5. "Complaintor" - 3:59
6. "The Tragedy" - 1:08
7. "I Didn't See" - 3:54
8. "Empty House" - 3:08
9. "Minnesota" - 3:24
10. "I'll Never Know" - 3:51
11. "Don't Pretend" - 6:06

1. "Hate To See You Go"
2. "If I Surrender"

• Fred Mascherino – guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboard
• Steve Curtiss – drums
• PJ Bond – backing vocals and bass guitar on "Get Out"
• Clint Stelfox – piano on "It Isn't Me", Hammond organ B3 on "Don't Pretend"
• Anton Patzner - violin, viola
• Lewis Patzner - cello, bass

• Official Website
• Official MySpace for The Color Fred
• Official Modlife
• Video for "If I Surrender".
• If I Surrender Music Video on YouTube