{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Chamberlain Waits | type = studio | artist = The Menzingers | cover = themenzingers_chamberlainwaits.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2010|4|13}} | recorded = January 2010 | studio = Atlas, Chicago, Illinois | genre = Punk rock<ref name="Exclaim!'s 2010 Year in Review: Punk"/><ref name="punknews"/> | length = 30:41 | label = Red Scare Industries | producer = Matt Allison | prev_title = A Lesson in the Abuse of Information Technology | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = On the Impossible Past | next_year = 2012 }} '''''Chamberlain Waits''''' is the second studio album by American punk rock band The Menzingers. The album was voted the best release of 2010, by Australian radio show Bullying The Jukebox.
==Release== On January 5, 2010, ''Chamberlain Waits'' was announced for release in three months' time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/36553/the-menzingers-to-release-new-full-length-in-april|title=The Menzingers to release new full-length in April|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Yancey, Bryne|date=January 5, 2010|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> Following this, the band supported Anti-Flag on their headlining US tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/36232/tours-menzingers-star-fcking-hipsters-broadway-calls-trash-talk-added-to-anti-flag-tour|title=Menzingers, Star F*cking Hipsters, Broadway Calls, Trash Talk added to Anti-Flag tour|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=December 4, 2009|access-date=October 13, 2022}}</ref> On March 2, 2010, the album's artwork and track listing were posted online. On March 16, 2010, "I Was Born" was released as a single with "Mea Culpa Cabana" and "My Friend Chris" as its B-sides.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/37313/the-menzingers-detail-their-sophomore-lp-and-preceding-ep|title=The Menzingers detail their sophomore LP and preceding EP|publisher=Punknews.org|author=August, Justin|date=March 2, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> Later in the month, the band performed at Harvest of Hope Fest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/36664/harvest-of-hope-fest-to-feature-billy-bragg-forgetters-leatherface-more|title=Harvest of Hope Fest to feature Billy Bragg, forgetters, Leatherface, more|work=Punknews.org|publisher=Aubin Paul|author=Yancey, Bryne, Aubin|date=January 14, 2010|accessdate=May 22, 2018}}</ref> ''Chamberlain Waits'' was made available for streaming on Myspace on April 6, 2010, before being released through Red Scare Industries on April 13, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/37777/media-the-menzingers-chamberlain-waits|title=The Menzingers: 'Chamberlain Waits'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=April 6, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> Following performances at Rad Fest and Windy City Sound Clash festivals, the band went on a Midwest and West Coast tour with Cheap Girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/36924/windy-city-soundclash-to-feature-teen-idols-the-menzingers-more|title=Windy City Soundclash to feature Teen Idols, The Menzingers, more|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Yancey, Bryne|date=February 4, 2010|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/37112/rad-fest-launches-website-finalizes-lineup|title=Rad Fest launches website, finalizes lineup|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Yancey, Bryne|date=February 17, 2010|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/37853/the-menzingers-cheap-girls-midwest-west-coast|title=The Menzingers / Cheap Girls (midwest/west coast)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Yancey, Bryne|date=April 12, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> They went on a Southern and East Coast tour with Soul Control, leading up to an appearance at Insubordination Fest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/37759/insubordination-fest-2010-with-teenage-bottlerocket-menzingers-chinese-telephones-methadones-smoking-popes-less-than-jake|title=Insubordination Fest 2010 with Teenage Bottlerocket, Menzingers, Chinese Telephones, Methadones, Smoking Popes, Less Than Jake|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=April 5, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/37972/tours-the-menzingers-soul-control|title=The Menzingers / Soul Control|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Yancey, Bryne|date=April 20, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> In May and June 2011, the band supported Title Fight on their first headlining US tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/title_fight_announce_headlining_tour|title=Title Fight announce headlining tour|work=Alternative Press|date=February 21, 2011|accessdate=December 17, 2017}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Music ratings |rev1= Exclaim! |rev1Score= (Positive) [http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=142&csid2=851&fid1=45875 link] |rev4=Punknews.org |rev4Score= {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="punknews">{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/9206/the-menzingers-chamberlain-waits|title=The Menzingers - ''Chamberlain Waits''|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> }} "Chamberlain Waits" was Exclaim!'s No. 8 Punk Album of 2010.<ref name="Exclaim!'s 2010 Year in Review: Punk">{{cite web|title=Year in Review: Punk|work=Exclaim!|url=http://exclaim.ca/Features/YearInReview/punk_year_in_review_2010/Page/8}}</ref> "Chamberlain Waits" was Punknews.org's No. 1 Album of 2010.<ref name="Punknews.org's Top 20 Albums of 2010">{{cite web|title=Top 20 Albums of 2010|work=Punknews.org|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/9856}}</ref>
==Track listing== All songs written by The Menzingers {{Track listing | title1 = Who's Your Partner? | length1 = 2:03 | title2 = I Was Born | length2 = 2:44 | title3 = Home Outgrown | length3 = 2:46 | title4 = Deep Sleep | length4 = 2:37 | title5 = Time Tables | length5 = 3:12 | title6 = Male Call | length6 = 2:01 | title7 = Tasker-Morris Station | length7 = 2:03 | title8 = So It Goes | length8 = 2:23 | title9 = No We Didn't | length9 = 1:34 | title10 = Rivalries | length10 = 3:42 | title11 = Come Here Often? | length11 = 2:07 | title12 = Chamberlain Waits | length12 = 3:29 }}
==Personnel== Personnel for ''Chamberlain Waits'', according to album liner notes.<ref>(2009) Liner notes for Chamberlain Waits by The Menzingers [CD booklet]. Copyright 2010: Red Scare Industries (CCCP 139-2).</ref>
;The Menzingers *Tom May – Guitar, Vocals *Joe Godino – Drums *Greg Barnett – Guitar, Vocals *Eric Keen - Bass
;Guest Musicians *Brendan Kelly - Additional vocals on "So It Goes"
;Production Credits *Matt Allison – Produced, mixed, and recorded at Atlas Studios *Justin Yates - Recording assistant *Alan Douches - Mastered at West West Side Mastering
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