# When We Break

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{{Infobox album
| name       = When We Break
| type       = [Album](/source/Album)
| artist     = Criteria
| cover      = Whenwebreak.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = August 23, 2005
| recorded   = C Plus Studio - Omaha, Nebraska<br /> Presto! Recording Studios - Lincoln, Nebraska
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock)
| length     = 36:02
| label      = [Saddle Creek](/source/Saddle_Creek_Records) <small>LBJ-81</small>
| producer   = [AJ Mogis](/source/AJ_Mogis)
| prev_title = [En Garde](/source/En_Garde_(album))
| prev_year  = 2003
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r787347|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = [IGN](/source/IGN)
| rev2Score = 5.8/10 [https://web.archive.org/web/20051025143255/http://music.ign.com/articles/646/646584p1.html 30 Aug 05]
| rev3 = [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media)
| rev3Score = 4.8/10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16522/Criteria_When_We_Break 17 Aug 05]
| rev4 = [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)
| rev4Score = 3/10 [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/criteria-whenwe.shtml 19 Aug 05]
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''When We Break''''' is the second release by [indie-rock](/source/indie-rock) band [Criteria](/source/Criteria_(band)). It was released August 23, 2005 on [Saddle Creek Records](/source/Saddle_Creek_Records).

The CD-release party was held in [Omaha, Nebraska](/source/Omaha%2C_Nebraska) on August 20, 2005, at the [Sokol Underground](/source/Sokol_Underground). [Facing New York](/source/Facing_New_York) and local band, [The Stay Awake](/source/The_Stay_Awake) opened the show.

This album is the 81st release of [Saddle Creek Records](/source/Saddle_Creek_Records).

==Track listing==
# "[Prevent the World](/source/Prevent_the_World)" – 2:43
# "Draped in the Blood" – 2:33
# "Good Luck" – 2:46
# "Kiss the Wake" – 3:47
# "Grey Matter" – 3:10
# "Salt in Game" – 3:41
# "Self Help" – 3:11
# "Run Together" – 3:08
# "Ride the Snake" – 3:07
# "On Time" – 2:49
# "Connections" – 5:00

==Musicians/Help==
*[Steve Pedersen](/source/Steve_Pedersen) - Guitar, Vocals, Recording
*[Aaron Druery](/source/Aaron_Druery) - Guitar
*[AJ Mogis](/source/AJ_Mogis) - Bass, Vocals, Recording, Engineering, Mixing
*[Mike Sweeney](/source/Mike_Sweeney_(musician)) - Drums
*[Doug Van Sloun](/source/Doug_Van_Sloun) - Mastering

==External links==
*[http://www.criteriamusic.com Criteria official website]
*[https://www.myspace.com/criteriarocks Criteria on MySpace]
*[http://www.saddle-creek.com Saddle Creek Records]

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Category:2005 albums
Category:Criteria (band) albums
Category:Saddle Creek Records albums

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