With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear is the debut studio album by American rock band Sleeping with Sirens. It was released on March 23, 2010, through Rise Records. The album debuted at number 7 on Billboards Top Heatseekers chart, and at number 36 on Top Independent Albums. It received praise in particular for singer Kellin Quinn's vocals. This is also the only release by the band to feature guitarists Nick Trombino and Brandon McMaster, who have since been replaced by Jesse Lawson and Jack Fowler respectively.
With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear was recorded at Chango Gridlock Studio with producer Cameron Mizell. Mizell acted as engineer, and mixed and mastered the album.
Following the album's conclusion, they embarked on a tour with We Came as Romans, Broadway and Tides of Man. On November 10, 2009, the band announced they had signed to Rise Records; their debut was schueled for release in early 2010. On February 8, 2010, "The Bomb Dot Com v2.0" was posted on the group's Myspace profile. In March and April, the group toured as part of the Royal Family Tour in the US. With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear was made available for streaming on March 22, before being released through Rise Records the following day. On September 9, a music video was released for "With Ears to See, and Eyes to Hear".
With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear was met with generally positive reviews. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album a 3.5 out of 5 stars. He praised the vocal ability of singer Kellin Quinn stating, "Quinn, whose soaring tenor not only gives the songs a hopeful, uplifting quality, but shows off a vocal talent that could just as easily be making pop records." He ended remarking, "With Ears to See, and Eyes to Hear is an incredibly solid debut from a band showing plenty of promise right out of the gate."
Jason Schreurs of Alternative Press magazine gave the album a harsher review. He gave the album a one out of 5 stars. He called the album a "nonstop assault of mainstream influences into an emo/metalcore sound that, ultimately, sounds best dirty and raw -- not this trite, juvenile, wimpy ear-candy."
The album sold 25,000 copies in its first week in the US.
Track listing per booklet.
Personnel per booklet.
Sleeping with Sirens
Additional musicians
Production and design