Why Should the Fire Die?
Studio album by Nickel Creek
Released	August 9, 2005
Recorded	Barefoot Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Progressive bluegrass
Length	47:12
Label	Sugar Hill
Producer(s)	Eric Valentine and Tony Berg
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Music Box link Nashville Scene (positive) link
Nickel Creek chronology
This Side (2002)	Why Should the Fire Die? (2005)	Reasons Why: The Very Best (2006)

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This album is a bit of a jump from their earlier works, in adding more rock.

They also seem to have come into their own vocally, putting more thought into who will sing what and how they will do so. Chris Thile once again takes the lead on most of the songs, but Sara Watkins sings in many songs as well such as Bob Dylan's "Tomorrow is a Long Time", and the song she originally wrote "Anthony". Sean Watkins also gets in on the action singing "Somebody More Like You". Chris Thile (pronounced THEE-lee) (born February 20, 1981) is both a renowned mandolin player and founding member of the progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek, along with Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins. ... Sara Watkins (born June 8, 1981) is a violinist, vocalist, and songwriter, and is one third of the contemporary folk band Nickel Creek. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Sean Watkins (born February 18, 1977) is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, and is one third of the contemporary folk band Nickel Creek. ... Why Should The Fire Die is an album by the band Nickel Creek, released in 2005. ...

Track listing

1. "When in Rome" (Thile) – 4:14
2. "Somebody More Like You" (Sean Watkins) – 3:01
3. "Jealous of the Moon" (Gary Louris, Thile) – 4:41
4. "Scotch & Chocolate" (instrumental) (Thile, Sara Watkins) – 3:07
5. "Can't Complain" (Thile) – 5:34
6. "Tomorrow is a Long Time" (Dylan) – 3:36
7. "Eveline" (Thile, Sean Watkins) – 3:11
8. "Stumptown" (instrumental) (Thile) – 1:43
9. "Anthony" (Sara Watkins) – 1:55
10. "Best Of Luck" (Thile, Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins) – 3:22
11. "Doubting Thomas" (Thile) – 3:19
12. "First And Last Waltz" (instrumental) (Thile, Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins) – 1:53
13. "Helena" (Thile) – 4:45
14. "Why Should the Fire Die?" (Thile, Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins) – 2:50

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Miscellanea

• The track "Stumptown" was named after a coffee house of the same name in Portland, Oregon.
• "Eveline" is based on James Joyce's short story of the same name.

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External links

• Why Should the Fire Die? at Nickel Creek's official website, with sound samples and video
• Nickel Creek Get Fired Up story at Rolling Stone
• A Mandolin with No Country feature at Paste Magazine
• A leaner, meaner Nickel Creek dares you to play with Fire Review from the Houston Chronicle.
• CHRIS THILE: BRINGING IN SOME NEW BLOOD Review from Jambase.