I've been on a pretty big Lagwagon kick the past few days. It started on May 16th, and has just continued on through the weekend. Just great skate punk. I think I've come down on thinking Hoss is my favorite of their catalog, but, man, that first five album run is something special.

I am just another fool
And I have to keep telling myself
That I am just a hypocrite
And I have to keep calling you one
And I forgot to bite my tongue
As my assumption is the mother of all mistakes

Lagwagon - "Violins"

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I cannot believe it's been 25 years. There are a handful of albums I remember, vividly, listening to on my morning drive to high school my senior year. This is one of them. An absolute pantheon album of my formative years.

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After all the tears I cried for you
All the times I tried to let you go
Lay me down under the night
Under the sadness of this life
Darling, take me home
Won’t you take me home?

The Ataris - "Car Song"

In love with this song.

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Turnstile, Yellowcard, The Ataris. Top three most anticipated albums for the rest of the year (that I haven’t yet heard).

Listening to The Ataris' new single "Car Song" this morning. (Will be out next week.) And it's getting me a little emotional. The Ataris are one of my favorite bands of all time. The first band I ever saw live (opening for MxPx). The first "advance" CD I was ever given was a burned copy of End is Forever sent to me by Kris's dad. I know Kris has been through a lot over the past few years, but seeing him re-engaged, seemingly in a really good place, and all the stuff he's been sharing on social media lately has me feeling things.

And the song's excellent.

I had an old man moment last night. I was thinking about how working to find bands was fun. Having to scour liner notes. Having to know what websites to look at to see recs. Even with the piracy angle it was fun and still kinda "work" in a sense, and then only a small group on one or two message boards were talking about the band for a couple months. Streaming is awesome, but I do miss that chase and rush. The hunt. The vindication.

Monday's back I see. Volume up.

When things get you down
Should you look back
Don't turn your head around
And take things one day at a time
Don't plan ahead
For mountains you have yet to climb

Home Grown - "Let Go"

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On a Rufio kick this week and I still think their entire catalog is underrated. Great sunny summer fast paced pop-punk music.

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It's just another manic Monday (Ooh-oh)
Wish it were Sunday (Ooh-oh)
'Cause that's my fun day (Ooh-oh)
My I-don't-have-to-run day (Ooh)
It's just another manic Monday

Relient K - "Manic Monday"

But the Relient K version.
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And it feels like all you'd have to do is step outside
Stop pacing around and waiting for some moment
That might never arrive

But you're never gonna find it
Like when you were young
And everybody used to call you Lucky

The Gaslight Anthem - "Stay Lucky"

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lol turning off instagram comments on your tour announcement is when you know, deep down, you're doing the right thing

Happy opening day … ⚾️

No question about it, I am ready to get hurt again.

Fuck yeah, we can live like this
But if you left it up to me
Every day would be
A holiday from real
We'd waste our weeks
Beneath the sun

Jack's Mannequin - "Holiday from Real"

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You gotta stick together
With who you are and who you know
You gotta remember
Where you've been and where you wanna go

MxPx - "Doing Time"

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