On May 21st, 2002, Box Car Racer released their one and only album. On that same day Something Corporate dropped Leaving Through the Window. I, for some reason, had forgotten until this year that they both came out on the same day. That's a damn good day of music right there.
This was the album I hit play on as we pulled away from the driveway in a rented van as I headed off to college. I don't know why I specifically remember that.
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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
Lagwagon - "Violins"
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
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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
The Ataris - "Car Song"
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?
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
Home Grown - "Let Go"
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
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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)
Relient K - "Manic Monday"
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
But the Relient K version.
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And it feels like all you'd have to do is step outside
The Gaslight Anthem - "Stay Lucky"
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
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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
Jack's Mannequin - "Holiday from Real"
But if you left it up to me
Every day would be
A holiday from real
We'd waste our weeks
Beneath the sun
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