Remember how I was saying that Alkaline Trio, Bad Religion, Tiger Army, and Tool all get a pass for albums that donāt hit hard for me and Iāll buy them regardless because my love for the band is greater than one miss?
This is that Alkaline Trio album.
I think Iām the weird one here because I kept seeing my friends say this was their āreturn to form,ā but I just didnāt see that.
Iām certainly glad it came out, though. They had never gone five years between major releases before (and then followed up that stretch with SIX years between this and Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs) and I always kinda worry that a band that has so many side projects have a ticking countdown where they have to get back together by X or just settle into some other project with other people.
And when I heard this the first time I had no idea that Dan Andriano had his own side project or that it was so fuckinā good. But I definitely knew that Matt Skiba was prolific with other projects including one that sounded an awful lot like Alkaline Trio but without Danās magic.
Itās not like this album is BAD, either. It just struck me as nothing really to write home about. The hooks werenāt super strong, there wasnāt a lot of experimentation, and the songwriting felt more⦠standard.
Out of all Alkaline Trioās albums - hell, even their EPs and collections like Damnesia or Remains - this is the one I listen to the least.
And, again, Iām pretty sure Iām the weird one here.
It doesnāt matter, though. These guys could release anything and Iād buy it. Theyāve just been my favorite band for so long, seen me through so much, that thereās no way a couple bad releases would throw me off.
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