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artist Lost Years
album This Year Brought Out The Worst In Me
label Bandcamp
genre Punk Rock
release 2014-03-01
street 2012-03-13
encoder LAME 3.97
bitrate 320kbps
size 101.18 mb
playtime 41:33
buy http://lost-years.bandcamp.com/album/this-year-brought-out-the-w
info http://http://lostyears.net/
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01 Guerilla Prize Fighters [ 4:37]
02 Ghosts [ 5:20]
03 Record Players & Living Rooms [ 2:50]
04 This Summer [ 4:28]
05 Problems [ 3:31]
06 Jackie Robinson Steals Home [ 4:50]
07 Just Kids [ 3:28]
08 I Am So John Stamos [ 4:56]
09 Dying Is For Fools [ 4:40]
10 Play The Piano Drunk Until Your Fingers Begind To Bleed A Bit [ 2:53]
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As things stand today, the music industry as a whole is in poor shape.
Marketability has begun to trump talent. Trendy haircuts and irony seem to
placate todayÆs media and record labels, leaving artists whom possess true
talent, left in the cold. And perhaps more importantly, left to fade into the
background, undiscovered.
In comes Lost Years, a soon to be pop-punk juggernaut, hailing from Gary,
Indiana. Lost Years bring us their debut album This Year Brought Out The
Worst In Me, and let me tell you, this is one not to miss.
The ten-track debut delivers in every facet. A real sense of maturity is
found within the bands songwriting, which is quite a rarity from such a young
band. The lyrics deal with the transition into adulthood and the struggle to
make your life mean something. (ôIÆll be dead by 23/cuz this life is already
killing meö). ItÆs not all doom and gloom though. Themes of growing up and
the nostalgia that comes along with it are also present on the album. (And we
always danced to the records that we knew/ when my parents used to dance in
my old living roomö). The lyrics are delivered with conviction. Vocalist Ryan
Davis does a great job staying within his range and not attempting to do more
than he is capable of.
Its hard not to notice how well these songs are put together. Not only is the
musicianship more than adequate, but the songs themselves are simply
infectious. There is never a dull moment. Not a track to be skipped. Each of
the ten tracks contains a chorus you canÆt help but sing along to, swelling
up to immeasurable heights. They have managed to tiptoe the line between
heavy and melodic masterfully, holding a candle to established acts such as
Against Me! and The Gaslight Anthem.
Lost Years have delivered one of the best albums of the year thus far. The
soundtrack to my summer, not a week has gone by that I havenÆt listened to
this album since its release. Lost Years give me hope that there is still
talent left to be discovered in todayÆs uninspired music scene. This is a
group to be reckoned with. Just wait and see.
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