Recommending Person: Joe Szprygada
Reason for Listening: Well the first reason is because you already had The 59 Sound on the calendar, but this one's been a continuing part of my life for even longer, so let's go with it. The album itself is over pretty quick, about a half hour total, but there is so much energy packed in there. There are plenty of albums that I'll sing along every word to, but this one demands that you shout every word and leaves my jaw sore after every listen, without fail. I'm going to try to not chalk up so much nostalgia, but it is absolutely a high school album. While both the band and myself (now in my mid-20s) are likely over having any passionate feelings about anarchy, it still only takes until about halfway through the third track to make me wonder if maybe I should start a band. The title track similarly brings up thoughts of being at a show with your peer music lovers, which is an inseparable part of music, for me. This album finds a way to pack in the energy and lyrics to put you into a showgoing mindset like few others I have heard. If that's not your thing, at the very least it is some real catchy shout-along folk punk. If you're looking for some adrenaline on a ~30 minute solo commute, I can think of nothing better.