bright eyes- february 15
your old pal started hanging out with older emo kids. they’re like…18. and they listen to bright eyes. you aren’t like them, though. you don’t go to the library and check out CDs. so you take to the internet and download 7 tracks and fall madly, deeply in love in a way that changes the kinds of bands you seek out for the next 5 or 6 years at least.
modest mouse- edit the sad parts
oh my god, sometimes all i really want to feel is love! sometimes i’m angry that i feel so angry! and just like that, a quick search on your aol browser found you a band that you’d like for the rest of your life.
miracle of 86- teenage unity song
you always become what you hate the most!
sunny day real estate- roses in water
obviously this was the best SDRE song, even if no one ever agreed with you. whateverrrrrr
spitalfield- i loved the way she said LA
oh shit, you totally heard this song way before all yer frndz because you found it on some sampler. U R SO COOL
the starting line- best of me
okay, here’s the thing: you were not in high school when this came out. you graduated after your junior year, and this came out the year that would have been your senior year. but you were still so immature your first year of college, and you rocked out to this song so many times, it had to be included here. this song still makes you want to rock out and that’s totally cool, girl. DO YO THANG.
hot rod circuit- irish car bomb
you’ve accidentally seen hot rod circuit more than any other band on earth. for years and years, they opened up for pretty much every single band you saw. even through college. you started to feel like they were following you. you also felt bad because they never headlined. whatever. you saw them open up for mxpx and you bought a patch and this record and you thought, ‘this must be how adults find new bands to listen to.’
benton falls- fighting starlight
deep elm bands were the pick of the litter.
piebald- american hearts
you and your ‘best friend’ had a fight, so she got a new best friend. they had one inside joke. yelling, ‘HEY! YOU’RE PART OF IT!’ spoiler alert: both of those people grew up to be major assholes.
jets to brazil- sweet avenue
this was your couple skate only/let’s make out/feel-ups over the shirt/ultimate mix tape closing track. incidentally, it was also your i can’t believe he doesn’t like me/i hate my life/why did my hair turn grey when i tried to dye in blue track. rightfully so.
