Album Rating: 4.5

i can see that, but he's also not talking about "looking hard in our pleather" or his yellow sheets anymore

Album Rating: 4.0

This is already growing on me. I'll most likely raise it to a 4.5

Album Rating: 4.5

Hot take: I view Schmaltz as more mature, not less. It struck a balance between gratuitous whining and the self-awareness that such whining was just that.



Just talking about new topics—like in Losers, Pt. 2—doesn't make it more mature, even if those topics are political. This one takes itself too seriously, especially given the picture Dylan's painted of himself in Schmaltz and Giants Sing the Blues: lazy, a little entitled, but his heart's in the right place.

Album Rating: 4.0

ngl i'm quite glad he's not talking about his sweaty sheets anymore, that lyric always kinda grossed me out.. tho on here that'd be the ocean snot lyric haha

I'm interested, I'll check

Album Rating: 4.0

Album hits hard, right in the feelings...

Album Rating: 3.0

It seems I just can't get into depressing downer punk like I used to, no matter how good the jams are...

Album Rating: 3.5

this new Wonder Years album rules!

Oh wait, this isn't The Wonder Years?

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

This is so so so so so so so so so so good

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed. I usually don't like this style of pop-punk, but these guys just joined The Wonder Years as artists to buck the trend.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

TWY havent released an album on this level since 2013

Album Rating: 4.5

That bodes well for my eventual exploration of their discography because I've still only heard Sister Cities

Album Rating: 4.0

The only negative about this is the first half second of the opener always makes me think “Bye Bye Bye” by *NSYNC is about to play.



Or maybe that’s a positive idk

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Lol



I wasn’t really hearing TWY influence at first but “Optimism” fits that bill

Album Rating: 2.5

optimism is definitely their most wonder yearsy song



maybe i just need to listen to this more but them making like every song that wasnt a single in the same key makes it really hard for most of these songs to stand out

Album Rating: 4.0

That was my first impression too, but I'm finding the songs have definitely distinguished themselves a bit more upon further listens. But yea a little more variety certainly wouldn't have hurt, though I guess this is pop punk so yanno

Album Rating: 2.5

even then this has a shockingly low amount of variety in that department. like literally the only songs that arent in d flat major were singles, so this is like even samey by pop punk standards

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I don't like how this band keeps putting the weakest songs on the album right at the very end either

I think I just need to come to terms with the fact I don’t like modern pop punk

Album Rating: 4.5

You think the last song is the weakest? That's one of my favorites.