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Rock · 2015 · 11 tracks · 42m

Back on Top

The Front Bottoms

High-fidelity indie rock that keeps its basement-show soul. Aggressive acoustic strumming meets polished production and hyper-specific suburban storytelling.

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It's like your weirdest friend finally got a big budget to record his suburban anthems.

A high-energy, cocky, and occasionally anxious celebration of suburban survival.

Back on Top · vs · The Front Bottoms
Summer+1.6σ

Summer saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 42m
01
Motorcycle
3:26
02
Summer Shandy
3:36
03
Cough It Out
4:20
04
Help
3:46
05
Laugh Till I Cry
3:48
06
Historic Cemetery
4:19
07
The Plan (Fuck Jobs)
3:38
08
Ginger
3:14
09
2YL
4:11
10
West Virginia
4:14
11
Plastic Flowers
4:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition into the final chorus of 'West Virginia' where the vocals reach a desperate, shouting peak.
The unexpected hip-hop influenced guest verse on 'Historic Cemetery' that briefly breaks the indie rock mold.
The way the acoustic guitar and trumpet interlock during the bridge of 'Summer Shandy' to create a bright, brassy anthem.
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