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See How We Are
Rock · 1987 · 10 tracks

See How We Are

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A pivot toward dusty Americana and working-class storytelling. Polished yet weary, it trades punk speed for rain-slicked noir and heart-rending vocal harmonies.

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It's the sound of a legendary punk band growing up and finding the soul of the American highway.

A weary, poetic reflection on the cracks in the American dream and the resilience of the human spirit.

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Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
I'm Lost
2:56
02
You
3:30
03
4th of July
4:07
04
In the Time It Takes
3:10
05
Anyone Can Fill Your Shoes
2:47
06
See How We Are
3:49
07
Left & Right
2:58
08
When It Rains…
4:33
09
Holiday Story
3:36
11
Cyrano de Berger’s Back
3:37
Moments Worth Waiting For
The weary, lived-in vocal blend on the title track that captures a sense of national and personal exhaustion.
The opening guitar chime of 4th of July that immediately sets a scene of heat-baked suburban melancholy.
The driving, desperate energy of I'm Lost that bridges the gap between their punk past and rootsy present.
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