I had a roommate in college who was all about pirating music and, ethical matters aside, I will say that it was pretty brilliant for the ability to hear demos/studio cuts/leaked material. Before Good Mourning came out, leaked tracks came out where the bells were WAY forward and, honestly, I preferred it.

I also found myself paying way more attention to production stuff so say what you want about piracy - it really inspired me to pay more attention to music.

Anyway, beyond the standard stuff, Alkaline Trio also had a TON of live tracks on the high seas right next to their acoustic versions.

Alkaline Trio songs go great on acoustic. There’s a moodiness that fits but also an… intimacy. Their songs are confessional without being cringey and full enough to not sound hollow when you take away distortion.

They really are great songwriters.

So I was STOKED to find a whole album of acoustic reinterpretations of classics and two new songs (one of which was fun and the other a shining reinforcement to the idea that, unless you’re Ween, rock bands should avoid country-fying songs).

I could listen to the album any day. I love it.

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