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I've never really listened to The Ataris and going into this I had a feeling Boys of Summer would be the only song of *ahem* theirs that I had ever heard. It probably is, but I can't be sure, because every song sounds like something I've heard a million times. As has been mentioned this album kind of sounds like the embodiment of a mid-early 2000s movie/TV script saying *insert generic pop punk song here*. I don't hate it, really, but I feel uninspired and unfulfilled by the experience. If it weren't for Boys of Summer (and the one acoustic track) I would have to say absolutely nothing about it stands out to me, and even that just makes me want to listen to other versions of that song rather than continue with this album. Maybe in an alternate reality this could have been the soundtrack to my life at 20, but by the time this album came out I was past any band that would write lyrics like "all the cool kids crowding around the air hockey table." Sadly since so many songs are so same-y there's a part of me that thinks the following list is in order of "how long I listened before I was bored." Well, except My Reply... I just really did not like that song.

The Boys of Summer
The Saddest Song (Acoustic) - After hearing the original I thought "who told them this would be a good idea?" However, this sound serves the lyrics so much better than the original. I almost want to hear an all acoustic version of this album to see what a difference that'd make. Almost.
I Won't Spend Another Night Alone
So Long, Astoria
Takeoffs and Landings
Radio #2
In This Diary
Eight of Nine
Unopened Letter to the World
Summer '79
The Hero Dies in this One
All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know
The Saddest Song
My Reply