Bouncing Souls - Anchors Aweigh (2003)

Tracklist
"Apartment 5F" – 2:10
"Kids and Heroes" – 2:53
"New Day" – 3:41
"Sing Along Forever" – 1:35
"Born Free" – 1:23
"Inside Out" – 2:24
"Simple Man" – 4:19
"Better Days" – 2:13
"Night Train" – 3:01
"Todd's Song" – 2:06
"Blind Date" – 2:21
"Highway Kings" – 1:49
"Anchors Aweigh" – 2:10
"I Get Lost" – 2:57
"The Day I Turned My Back On You" – 2:49
"I'm from There" – 9:39

In a contemporary landscape where what passes for "punk" is often little more than a watered-down, mega-mall version of the mighty music that once horrified authority figures the world over, it's nice to know that some bands can still rock with the same pre-irony, heart-on-the-sleeve sensibility that characterized the genre's greatest moments. On ANCHORS AWAY, the Bouncing Souls forego faddish Blink 182-esque smarminess in favor of a holy racket that sounds like the best mid-1980s CBGB's matinee that never was. In addition, the band has a keen sense of melody and guitar texture that perfectly frame the songs' '77 Clash-like shout-a-long choruses. Best of all, vocalist Pete Steinkopf spits out the lyrics with a desperate sincerity rarely heard since the heyday of Black Flag and Husker Du. Young bucks take note: Green Day may have lighted the mainstream punk fire, but the Bouncing Souls are keeping the spirit of this once-noble genre burning bright.

The Bouncing Souls are back with a record that has taken them nearly seven years to complete... Well, not literally seven years, but Anchors Aweigh is definitely the end result of nearly a decade of musical evolution, refinement and growth. 17 tracks including the hidden track 'The Fall Song', packaged in a digipak. Epitaph. 2003.