i'm pretty sure i remember checking out this band before, but i guess it didn't do much for me because i can't find the review for it. they seem to have gotten more interesting, recently.

i've been arguing for 20 years that i'm too old for emo, but i also realize that these emo kids (and it's true: everybody looks younger and younger as you age) may kind of envy me for having actually had copies of records by bands like weezer and sunny day real estate (and nobody called them emo until years later) when they actually came out, and there was indeed a time when i wasn't too old for it. but, when you're too old for something 20 years ago, you're way too old for it, now. there's consequently somewhat of an annoying block that comes up when i run into a band like this that is musically a pretty tight punk band but is, thematically, just a boy/girl song pop band for kids.

so, i can stand here and say "i wish the lyrics were more interesting", but i know i'm going to generate funny glances from kids half my age if i do that, and i know i'm in a very real sense missing the point, by doing so.

what i like about this are the obnoxious riffs, which can kick some ass at points, and, yes, i do wish it was paired to biting anarchist rants instead, but, hey, it's not my record. and, it might be fun anyways...

https://arcadiagrey.bandcamp.com/