Today's song is a cool one, actually two because it's the last track on Oh! Calcutta! (2006), but there's a super cool secret song after it. "Like A Record Player" and "Warped Summer Extravaganza (Major Excellent)" are the two for today from one of my top five favorite bands, The Lawrence Arms.
The Larry Arms are Brendan Kelly on bass and vocals, Chris McCaughan on guitar and vocals, and finally Neil Hennessy on drums. They are super, super cool and you should definitely check them out if you are at all into punk. I discovered this band on the Rock Against Bush compilation through their track, "Necrotism: Decanting the Insalubrious (Cyborg Midnight) Part 7". When I got Oh! Calcutta!, I quickly realized this band was so much more than that track (although very good) led me to believe. "Like A Record Player" is impossible not to sing along to. It's one of my favorite songs ever because it is so simple, yet evokes such a strong feeling of happiness and friendship. "Warped Summer Extravaganza (Major Excellent)" is about the band's incident on the 2004 Warped Tour where they were banned for life after seven shows because they pointed out many of the faults of the Warped Tour, mainly how it condenses previously awesome summer concert schedules into one day where every band only gets to play 30-40 minutes. The country style of the song really makes this song stand out, even as a hidden track.
See y'all later,
Ian "Wildcard" Farmer
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