Old punk rockers don't always die young. Sometimes they grow up, have children, score a few hits, and attempt to keep rockin' without becoming a parody of themselves. Such...
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Aging was never going to be an easy task for Everclear. Led by Art Alexakis, a singer/songwriter who was just a little older than the rest of his post-grunge peers, perhaps...
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World of Noise is an album of alternately crisp and noisy indie-punk. Great melodies (especially on "Fire Maple Song") and A.P. Alexakis' witty, gravelly vocals make this...
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Everclear's major-label debut is a tough, melodic set of gnarled post-punk hard rock. An easy comparison is Nirvana, but Everclear's music is closer to the country-rock...
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The album begins with a brief tip of the hat to the Beach Boys before being blown apart by a hyperwall of guitar for the title track. The Beach Boys tip-off is something...
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If the two-part title weren't enough of a tip-off, let's make this clear: Songs From an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile is a concept album, based on Everclear...
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It's easy to confuse loud with attitude, or loud with energy, or loud with angry. Just because a song's got overdriven guitars and ride cymbals that'd drive a collie out of...
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Everclear separated their double album into two different records, isolating the poppier songs (thematically, the courtship songs) onto the first album, leaving Songs From...
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Everclear separated their double album into two different records, isolating the poppier songs (thematically, the courtship songs) onto the first album, leaving Songs From...
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Everclear, or more specifically their lead singer/songwriter Art Alexakis, were a little more ambitious than the rest of the second-wave grunge bands. They weren't tied to...
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