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They've been cranking out happy, hooky, humorous punk-pop since 1998, slowly crossing over into the mainstream without ever truly registering in the public consciousness the way that blink-182 did before them or Fall Out Boy did later. They've racked up a Grammy nomination and a genuine hit -- the quite clever "1985," a 2004 single that very well captured Gen-X's bewilderment at suddenly hitting their thirties -- but have managed to not quite be recognizable, a situation that their sixth album, The Great Burrito Extortion Case, is unlikely to change. At its core, it's not much different than what came before: it's still proudly goofy, poppy punk, stuff that's fun without quite being memorable. And while it's hardly worse than what they've done before, there is a subtle difference in tone on The Great Burrito Extortion Case: the group is seeming a little long in the tooth.
CONDITION:NEW! PUNCHED UPC!
TRACK LISTINGS
1 Epiphany
2 High School Never Ends
3 Val Kilmer
4 I'm Gay
5 Why Don't I Miss You
6 A Friendly Goodbye
7 Luckiest Loser
8 Love Sick Stomach Ache (Sugar Coated Accident)
9 Much More Beautiful Person
10 Friends Like You
11 When We Die
12 99 Biker Friends
13 Don't Let It Be Love
14 If You Come Back to Me
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