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Things are always changing. Whether it's realizing that the small town you came from now has a Starbucks and a mess of big-box retailers, or just getting a new haircut, the world is in flux in a million tiny ways. One has to imagine, then, that when Rival Schools returned to the post-hardcore landscape a decade after they had left it, they found it a very different place than the one they left behind. Emo had moved out of the basement and gotten a haircut, and was working at the mall now -- and making a good living at it to boot. The genre they had helped to popularize had taken on a life of its own, and while Rival Schools have certainly changed over the years, Pedals shows that their time away has certainly been a blessing for the band. Their sophomore album paints a picture of a band that has done a lot of growing up over the last ten years, replacing the fury and uncertainty of its benchmark debut with a slicker, self-assured sound. This change finds them delivering the same passion that they've always had, but in a way that feels more focused, as if the bandmembers are conveying exactly what they mean rather than just throwing everything out there and hoping something sticks.
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTING
1 Wring It Out
2 69 Guns
3 Eyes Wide Open
4 Choose Your Adventure
5 Racing To Red Lights
6 Shot After Shot
7 A Parts For B Actors
8 Big Waves
9 Small Doses
10 The Ghost Is Out There
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