Armed with words about angst, innocence, hope and infatuation, Peter Walker went back to his own adolescence when creating the music. “I knew it was going to be this Ramones kind of aggressive thing because that’s where I was at when a was a teen – that kind of awkwardness and discomfort and the tough growth that happens. It just seems like it needs that kind of power.”
It should be duly noted that the album was also inspired, encouraged and eventually documented by the visual artist Mark Todd. Not only is his artwork featured in the 64-page book that accompanies the album (and works nicely as a stand-alone piece); he was an integral part of the recording process, providing an evolving visual landscape in the studio as the record was recorded.
Tracklisting
- Nothing That I Care About
- Tomorrow I Might Feel The Same
- Young Love
- Outta Reach
- Speeding Away
- Pick Me Up
- Was There Really Any Chance?
- Today
- At Least Now I Have Something
- Something All Our Own
- I'm Angry
- I'm A Wreck
- Push Shove
- Produced by Peter Walker
- Executive Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen