Through Being Cool

by Saves the Day

Through Being Cool cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 November 1999
  • Label: Equal Vision Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:20
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Evetts, Chris Conley

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A landmark album in the development of pop-punk and emo-pop, 'Through Being Cool' captured a more refined and intensely melodic sound for Saves the Day. The album's clever, often morbid lyrics and incredibly catchy songs about suburban friendships and heartache became highly influential. Its success helped propel the band and the genre to new heights at the dawn of the 2000s.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic, breakup, confessional, literary, infectious, DIY

Tracklist

  1. All-Star Me (1:43)
  2. You Vandal (2:28)
  3. Shoulder to the Wheel (3:19)
  4. Rocks Tonic Juice Magic (3:27)
  5. Holly Hox, Forget Me Nots (2:37)
  6. Third Engine (3:40)
  7. My Sweet Fracture (3:52)
  8. The Vast Spoils of America (From the Badlands Through the Ocean) (3:08)
  9. The Last Lie I Told (2:23)
  10. Do You Know What I Love the Most? (1:34)
  11. Through Being Cool (2:04)
  12. Banned from the Back Porch (2:59)

Credits

  • Chris Conley - lyrics by, performer [saves the day], songwriter
  • Bryan Newman - performer [saves the day]
  • David Soloway - performer [saves the day], songwriter
  • Eben D'Amico - performer [saves the day]
  • Ted Alexander - performer [saves the day], songwriter
  • Megan Delaney - stylist [styling]

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