On the Impossible Past

by The Menzingers

On the Impossible Past cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 February 2012
  • Label: Epitaph
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:30
  • Community rating: 3.96/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Eric Keen, Greg Barnett, Tom May, Joe Godino

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A monumental achievement in modern punk, the Scranton quartet's third album brilliantly fuses urgent pop-punk pacing with evocative, Springsteen-esque storytelling. The deeply nostalgic lyricism explores fading youth, diner parking lots, and rusted Americana with incredible melodic passion.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, alcohol, DIY, storytelling, gang-vocals, infectious, adolescence

Tracklist

  1. Good Things (02:23)
  2. Burn After Writing (03:02)
  3. The Obituaries (03:16)
  4. Gates (04:04)
  5. Ava House (03:40)
  6. Sun Hotel (03:50)
  7. Sculptors and Vandals (02:10)
  8. Mexican Guitars (03:07)
  9. On The Impossible Past (01:32)
  10. Nice Things (03:28)
  11. Casey (03:41)
  12. I Can't Seem To Tell (03:05)
  13. Freedom Bridge (04:12)

Credits

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