The Greatest Generation

by The Wonder Years

The Greatest Generation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 May 2013
  • Label: Hopeless
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:58
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Evetts

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Concluding a thematic trilogy regarding frontman Dan Campbell's struggles with depression and suburban anxiety, the band's fourth album pushes their pop-punk formula toward post-hardcore catharsis. It is widely regarded as a pinnacle of the modern pop-punk revival, characterized by incredibly passionate, existential storytelling.

Genres

Descriptors: existential, melodic, gang-vocals, confessional, earnest, personal, emotive, dynamic, infectious

Tracklist

  1. There, There (2:26)
  2. Passing Through A Screen Door (3:35)
  3. We Could Die Like This (3:38)
  4. Dismantling Summer (3:46)
  5. The Bastards, The Vultures, The Wolves (3:55)
  6. The Devil in My Bloodstream (4:05)
  7. Teenage Parents (3:38)
  8. Chaser (3:54)
  9. An American Religion (FSF) (2:16)
  10. A Raindance in Traffic (3:39)
  11. Madelyn (2:47)
  12. Cul-de-sac (3:38)
  13. I Just Want To Sell Out My Funeral (7:34)

Credits

  • The Wonder Years - primary artist, songwriter
  • Monica Leonhardt - graphics [copy editing]
  • Casey Cavaliere - musician
  • Josh Martin - musician
  • Matt Brasch - musician
  • Mike Kennedy - musician
  • Dan Campbell - musician, lyrics by
  • Laura Stevenson - vocals [additional]

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