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Description
Twelve pop-punk and emo staples from the late ’90s and 2000s are arranged for piano on this album, swapping distorted guitars and breakneck drums for something that puts the songwriting front and center.
“Basket Case” opens things at full tilt, its restless, palm-muted drive translated into quick, insistent figures on the keys. “All the Small Things” keeps its simple sing-along hook intact, proof of how much melody sat beneath the genre’s volume. “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” makes an especially natural fit, its cabaret-style swagger already closer to a theater stage than a mosh pit.
“Helena” carries its funereal opening into the album’s darkest stretch, while “Thnks fr th Mmrs” brings a sharper, more theatrical bite. “Ocean Avenue” and “The Middle” round out the album with their bright, open-hearted choruses, the kind of uplifting hooks that hold up at any tempo.
A fitting choice for a quiet evening, or anyone who wants to hear these anthems with nothing standing between the melody and the ear.
Track List:
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Basket Case (Green Day) - 2:46
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All The Small Things (blink-182) - 3:18
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The Middle (Jimmy Eat World) - 3:00
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I Write Sins Not Tragedies (Panic! At The Disco) - 2:58
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Helena (My Chemical Romance) - 3:06
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Thnks fr th Mmrs (Fall Out Boy) - 3:34
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Gives You Hell (The All-American Rejects) - 3:50
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The Anthem (Good Charlotte) - 3:06
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Ocean Avenue (Yellowcard) - 3:22
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I'm Just a Kid (Simple Plan) - 3:06
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Lost In Stereo (All Time Low) - 2:56
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Bleed American (Jimmy Eat World) - 2:48
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- Total Runtime - 37:50
