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Indiana-bred pop-punk outfit the Ataris gained cult status in the late '90s with a series of albums before gaining independent chart success with 2001's End Is Forever. The group, led by singer/guitarist Kris Roe, gained widespread attention with 2003's So Long, Astoria, which included a cover of Don Henley's "Boys of Summer," hitting number 24 on the Billboard 200. Despite line-up changes, Roe continues to lead the group, touring often and showcasing his knack for alt-rock hooks on albums like 2007's Welcome the Night and 2016's October in This Railroad Earth. Formed in 1996 in Anderson, Indiana, the Ataris originally began as the home demo-recording project of lead singer/guitarist Kristopher Roe and guitarist Jasin Thomason. The group were discovered a year later by Vandals founder Joe Escalante after songwriter Kris Roe met him at a concert. Impressed by his demo tape, Escalante asked Roe to put together a full band and record for his label, Kung-Fu Records. Roe then picked up and moved to California in search of bandmates (Thomason decided to stay in Indiana), and eventually added guitarist Marco Peña, bassist Mike Davenport, and former Lagwagon drummer Derrick Plourde. Plourde was later replaced by new drummer Chris Knapp. The newly formed Ataris made their first record, Anywhere But Here, for Kung-Fu and soon came to the notice of Fat Wreck Chords owner Fat Mike. Realizing the opportunity to move to a stronger, more well-grounded label, the Ataris willingly signed to Fat Wreck. They quickly issued an EP, Look Forward to Failure, produced by several members of the Descendents. Early in 1999, the band released their second full-length album, Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits. After the album's release, they toured with MxPx, blink-182, and Homegrown before issuing Let It Burn in 2000. End Is Forever followed in 2001. The Ataris made the leap to the majors with 2003's So Long, Astoria on Columbia. The album featured new guitarist John Collura; it sold well and tracks like "In This Diary" and the Don Henley cover "The Boys of Summer" were successful on MTV and the modern rock charts. Live at the Metro followed in February 2004. After spending several months recording their fifth album and Astoria follow-up, the Ataris chose to leave Columbia in early summer 2006 amid much turnover in the label's staff and rumors of an impending merger with Epic. The album's July release was consequently delayed, though the band pressed on label-less with various South American tour dates. Sonic and line-up changes also ensued, and by this time, the band had expanded to seven members with Roe, Collura, guitarist/vocalist Paul Carabello, cellist Angus Cooke, keyboardist Bob Hoag, bassist Sean Hansen, and drummer Shane Chikeles. They eventually created their own label, Isola Recordings, and through a partnership with Sanctuary finally issued Welcome the Night, a darker, more rock-based effort, in February 2007. Over the next few years, the band stayed busy touring and recording. They issued several EPs including the 2012 four-track offering The Graveyard of the Atlantic. In 2016, they released another EP, October in This Railroad Earth. A compilation album, Silver Turns to Rust, also arrived in 2016, as did the split album Let It Burn with Israel's Useless I.D.. The following year, the Ataris joined the line-up of the Vans Warped Tour.
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Tracks:
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| (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| 1*15*96 |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| 1*15*96 (Acoustic) |
All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know E.P.
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| 1*15*96 (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| 1*15*96 (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| 1*15*96 (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| 1*15*96 (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| 12.15.10 |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| 12.15.10 |
Record Store Day 2015
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| 12.15.10 (Acoustic) |
Hang Your Head In Hope: The Acoustic Sessions
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| 1-2-3-4 |
Anywhere But Here
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| A City Of Forgotten Words |
Record Store Day 2015
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| A New England (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| A New England (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| A Soundtrack For This Rainy Morning |
Welcome The Night
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| Act V, Scene IV: And So It Ends Like It Begins |
Welcome The Night
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| All Soul's Day |
All Souls Day
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| All Souls' Day |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| All Souls' Day |
Record Store Day 2015
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| All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| All You Ever Learn Is What You Already Know |
So Long, Astoria
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| All You Ever Learn Is What You Already Know (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Alone In Santa Cruz |
Anywhere But Here
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| And We All Become Like Smoke |
Welcome The Night
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| Angry Nerd Rock |
Anywhere But Here
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| Angry Nerd Rock |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| Answer |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| Are We There Yet? |
Anywhere But Here
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| As We Speak |
Anywhere But Here
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| Astro Zombies (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Astro Zombies (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Bad Case Of A Broken Heart (Acoustic Demo) |
Let It Burn
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| Bad Case Of Broken Heart |
End Is Forever
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| Beauty, Eh? |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| Begin Again From The Beginning |
Welcome The Night
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| Better Way |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| Between You And Me |
Look Forward To Failure
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| Between You And Me (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Between You And Me (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Bite My Tongue |
Anywhere But Here
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| Blind And Unkind |
Anywhere But Here
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| Blue Skies, Broken Hearts…Next 12 Exits |
Let It Burn
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| Boxcar |
Anywhere But Here
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| Broken Promise Ring |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| Cardiff-By-The-Sea |
Welcome The Night
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| Choices |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| Clara |
Anywhere But Here
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| Connections Are More Dangerous Than Lies |
Welcome The Night
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| Dear Leader |
Record Store Day 2015
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| Eight Of Nine |
So Long, Astoria
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| Eight Of Nine (Demo) |
All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know E.P.
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| Fast Times At Dropout High |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| Fast Times At Drop-Out High |
Record Store Day 2015
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| Fast Times At Drop-Out High |
End Is Forever
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| Fast Times At Dropout High (Acoustic) |
All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know E.P.
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| Fast Times At Dropout High (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Fast Times At Drop-Out High (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Four Chord Wonder |
Anywhere But Here
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| From A Tower |
Record Store Day 2015
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| From The Last, Last Call |
Welcome The Night
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| Giving Up On Love |
End Is Forever
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| Hang Your Head In Hope (Live) |
Record Store Day 2015
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| Heaven Is Falling |
Rock Against Bush Volume 1
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| Hello And Goodbye |
End Is Forever
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| Hey Kid! |
Anywhere But Here
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| How I Spent My Summer Vacation |
End Is Forever
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| How I Spent My Summer Vacation |
Let It Burn
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| I Fell In Love With An Opiate Sun |
Record Store Day 2015
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| I Love How You Love Me |
Record Store Day 2015
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| I Remember You |
Punk Goes Metal
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| I Won't Spend Another Night Alone |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| I.O.U. One Galaxy |
End Is Forever
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| I.O.U. One Galaxy (Demo) |
Record Store Day 2015
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| I.O.U. One Galaxy (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| I.O.U. One Galaxy (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| If You Really Want To Hear About It... |
End Is Forever
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| In Spite Of The World |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| In This Diary |
In This Diary
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| In This Diary |
So Long, Astoria
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| In This Diary (Single Version) |
In This Diary
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| Lately |
Anywhere But Here
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| Let It Burn |
Let It Burn
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| Let It Go |
Anywhere But Here
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| Life Makes No Sense |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| Looking Back On Today |
So Long, Astoria
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| Looking Back On Today |
Warped Tour 2001 Compilation
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| Losing Streak |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| Make It Last |
Anywhere But Here
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| My Hotel Year |
Look Forward To Failure
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| My Hotel Year (Acoustic) |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| My Hotel Year (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| My Hotel Year (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| My Reply |
So Long, Astoria
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| My Reply (Live) |
Live At Capitol Milling
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| My So Called Life |
Look Forward To Failure
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| Myself |
Anywhere But Here
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| Neilhouse |
Anywhere But Here
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| New Year's Day |
Welcome The Night
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| Not A Worry In The World |
Look Forward To Failure
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| Not Capable Of Love |
Welcome The Night
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| October In This Railroad Earth |
Record Store Day 2015
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| Oh, Kansas City |
Record Store Day 2015
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| On With The Show |
Let It Burn
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| P.S. The Scene Is Dead |
Let It Burn
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| Peel Sessions |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| Perfectly Happy |
Anywhere But Here
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| Pretty Pathetic |
All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know E.P.
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| Radio #2 |
So Long, Astoria
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| Ray… |
Anywhere But Here
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| Road Signs And Rock Songs |
End Is Forever
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| San Dimas High School Football Rules |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| San Dimas High School Football Rules |
Fat Music Volume IV: Life In The Fat Lane
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| San Dimas High School Football Rules |
Look Forward To Failure
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| San Dimas High School Football Rules (Acoustic) |
Let It Burn
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| San Dimas High School Football Rules (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Secret Handshakes |
Welcome The Night
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| Silver Turns To Rust |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| Slacker Rock |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| Sleepy |
Anywhere But Here
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| Slow Drone |
Record Store Day 2015
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| So Long, Astoria |
So Long, Astoria
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| So Long, Astoria (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| So Long, Astoria (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Some Notes On Bach And Haydn (Demo) |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| Someday (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Someday (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Song #13 |
End Is Forever
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| Song #13 (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Song #13 (Live) |
Live At Capitol Milling
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| Song #13 (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Song For A Mix Tape |
Let It Burn
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| Song For A Mix Tape |
End Is Forever
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| Sonnet For The Early Departed |
Welcome The Night
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| Soul And Fire |
Record Store Day 2015
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| Summer '79 |
So Long, Astoria
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| Summer Wind Was Always Our Song |
End Is Forever
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| Take Me Back |
Anywhere But Here
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| Takeoffs And Landings |
All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know E.P.
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| Takeoffs And Landings |
So Long, Astoria
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| Takeoffs And Landings (Live) |
Live At Capitol Milling
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| Teenage Riot |
End Is Forever
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| Teenage Riot (Live) |
Live At Capitol Milling
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| Teenager Of The Year |
All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know E.P.
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| That Special Girl |
Look Forward To Failure
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| The Boys Of Summer |
Teenage Dirtbags
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| The Boys Of Summer |
So Long, Astoria
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| The Boys Of Summer (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| The Boys Of Summer (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| The Cheyenne Line |
Welcome The Night
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| The First Elegy |
Welcome The Night
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| The Graveyard Of The Atlantic |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| The Graveyard Of The Atlantic |
Record Store Day 2015
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| The Graveyard Of The Atlantic |
All Souls Day
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| The Hero Dies In This One |
So Long, Astoria
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| The Hero Dies In This One (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| The Hero Dies In This One (Acoustic) (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| The Last Song I Will Ever Write About A Girl |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| The Radio Still Sucks |
Let It Burn
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| The Radio Still Sucks |
Short Music For Short People
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| The Saddest Song |
So Long, Astoria
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| The Saddest Song (Acoustic) |
So Long, Astoria
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| The Saddest Song (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| The Saddest Song (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| They Live, We Sleep |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| Trash Panda |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| Unopened Letter To The World |
So Long, Astoria
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| Unopened Letter To The World (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Unopened Letter To The World (Live) |
Live At Capitol Milling
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| Unopened Letter To The World (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start |
End Is Forever
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| Whatever Lies Will Help You Rest |
Welcome The Night
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| When All Else Fails It Fails |
Welcome The Night
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| You And Your Perfect Li(f)e (Demo) |
Silver Turns To Rust
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| You And Your Perfect Li(f)e (Demo) |
Record Store Day 2015
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| You Need A Hug |
End Is Forever
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| Your Boyfriend Sucks |
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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| Your Boyfriend Sucks (Live) |
Record Store Day 2015
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| Your Boyfriend Sucks (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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| Your Boyfriend Sucks (Live) |
Live At The Metro
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