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Good Old Days

by No Tagbacks

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1.
No Sheep 02:57
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Heavy on my eyes Buried deep inside That tiger pit created by my own brain No matter what I do It's nipping at my shoes It's gonna catch up to me every time I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep Low supply, high demand Keeps coffee shops open We can't go without but Dammit, we're gonna try An unconscious frozen state Or a successful date And doing it with your boss Makes you a whore I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep Been awake for 30 hours, going on 31 I'm feeling logic start to crumble My handwriting looks just like an earthquake hit this house I'll be drooling on the keyboard when I wake up I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep, I don't sleep
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.mov 02:24
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I told my baby She didn't deserve it I don't know why she's stayed with me for so long It was her birthday I was working But she told me you're here now, life goes on I came here expecting a drama, baby But this wouldn't fill a daytime slot I hope they never make a movie about us Cause they'd be hard-pressed for a plot I wrecked the Hyundai Early on a Sunday That parked car came out of nowhere I swear She was out past curfew Her parents had a short fuse I blamed myself but still she didn't care I came here expecting a drama, baby But this wouldn't fill a daytime slot I hope they never make a movie about us Cause they'd be hard-pressed for a plot Movie boring People snoring Blood stains and brass knuckles On the theater flooring And it would be all our fault I came here expecting a drama, baby But this wouldn't fill a daytime slot I hope they never make a movie about us Cause they'd be hard-pressed for a plot
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Come Out and Play 01:15
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Pray for me, DDT Drunk on muddy Listerine Brush my teeth with Deute- Roto-Rooter-Scooter-onomy Play, come out and play, play 2nd time, do the crime Press policing pantomime Lock it up and swirl me and twirl me to make a straighter line Play, come out and play, play Judge Judy, give me cooties Sentence tastes so fruity-smoothie Bailiff Baylor, Sheriff Taylor Carry out your d-d-duty Play, come out and play, play Tin can, no hands Splattin the spiders that stand Scammin' the suckers who can't Save me from my bogeyman Play, come out and play, play
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Good Old Days 03:14
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You and me, I'd pick you up Back when making out in your mom's car was love Broken down, side of the road We liked pushing things that were never going to go We can't recall too well When we ask ourselves Were the good old days Really all that great? Friday night, I was your plus one But when you saw him there then it was bottoms up Hospital, I'll take care of you You thought getting better was just having someone new Lick your wounds We can't recall too well When we ask ourselves Were the good old days Really all that great? We can't recall too well When we ask ourselves Were the good old days Really all that great? We can't recall too well When we ask ourselves Were the good old days Really all that great?
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If I Never Left You in Illinois 03:50
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If I'd never left you in Illinois, maybe We'd be sipping coffee cups, feeling lazy The smallest table in the store, where frigid autumn sunlight finds your eyes If I'd never left you in Illinois, possibly We'd be hiking in the woods, trampling the botany Runny nose, we'd still be close Allergies couldn't make me let you go Maybe I would be over you Maybe there'd be another girl or two If I'd just let the idea of us Run its course If I'd never left you in Illinois, there's a chance That I wouldn't see everything she is as a red flag I'm waving my white flag before I ever even take my fucking shot If I'd never left you in Illinois, conceivably I wouldn't assume that she is too pretty for me Too impatient, or too jaded, or Too stuck up or strung out or taken Maybe I would be over you Maybe there'd be another girl or two If I'd just let the idea of us Run its course Thinking 40 steps into the future I forget it's my turn to make a move I don't want any girl so I don't have to lose her The way that I lost you Thinking 40 steps into the future I forget it's my turn to make a move I don't want any girl so I don't have to lose her The way that I lost you Thinking 40 steps into the future I forget it's my turn to make a move I don't want any girl so I don't have to lose her The way that I lost you
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Des Plaines River Song 03:18
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The Des Plaines is rising Over Route 120 They said we'd still have school if They could get the buses running A short drink of water From a hospital bed It's only there for ruining our commute every now and then One Washington on the Delaware Aboard his Rav4 Battened down the hatches And tried to reach the other shore Punched the gas, heard a splash The engine sputtered Through coffee on the windshield You could almost hear him yelling At the mouth, my excuses set me free But downstream, tomorrow swallows me Dad would always say No one died from a little rain As we treaded water in the bleachers While the game got back underway We only played five innings Which is nowhere near nine I'd throw in the towel To go in and get dry At the mouth, my excuses set me free But downstream, tomorrow swallows me At the mouth, my excuses set me free But downstream, tomorrow swallows me The Des Plaines is rising Over Route 120 They said we'd still have school if They could get the buses running One Washington on the Delaware Aboard his Rav4 Battened down the hatches And tried to reach the other shore
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Never Gonna Die 02:55
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No one ever dies of old age anymore It's always heart disease or cancer or some righteous war Or a needle of some powder meant to Make the pain go away Singers and entertainers just a few years my elder Remind me once a day it seems life doesn't last forever And that tightrope seems so thick Until it doesn't anymore And I know, we all gotta go And I know, one day we'll all grow old But we're never gonna die Raking up leaves of my family tree When somewhat disconcertingly, it occurred to me, perturbedly, For most of the pile, the dates they were born and died Is all I know 100 years from now when my time has past Hope they remember something other than my headstone cast And inspired by the living, join the story being written everyday And I know, we all gotta go And I know, one day we'll all grow old But we're never gonna die And I know, we all gotta go And I know, one day we'll all grow old But we're never gonna die
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Misanthropic Old Man 03:29
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Alex wants to join the Navy to pay for college He doesn't wanna sink in debt for his whole life He's keeping it afloat above The underachieving loads of us Who are in over our heads Amy's been with her boyfriend for five years now And after last night she wears a ring as proof They've been in love since the first date And I'm telling myself that it's ok 'Cause I'm happier alone but I turn green Watching my best friends fly past me I just smile through my teeth Because of my own insecurity Cynical, difficult, I don't mean it Self-defense inside this pen of doubt Michael's writing problems on the dry erase board He's shaping tomorrow's doctors and engineers They call him Mr. Parker, With his tie and expo marker And his fucking health insurance I turn green Watching my best friends fly past me I just smile through my teeth Because of my own insecurity Cynical, difficult, I don't mean it Self-defense inside this pen of doubt I'll admit, it's not fun for me to rain on your parade I'm tired and empty, I don't have it in me to try I don't want to be this misanthropic old man my whole life I turn green Watching my best friends fly past me I just smile through my teeth Because of my own insecurity Cynical, difficult, I don't mean it Self-defense inside this pen of doubt

about

Good Old Days isn’t just the title of No Tagbacks’ debut EP. It’s also a thesis statement. The seeds of the project have been germinating since 2018, and now the Chicago-based duo of vocalist/guitarist Evan Douglas Peters and bassist Christian George are ready to let the whole thing loose. The cover art gives good insight into the band’s sound: nostalgic pop-punk fit for the era of Fuse and VH1.

On singles “mov” and “Good Old Days” they almost sound like Green Day or blink-182, and on “Come Out and Play” they tap into the latter’s sense of humor with lines like “Judge Judy, give me cooties / Sentence tastes so fruity-smoothie.” That’s one of the most refreshing things about Good Old Days, that No Tagbacks never take themselves too seriously; “Misanthropic Old Man” is a witty, self-aware take on a song about being jealous of friends, and even the band’s ballad “If I Never Left You in Illinois” never dips into overly saccharine territory. It’s sincere and it’s warm, but it’s never cloying. Of particular note is the penultimate “Never Gonna Die,” the title of which might well be a reference to its energetic sound: No Tagbacks dips their toes into straight-up ska-punk, complete with trumpet and two trombones and a helping of “pick it up!”s. It’s the sort of track where you can hear how much fun the band had in the studio.

The band’s been dropping singles since ‘21–including three music videos that year for “Good Old Days,” “No Sheep,” and “mov”–and played shows all throughout the Midwest. 2023 is poised to be their biggest year so far, though. Good Old Days will be out in June, and the band’s celebrating its release with a show at Gman Tavern in Wrigleyville, Chicago, on June 8th. They’re also planning on hitting the studio again before the year’s up to record a whole new batch of songs. No Tagbacks might deal a lot in nostalgia, but now they’re looking toward the future–and it’s bright.

–Zac Djamoos (editor, The Alternative)

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released June 8, 2023

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