The Menzingers

Thanks to Tim for the request, and Shadman for helping out with the post.

The Menzingers are a four-piece punk band from Scranton, Pennsylvania that started in 2006, though members had been kicking around the Scranton scene with other bands before. This band is one of those rare few who just do everything so fucking right. They pump out kick ass song after kick ass song, keeping them catchy as hell, but never sound repetitive or uninspired. It's a true talent for a band to keep their music fresh while staying within the realm of their own sound. They've got great lyrics, great melodies, and most of all, great energy. You can actually hear the band brimming and burning with passion and really putting everything they've got into everything they do. It comes across live, and even more impressively, on record. They seamlessly transcend the division between gruffness and melody, managing to balance the two simultaneously. They're a fucking awesome band, and I would seriously advise checking out everything below if you haven't, because this band cannot disappoint. I'm missing their demo from 2006, so if anybody has it, it would be infinitely appreciated if you share it. Enjoy.

FFO: The Bouncing Souls, Jawbreaker, Hot Water Music, Against Me!, The Lawrence Arms, The Loved Ones, Fake Problems

A Lesson In The Abuse Of Information Technology (2007)
1. Alpha Kappa Falls Off A Balcony
2. Sir Yes Sir
3. A Lesson In The Abuse Of Information Technology
4. Ave Maria
5. Coal City Blues
6. Keychain
7. Even For An Eggshell
8. Richard Coury
9. Straight To Hell (The Clash cover)
10. Victory Gin
11. Cold Weather Gear
12. Clap Hands Two Guns
13. No Ticket

Hold On, Dodge (2009)
1. Sunday Morning
2. Lilith Avi
3. They Speak Of My Drinking, But Never Of My Thirst
4. Red, White, And Blues
5. Kentucky Gentlemen (Bonus Track)

I Was Born (2010)

1. I Was Born

2. Mea Culpa Cabana

3. My Friend Chris

Chamberlain Waits (2010)

1. Who's Your Partner

2. I Was Born

3. Home Outgrown

4. Deep Sleep

5. Time Tables

6. Male Call

7. Tasker-Morris Station

8. So It Goes

9. No We Didn't

10. Rivalries

11. Come Here Often?

12. Chamberlain Waits

Mixed Signals (2011)
5. Irish Goodbyes

On The Possible Past (2012)

1. Good Things

2. Burn

3. Ava

4. Sun Hotel #2

5. Sculptors and Vandals

6. Casey

7. I Can't Seem To Tell

8. Freedom Bridge 

On The Impossible Past (2012)

1. Good Things

2. Burn After Writing

3. The Obituaries

4. Gates

5. Ava House

6. Sun Hotel

7. Sculptors And Vandals

8. Mexican Guitars

9. On The Impossible Past

10. Nice Things

11. Casey

12. I Can't Seem To Tell

13. Freedom Bridge

The Bouncing Souls/The Menzingers (2013)

1. The Bouncing Souls - Blackout

2. The Bouncing Souls - Burn After Writing (The Menzingers cover)

3. The Menzingers - The Shakes

4. The Menzingers - Kate Is Great (The Bouncing Souls cover)

Rented World (2014)

1. I Don't Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore

2. Bad Things

3. Rodent

4. Where Your Heartache Exists

5. My Friend Kyle

6. Transient Love

7. The Talk

8. Nothing Feels Good Anymore

9. Hearts Unknown

10. In Remission

11. Sentimental Physics

12. When You Died

After The Party (2017)

1. Tellin' Lies

2. Thick As Thieves

3. Lookers

4. Midwestern States

5. Charlie's Army

6. House on Fire

7. Black Mass

8. Boy Blue

9. Bad Catholics

10. Your Wild Years

11. The Bars

12. After The Party

13. Livin' Ain't Easy

Toy Soldier / The Freaks (2018)

1. Toy Soldier

2. The Freaks

No Penance b/w Cemetery's Garden (2019)

1. No Penance

2. Cemetery's Garden

Hello Exile (2019)

1. America (You're Freaking Me Out)

2. Anna

3. High School Friend

4. Last To Know

5. Strangers Forever

6. Hello Exile

7. Portland

8. Strain Your Memory

9. I Can't Stop Drinking

10. Strawberry Mansion

11. London Drugs

12. Farewell Youth

From Exile (2020)

1. America (You're Freaking Me Out) (From Exile)

2. Anna (From Exile)

3. High School Friend (From Exile)

4. Last To Know (From Exile)

5. Strangers Forever (From Exile)

6. Hello Exile (From Exile)

7. Portland (From Exile)

8. Strain Your Memory (From Exile)

9. I Can't Stop Drinking (From Exile)

10. Strawberry Mansion (From Exile)

11. London Drugs (From Exile)

12. Farewell Youth (From Exile)

Bad Actors (2023)

1. Bad Actors

Some Of It Was True (2023)

1. Hope Is A Dangerous Little Thing

2. There's No Place In This World For Me

3. Nobody Stays

4. Some Of It Was True

5. Try

6. Come On Heartache

7. Ultraviolet

8. Take It To Heart

9. Love At The End

10. Alone In Dublin

11. High Low

12. I Didn't Miss You (Until You Were Gone)

13. Running In The Roar Of The Wind

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