The Anniversary are a five-piece emo/indie band from Lawrence Kansas that formed in 1997 and broke up in 2004. They have since played reunion shows in 2016, 2020 and 2022. This is another band that can be filed in the "way overdue" category, as their debut is commonly cited as an emo "classic", and one of the few releases with that accolade I have yet to cover. The band does skew to the poppier side of emo, more in the vein of bands like The Promise Ring, The Get Up Kids and Jimmy Eat World. Their usage of keyboards and male/female harmonized vocals makes for a unique sound. Fans of Tigers Jaw especially need to hear this, as I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if The Anniversary were a huge influence on them. Their sophomore release, Your Majesty is also solid, as its a little more sonically varied and experimental, though Designing a Nervous Breakdown is definitely the crown jewel. It's packed with tight songs and their signature sound, and is definitely what I'd recommend starting with if you're new to this band. They put out a compilation in 2008 that contains most of their non-LP material, so that along with the two full-lengths are the essentials here. Enjoy.
1. The Anniversary - All Right For Now
2. Proudentall - Say Something
1. The Get Up Kids - Central Standard Time
2. The Anniversary - Vasil + Bluey
1. The Anniversary - To Never Die Young
2. Hot Rod Circuit - This One's For Randy
1. All Right For Now
2. Hold Me Tonight
3. Low Tide And Hospital Bed
1. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
2. All Things Ordinary
3. Perfectly
4. The D in Detroit
5. Emma Discovery
6. Shu Shubat
7. Till We Earned A Holiday
8. Without Panasos
9. Hart Crane
10. Outro In No Minor
1. The Anniversary - O' Lady Butterfly
2. The Anniversary - Anais
3. The Anniversary - Up In The Sky
4. Superdrag - Take Your Spectre Away
5. Superdrag - I Guess It's American
6. Superdrag - The Emotional Kind
1. What's My Name? My Name Is... What!? What!?
2. Tu-Whit To-Whoo
1. Sweet Marie
2. Crooked Crown
3. Peace, Pain & Regret
4. Husam Husam
5. The Siren Sings
6. Never Die Young
7. Tu-Whitt Tu-Whoo
8. The Ghost Of The River
9. Devil On My Side
10. The Death Of The King
11. Follow The Sun
Disc 1
1. Fletcher Durbin
2. Alright For Now
3. Alone In Debtford
4. Those Eyes
5. Hold Me Tonight
6. Lowtide And Hospital Bed
7. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
8. I Haven't Slept
9. Diamonds And Daisies
10. Kids In Carolina
11. 100 Ships
12. Till We Earned A Holiday
Disc 2
1. Vasil & Bluey
2. To Never Die Young
3. That's My Name? My Name Is... What?! What?!
4. I Believe That The End Of The Reign Of Terror Is Soon Near
5. O' Lady Butterfly
6. Che
7. Ain't That Bad
8. Kali
9. I Know What's Best
10. Lover
11. Let It Slip
12. Lodi
13. Strings Back
14. High School Talent Show
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