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    The Anniversary - Designing a Nervous Breakdown (2000)


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    In my high school days (1999-2003), Vagrant Records were the kings of Emo. Other labels like Deep Elm, Asian Man and Jade Tree were also big around the same time, but none could touch Vagrant. Vagrant was pumping out classics by The Get Up Kids, Saves The Day, Face to Face, Reggie and The Full Effect, Dashboard Confessional and many many more. It was one timeless record after another.

    Beginning in the Emo hotbed of Lawrence, Kansas, The Anniversary's "Designing a Nervous Breakdown" came out at the same time as all the records stated above, and for some reason beyond me, it kind of got lost in the shuffle. I think this is sadly one of the most overlooked and most underrated records released from that time period. It's chock full Moog keyboards, clique (at the time) boy/girl harmonies, cheesy love lyrics and that feeling of Autumn that all good records had back then. Since my sophomore year I have popped this in my car every October, and it's like my car is a Delorean, going back in time. If you don't have it, please get it now. It's timeless and it's still just as good as it was the first time I heard it.

    Just don't listen to anything the band released after this. It's all garbage. They are no longer a band. Members of the band went on to form mediocre alt-rock band The Only Children (also garbage).

    -Kyle

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