For their fifth full-length After the Party, The Menzingers set out to make the quintessential jukebox record: an unstoppably melodic album primed for bar-room sing-alongs. Delivering anthemic harmonies, furious power chords, and larger-than-life melodies, the Philadelphia-based garage-punk four-piece amply fulfills that mission while achieving something much more deeply nuanced. With its delicately crafted storytelling and everyman romanticism, After the Party ultimately proves to be a wistful but life-affirming reflection on getting older but not quite growing up.

Tracklist

A1 Tellin' Lies
A2 Thick As Thieves
A3 Lookers
A4 Midwestern States
A5 Charlie's Army
A6 House On Fire
A7 Black Mass
B1 Boy Blue
B2 Bad Catholics
B3 Your Wild Years
B4 The Bars
B5 After The Party
B6 Livin' Ain't Easy