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I have recently been going back to the music I listened to in the late 90s. One way I would find new bands is by looking at thank-you notes in other albums I had or borrowed from friends, or I would just find a record label that I loved. In this case, it was Asian Man records. Around this time Asian Man records was putting out some amazing artists like The Broadways, Slapstick, and Link 80 to name a few. I found this band through my love and obsession with the band Alkaline Trio. When I get obsessive over a band, I frantically research and find everything out about the members and, importantly what projects they previously played in. Tuesday became my second obsession due to my love for Dan Andriano’s vocal and bass playing style in Alkaline Trio.

The band Tuesday did not come out with many records at all. Looking back as I write this, it was only a demo, an EP called Early Summer and a full length called Freewheelin’. But to me Freewheelin’ was my entry point into the early 90s/late 00s emo and punk scene. Dan’s voice on this album was raw and gritty and like nothing I had ever heard from an emo band coming out of the scene I was in at the time. If I ever get asked what a good example of putting emotion behind the vocals sounds like, I will always reference this album. Lyrically, this album touches on your typical topics of sadness, losing love, and other typical emo song subjects.

So when the record and EP both came in the store from a recent collection buy, I knew that my high school self would kick me if I did not buy them. If you like Alkaline Trio and did not know about Tuesday, please go check them out. As always, check out the used section on the website, you never know what may pop up. I am still going through and listing that huge CD collection we bought a month or so ago. As always, thank you to everyone who reads these for all of your support!

What’s up Sorry State readers, I hope everyone has had a nice week. I feel like I always mention the weather or season at the beginning of my write-ups, but that’s cause it really can affect my listening habits. We’ve had amazing spring weather here in Raleigh this past week. I think we even got up into the 80s one day. My cutoff jean shorts were calling my name like the green goblin mask. With great power (sunny and 70s) though, comes great responsibility (a bunch of pollen everywhere.) It hasn’t gotten too bad yet with the pollen, but I know it’s coming. Anyways, about a month ago I wrote about that 60s French female pop compilation I was really digging that I got at Goner Records in Memphis. Fast forward to last week, I’m flipping through the International section (one of my favorites) at the store and come across this France Gall record. The cover alone told me all I needed to know about this album, but what really sold me was the hype sticker on this Third Man pressing. And I quote, “with the psychedelic era upon us, we find Gall, now in her 20s, singing increasingly strange songs about mummies, LSD, and dreams of death.” It’s like that sentence was constructed in a lab to specifically appeal to me. How could I not buy it after reading that? It’s the perfect record for this time of year when everything is blooming. Why not have some bright, warm music to match? Even though I don’t understand any French, you can still pick up on the feelings and mood of each song. My two favorites on here being Nefertiti (written by Serge Gainsbourg) and Les yeux bleus. Getchu some French pop in your system this spring.