The Wonder Years

Jack Kerouac once wrote, Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life. Sometimes, it seems like life on the road is nothing more than a jumble of airport terminals and postcards, gas stations and cramped apartments. Sometime, home feels less like the place you grew up and more like a scattered collection of familiar couches and good friends. Sometimes, we meet people along the way who make impacts on our lives we can never really calculate.

In the fall of 2007, THE WONDER YEARS flew to England for a two-week stint they lovingly named The Hostels and Brothels Tour with Birmingham pop punk giants ALL OR NOTHING. For 14 days, the United Kingdom felt the wrath of 16 boys armed with an array of bad ideas and way too much alcohol. The country may never be the same. A year later, the two bands are joining again to create a transatlantic split 7-inch. Focusing on the importance of the friends we meet traveling, each band has produced two new tracks sure to please fans on either side of the pond. THE WONDER YEARS headed back into the studio with producer-extraordinaire Vince The Ratti Ratti. The songs reflect life at home in Philadelphia and speak to influences like THE STARTING LINE, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK, shitty living conditions and petty crime, using more dynamic song structures than ever before. On the other side of the Atlantic, ALL OR NOTHING hit Outhouse Studio again with production-duo OGrady and Mitchell. The Birmingham quartet turned out two sparkling new tracks of heavy pop punk with dueling vocals. The songs, which are influenced by bands like NEW FOUND GLORY and HOT WATER MUSIC, are sure to keep listeners in a good mood as they find themselves singing the hooks all day. This new 7, titled Distances, aims to keep far-away friends in mind. Go write to someone you cant see often. Tell them you miss them and that youll party soon enough.

the starting line, new found glory, motion city soundtrack