The Wonder Years announce Spring headline tour

The Wonder Years have announced a spring headlining tour with support from Fireworks, Hostage Calm and Misser. The tour begins March 8 in New Jersey and travels through March 29 in Delaware. All of the dates and the admat are in the replies. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. EST, and all ticket links can be found here.

3/8 - The Stony Pony Asbury, Park, NJ
3/9 - The Met Cafe Pawtucket, RI
3/10 - Upstate Concert Hall Clifton Park, NY
3/12 - The Basement Columbus, OH
3/13 - The Irving Theater Indianapolis, IN
3/14 - The Pyramid Scheme Grand Rapids, MI
3/15 - Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI
3/16 - Fitz’ Spare Keys Elmhurt, IL
3/18 - The Aquarium Fargo, ND
3/19 - Sokol Underground Omaha, NE
3/20 - Firebird St. Louis, MO
3/21 - Downtown Music Hall Little Rock, AR
3/22 - Zydeco Birmingham, AL
3/23 - Roc Bar Jacksonville, FL
3/25 - The Soapbox Laundrolounge Wilmington, NC
3/26 - Kingdom Richmond, VA
3/27 - Empire West Springfield, VA
3/29 - Harmony Grange Wilmington, DE

Man Overboard's Lost Tape Collective Announce New Releases

Man Overboard and their label, Lost Tape Collective are excited to announce several new cassette releases.

-Never Shout Never – Summer EP
-New Found Glory – Radiosurgery
-Fireworks – Gospel
-Misser – Everyday I Tell Myself I’m Going To Be A Better Person

Never Shout Never, Summer EP will be available from the band on their tour with Never Shout Never, November 20th-December 1st. All remaining copies will then be on the Lost Tape Collective webstore following the tour.

New Found Glory Radiosurgery, Fireworks Gospel and Misser Every Day I Tell Myself… will be available in early 2013 via the Lost Tape Collective webstore and limited international distros. More detailed information will be available on www.losttapecollective.com as it becomes available.

Man Overboard / Never Shout Never Tour Dates
Nov. 20th – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
Nov. 21st – Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Nov. 23rd – St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
Nov. 24th – Madison, WI @ The Loft
Nov. 25th – Toledo, OH @ Headliners
Nov. 27th – Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
Nov. 28th – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Nov. 29th – Pawtucket, RI @ The Met
Nov. 30th – Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
Dec. 1st – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony

In conjunction with the tour, Man Overboard is offering a free 5 song sampler on their webstore.

REVIEW: Misser - Every Day I Tell Myself I'm Going To Be A Better Man

Defend Pop Punk; a phrase I’ve recently seen being thrown around on the internet quite a bit. Maybe it’s a marketing gimmick, maybe some kids follow this with their heart, who knows. All I know is that pop punk doesn’t need any defending at all, especially with the most recent release of “Every Day I Tell Myself I’m Going To Be A Better Person” By Misser, a pop punk duo formed by Tim Landers and Brad Wiseman, hailing from two already established Pop Punk bands: Transit and This Time Next Year.

A drunken acoustic prelude begins this album with the beginning track “Permanently”, seemingly giving off the impression of being at a bar (drunk of course) before going off into the rest of the album; a title track appropriate since the rest of the songs mostly focus on bad relationships, lost loves and bad choices. Many songs many people will find themselves relating to. Weightless and Bad News being my two favorite tracks off this album.

Production wise, the album is very good, vocals, drums, guitars and bass all come together to bring something a bit different to the pop punk genre. The album is reminiscent of a typical pop punk album, but with a lighter, airy feel to it. It’s not as diverse as I’d like it to be, and some acoustic tracks included in would have been wonderful, but only small points that detract from what is otherwise a good album.

Overall, Misser’s first release is a good one, something that I would recommend to fans of pop punk and other genres alike. With catchy verses and choruses, Misser will no doubt have you singing along to their tracks.

8/10

-Christian