Realized that my post for November 3rd never actually published! That’s not great (though to be fair I was rocking a fever north of 100 that day, maybe I can forgive myself for the lapse). Thank goodness it can be fixed (and we’ll just pretend that the days corrected back then instead of here and now). Here’s a double dose!
Welcome back to the Daily Spin. For the uninitiated, this is the series in which I review an album every day of 2025.
As was the case two years ago, my favorite song from each album can be found at the playlist linked here.
Album: War All The Time (2003)
Artist: Thursday
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This is one of the more enjoyable post-hardcore records that isn’t quite post-hardcore I’ve ever listened to. As an emo album, this bangs with the railing and raging throughout, screams and shouts aplenty. As a hardcore record, this hits with its strong instrumentation and forceful critique of power structures and those that inhabit them.
As music I’d listen to in 2025, this is… well, it’s fine. I think this album did the group a great service in showing they were capable as more than just the torchbearers for screamo, all that they’ve given it the pork and beans here.
However, for all the good I can see in this, it does somewhat feel like a filler record more than one with this much fuel to flame likely should - for all the anti-war sentiment here, too many times I’ve glanced at my watch waiting for something a little more captivating to come along.
Nevertheless - a valuable message, and though I don’t always get down with the delivery, I’d be remiss to write it off on that alone.
Rating: 7/10
Best Tracks: Tomorrow I’ll Be You
Worst Tracks: Asleep in the Chapel
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