Man, these guys are actually still around? I’ve never bothered to check them out, but I loved Knapsack, the previous band of Jealous Sound singer Blair Shehan. Knapsack’s This Conversation is Ending Starting Right Now is just a great punky pop record (as opposed to being a “pop-punk record,” which is inevitably a euphemism for crap), and I’m not embarassed to say I still think it’s pretty great on the rare occassion I listen to it now. I know it’s great because it’s one of those few albums I can pretty much run through from beginning to end in my mind whenever I want, because I listened to it so much at one point. Gentry, if you’re interested, check out “Change is All the Rage,” “Cinema Stare,” “Please Shut Off the Light,” and “Cold Enough to Break” (the latter of which I used to think was the saddest song ever; it’s still pretty affecting).
End nostalgic gush….. now.