My motto for life is “Just let it happen.” You can’t lie to yourself or pretend to be something that you aren’t. Like it or not, you just have to admit the truth, however ugly it may be. Am I proud of the time I was so broke I sold dirty socks to some pervert on eBay (srs)? No, but it happened. Or when I got too drunk and barfed on a naked girl’s back a couple years ago, ruining any potential for stabbing the guts? OK, I’m like semi-proud of that, but you get the point.
What I’m trying to say is that I refuse to live a lie anymore. I’m not proud of it, but the honest truth is I that I think I love THE STORY SO FAR even though they are rich pussies from Nor Cal who play tr00 pop-punk. Meaningful lyrics? Check. Braying donkey vocals? Pretty much. Live photos begging to be shooped with cocks? Oh yes. But NO FUCKS GIVEN, these guys have some sweet songs and that’s all that matters!
I’ve posted this before, but it’s probably their best song and full of so many tr00 moments I don’t even know where to start. Note the “standing in a grassy field at sunset like an American Eagle commercial” bit at 1:44.
“Nothin… chillin’ in front of my mom’s house and filming the ‘just a bunch of Norcal bros who like to have a good time’ parts for our video… what u doin?”
Actually, I think I was wrong: “High Regard” is my favorite TSSF song. I try to ignore the Pop Punk Trout lyrics like “What do you want from me? I’m just a kid who got in too deep” and when he rhymes “life” and “strife” (see also every lazy punk/hxc lyric writer ever).
LOL @ how they used to be scene. Remember: every 2011 tr00 pop-punk kid looked like this 4 years ago– don’t let their B9/Reaper merch fool you!
Do you love THE STORY SO FAR?? Are they the best tr00 pop punk band? Should they start rocking white belts and Pokemon hair again???? Is there anywhere on earth softer than Walnut Creek?
“Is there anywhere on earth softer than Walnut Creek?” Mission Viejo, CA: Boringest college town ever.
The old bassist for phobia lived there lol
Lmao, and I’m only 5 minutes away from Big Chocolate. Not gonna lie tho, MV has some of the finest OTWs esp. da persains n whitewashed mexis
that scene picture isnt them.
walnut creek is gay.
please respond
There must have been another band by the same name, because theres an ep on spotify from like 2004 that sounds like underoath
Contra costa county is gay as fuck
Contra Costa doesn’t know if it’s totes brocal or bay area so it gives up
Yeah, quick Google search shows the other, scene-y band are from Wales (the UK’s Mexico; only way, way worse). They predate this one though, so probably have the rights to the name (?) Could be an American Nightmare situation, if they felt that way inclined.
“Wales (the UK’s Mexico”
that’s eastern europe dummy
+1
I’ve loved them since you first posted Quicksand. Thanks bro.
Under Soil and Dirt was solid, nothing great but definitely way less annoying than most tr00 pop punk bands. Would be funny if they went back to being what I can only assume was a Skylit Drive rip off band.
Weird how Skylit Drive is still around.
I am praying for you.
lol at ‘defend pop punk’ shirts with guns on them. they must be tongue-in-cheek..
I went to go see them on Wednesday, and the show got so rowdy that the venue threatened to shut them down. They are touring with Hit The Lights, and I guess the venue didn’t know that hardcore kids like TSSF, so they totally freaked out when the band started playing. First, some drunk guy was headbanging next to the stage, and accidentally hit his head on the stage and knocked himself out. Then the venue said if everyone kept stage-diving, theyd shut down the show, but the singer was all, “Fuck that! keep stagediving!” so the venue shut off the sound. But TSSF just played through their amps for a few more songs. It was fun as shit.
….please respond.
brool story co
….thanks for responding, how you doin’?
have 2 go, got stuff 2 do. <3 u, friends 4ever!!!!!!!
…that’s fine, I’ll be here when you get back, I’m looking forward to hearing how your day went
umm ya well im going 2 be hangin out with my boyfriend al night im sure he’ll be an asshole as usual lol but ya ill talk 2 u tomorow
Im standing on a random street in tokyo literally loling at these comments while people politely ignore me
please….be safe.
I bet SOMEONE didn’t get paid by the venue (until the bassist threatened to call his lawyer dad)
I’ve got there 2010 EP (thanks xeasycorex.net) It was pretty tight. Didn’t think they were particularly tr00 pop punk then, but upon second listen I guess kinda. But its not like I don’t already listen to bands that are a thousand times more tr00 than them, so zero fucks given. No shame.
this is aight, but im not backing u if u “non ironically” start liking the wonder years within the next 6 months.
trust me, that will never ever happen haha
Fuuuuck it im drunk! #wordstoliveby.
i’m from the bay area (kind of) so i’ve been into these bros for a while, and i’ve always backed them hard. i can’t even believe how popular they’re getting since their full length dropped but honestly under soil and dirt is great, one of my favorite albums of the year!
also, the difference b/t tssf and twy is huge – these guys are legit fun guys to chill with and know not to take themselves so ufcking seriously all the time.
and those old pics you pulled up are definitely from a different band, tssf has never looked like that as far as i know lol
nope sorry, way too many “Life is hard, but I’ll go on no matter what” looks at the camera as he add-libs. Just do what your parents want and go back to college fggt
haha, made me lol.
TSSF are literally my favourite pop punk band going. Well the only pop punk band i really like but whatever.
Under soil and dirt is easily in my top 5 albums this year.
Lyrics are too laughable for me to truly like them, but other than that, they are pretty.
good, pretty good.
Freud would like a word with you
wood smash
wait.
I only got to hear a little bit before my phone started buffering but the part that I heard sound a little like early Rise Against with pop-punk lyrics. Time to go find a real computer and listen past the first twenty seconds.
I like a decent amount of fggty hipster post-hardcore, so I have no problem with this.
That said, Rise Against does this sound a lot better.
Agreed, this sounds like a lot of the more upbeat stuff from the first two RA albums. The guy even sounds a little bit like a poor-man’s Tim McIlrath .
And so does Taking Back Sunday. And 30 Seconds to Mars.
I love this band haha I smoked weed with them when they came through last year, they played at a sweet house venue.
Wait, they aren’t straight edge pricks?
yeah this new wave of tr00 pop punk isnt my thing at all but i definitely dig these guys, even if im ashamed to admit it. their album is solid
Whether that’s them or not, it’s way too true – most “tr00 pop punk” or “tr00 screamo” fans nowadays are just former Hot Topic fanatics who googled “90′s emo”.
not to try to discredit you, but can you give me some examples? after it was established that the picture of the scene-looking band isnt the story so far, i tried to think of an example of a scene band turned tr00 pop punk but i can’t really.
edit: there are easycore bands that turned tr00 pop punk (wonder years) but easycore is not scene tbh
i don’t think there are any scene bands who turned tr00 pop punk, but there are plenty of scene bands who turned into semi-tr00 hxc– stay tuned for my upcoming post about SRSCORE which will have several examples!
hahaha alright sick im looking forward to that post!
stuff you will hate >>>
tryin’ hard
real hard
erry’ day
not to lose my temper <3
best tr00 pop punk lyrics out there
I like The Story So Far and went to their show last Friday where I was a good 15 years older than any other person there. TSSF got a much better reaction than All time Low. I did not stay for Hit the Lights, because I left for the Sick of it All – Trapped Under Ice mosh fest across town.
DL’d their album after that tr00 pop punk post a few months ago.
I like it.
love this band, love this album, love this post!
Thanks for turning me on to this cool new music. I enjoy your website.
Can’t stop coming back to this. I didn’t even know what tr00 easycore was. Thank you for exposing me to the error of my ways.
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Definitely not straightedge or pricks. The drummer in the video is edge i think but he was just a fill in anyways. Walnut creek seems downy soft from my experience but i never. Ared where bands are from anyways.
Oddly compelling, though it would be 1000000x better if the lyrics were about girls they like and how awesome summer is. Pop-punk goes up in my estimation every time the vocalist sings about sunglasses/car stereos/beaches.
likes the story so far
thinks the wonder years are pussies
fuck everything that you love