What's that you say? Okay, calm down. No -- just hear me out -- look kid, it's -- yeah, I know, shut up for a second! Man, I have to start this review off playing defense?!?!

Alkaline Trio is the latest band to have outraged “the kids,” and from what I gather a lot of it has to do with the issue of their latest record being over-produced, too slick, not punk enough, etc. etc. -- the typical time-honored complaints from people who have likely never been anywhere near a studio. [more]