Name: After the Party [Digipak] *
Brand: Epitaph (USA)
SKU: 137522395
Availability: OutOfStock

Performer Notes

Personnel: Tom May (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Greg Barnett (vocals, guitar); Joe Godino (drums, percussion).
Audio Mixers: Will Yip; Vince Ratti.
Recording information: Studio 4, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (2016).
Pennsylvanian punks the Menzingers deepen their ruminations of the self with After the Party, their big-hearted fifth LP and third release for Epitaph. Nostalgic leanings are nothing new to the Menzingers, who have been growing ever more introspective with each release, but as the Scranton natives age into their thirties, they've struck a resilient tone that plays well against their grandiose guitar rock. Led by co-vocalists Greg Barnett and Tom May, the Menzingers put forth a rip-roaring sound for the masses that still harks back to the Rust Belt Americana punk that helped them earn their fans in the first place. While questions like "Where are we gonna go now that our twenties are over?" will connect most squarely with their own generation, the uncertainty of aging into new responsibilities is a threshold every punk must cross, and the Menzingers do so here with undimmed vitality on opener "Tellin' Lies." Nearly every song boasts bold, rousing riffs thanks to the band's own muscle and producer Will Yip's beefy production, but it's the big melodies that keep their ship sailing forward. Standouts like "Thick as Thieves," "Lookers," "Bad Catholics," and the stoutly sung anthem "The Bars" show the Menzingers in fine form at a career point when many begin to go stale or diverge into different directions altogether. Sure, they're not breaking the mold, but with After the Party, they manage to toe the line between subtlety and vigor, aging into their next phase with another solid release. ~ Timothy Monger

Professional Reviews

Alternative Press - 4 stars out of 5 -- "AFTER THE PARTY is another sterling installment, littered with picturesque punk-rock imagery, semi-renounced Catholic upbringings and the haunts of Asbury Park and Philadelphia."

Clash (magazine) - "While The Menzingers have always had the ability to paint pictures of a quintessential American youth, it seems with AFTER THE PARTY such narratives come from a more sincere, introspective position..."

Album: After the Party [Digipak] *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Tellin' Lies
2)	Thick as Thieves
3)	Lookers
4)	Midwestern States
5)	Charlie's Army
6)	House on Fire
7)	Black Mass
8)	Boy Blue
9)	Bad Catholics
10)	Your Wild Years
11)	Bars, The
12)	After the Party
13)	Livin' Ain't Easy

Album: After the Party [Digipak] *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Tellin' Lies
2)	Thick as Thieves
3)	Lookers
4)	Midwestern States
5)	Charlie's Army
6)	House on Fire
7)	Black Mass
8)	Boy Blue
9)	Bad Catholics
10)	Your Wild Years
11)	Bars, The
12)	After the Party
13)	Livin' Ain't Easy