the second record i got for christmas from my brother-in-law was the most surprising, yet the most gratifying this year. i only briefly heard of jeff rosenstock and again it was the one who gave me this record who told me about it. my brother-in-law said that he thinks this record is essential for any self-respecting record collection, still i needed a kick to the head in the shape of the physical vinyl to finally get me into jeff rosenstock.
what can i say? "we cool?" is a fantastic punk rock record and i love it. i think it should be part of any self-respecting record collection. tons of great hooks, beautiful melodies, the right dosage of anarchy and those snotty, self-ironic and honest lyrics about depressions - all of this make for a remarkable album all around. everyone into hardcore punk stuff like h2o, ignite or a bit ska punk like the mighty mighty bosstones should give jeff a try.
the album was released in 2015 on side one dummy records and quote unquote records. never heard of these labels, though. but the fact that this record is still in press and actually in its fourth pressing, proves the success the record was and is for the label. i really dig the cover art. with its aesthetics it reminded me of pink floyd's "wish you were here". white vinyl out of i don't know how many copies. 2015/2018.
