matt from TRAITORS glenn from 88 FINGERS LOUIE dan from SLAPSTICK

2013 album from local homeboys ALKALINE TRIO kinda reminds us of 2001's "From Here to Infirmary." If you've been around as long as the Alkaline Trio has been, there's bound to be peaks & valleys. "Infirmary" seemed like a breath of fresh air after the band's first line- up switch (after replacing original drummer GLENN PORTER with the SMOKING POPES' dude) & "My Shame is True" feels similar to us after three years since the band's last full-length (we're not counting 2011's all-acoustic set "Damnesia") so maybe the band is a little refreshed. Speaking of drummers, DEREK GRANT has been holding down the throne for quite a few years, now, & the guy us solid as hell. If you've strayed from ALKALINE TRIO in the last few years, give this one a shot!