Let’s toast to acceptance: the fifth, final and most rewarding phase of the universally accepted five stages of grief, through which Hawthorne Heights returns with its most melodious work, Skeletons.
The terms “raw” and “glam” are seldom used to describe the same band, but they suit New York’s queer-core Semi Precious Weapons quite well.
Taking a page out of the book of pop-punk veterans such as Saves the Day and fellow Philadelphia natives The Starting Line, The Wonder Years released its second full-length album aptly titled The Upsides January 26 through No Sleep Records.