WEST,AARON & THE ROARING TWENTIES
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (BLUE & ORANGE PINWHEEL) - LP
UPC: 790692690213
Label: HOPELESS RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: October 20, 2023
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Vinyl Color: blue and orange pinwheel. Originally released in 2019, Routine Maintenance, the second full-length (& second in the Aaron West trilogy) from Dan Campbell (frontman of Philadelphia pop punk legends, The Wonder Years), is a character study conducted through music. Picking up where the first installment of the trilogy, 2013's We Don't Have Each Other, leaves off, the album follows Brooklyn-native Aaron West as he formed his band (The Roaring Twenties) & travels across America, playing shows & meeting folks along the way. The album plays like a slice of life glimpse at America & a haunting interpretation of one's purpose in it. According to writer Hanif Abdurraqib, Routine Maintenance is the richest and most layered of the Aaron West albums from a standpoint of sound. With the final installment of the trilogy and a new tour on the way in 2024, Routine Maintenance is the bridge between the freshness of hurt & despair & the acceptance of suffering and recognition of one's flaws and responsibilities in the world.
Tracklisting:
- Lead Paint & Salt Air
- Just Sign the Papers
- Bloodied Up in a Bar Fight
- Bury Me Anywhere Else
- Rosa & Reseda
- Wildflower Honey
- Runnin' Toward the Light
- God & the Billboards
- Winter Coats
- Routine Maintenance