Record Label: Asian Man Records
Genre: Acoustic Punk
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A split – 5 songs each – from the singer of Alkaline Trio (blech) and the singer of the legendary, kick-arse 7 Seconds (Whooop!).

By golly, I thought, the Kevin Seconds songs will surely reimburse my ears for the pain they will suffer from the Matt Skiba songs. How could one man be so wrong?? The Matt Skiba songs are EXCELLENT: perfectly crafted, high-energy acoustic songs packed with authentic passion and clever hooks and lyrics. Matt Skiba’s deep and romantic voice is perfect for acoustic stuff, and, I have to admit, it melted me. I can now see why every 14-year old girl loves AK3. His five songs put me in a great, pensive mood.

Then Kevin Seconds kicked in, and I wish I could’ve kicked him. Mr. Seconds can shout lyrics hardcore-stylee with the best of them, but I seriously recommend he see an allergist before attempting to be melodic again. Nasal City. Maybe not as bad as Bob Dylan or the dude from Mustard Plug, but pretty bad. With the exception of the charming “Yesteryear”, his contributions fall as flat as his tone. And so, today I learned a valuable lesson about assuming. Which is to say, I assume you care about my review.

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