SONG: "Downhill"
ARTIST: The Bogarts
ALBUM: "Better Than Before"
YEAR: 2009
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Thousand Oaks, California
YEARS ACTIVE: 2009 - 2014
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Downhill" is a song that appears to be about feeling like you're stuck in a particular place in life. Perhaps the sense of comfort with familiarity is confining the vocalist from getting up and leaving. You feel like he's describing a small town and the feeling that everyone is going to be there forever, and they're going to have kids that will be there forever and so on and so on. Who is gonna be the one to finally break the cycle and get out?!
THE BOGARTS DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2009 - Better Than Before (Self-Released)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2012 - Nothing To Call Our Own (Artistic Integrity Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON THE BOGARTS:
The Bogarts formed as a band back in 2009, hailing from Thousand Oaks, California. This four piece punk rock outfit formed when the guys were still in high school. The Bogarts self-released their debut album in 2009 called "Better Than Before". They followed that up in 2011 with an EP titled "Ideologies". The band's most recent release was the 2012 full length album "Nothing To Call Our Own". In 2014, The Bogarts changed their name to Tides and with the name change brought a stylistic change as well. They originally had a indie punk/D.I.Y. style as The Bogarts. When they became Tides, they were more alternative rock sounding. As Tides, they only released the double sided single "Lily/Nailbiter" in 2014. There really hasn't been a whole lot going on with this band in the last 6 years. The assumption is that they have broken up but there's not a whole lot of info out there on the band to confirm or deny that. I gotta give props to the DyingScene.com for connecting me with this band. They really grew with each release and while they sounded super raw on "Better Than Before", by the time they released "Nothing To Call Our Own", they seemed like they started finding something in their sound. It was surprising to me that they up and changed their name and style but then again, I'm not so sure they were ever gonna emerge from the pack of indie punk bands. I'd consider The Bogarts maybe a higher end 3rd tier punk band, possibly lower 2nd tier band.
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Moonraker
The Braces
The Flatliners
Heartsounds
From Plan To Progress
TEN THE BOGARTS SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Greetings From
2. The Mirror
3. To Whom It May Concern
4. Bridge Burners
5. Ideologies
6. Profiteering Scheme
7. K.K.B.
8. Formerly Known
9. Rise And Fall
10. The Runaway
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