SONG: "Shoot The Moon" (Face To Face cover)
ARTIST: Avenues
ALBUM: "Undercover On The Streets: A Vagrant Records Tribute"
YEAR: 2022
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
YEARS ACTIVE: 2006 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Shoot The Moon" appears to be a song about the very beginnings of being in a band. The vocalist maybe had a naive view of the music world but it was that initial fire that made him think that he and his band could change the world with their songs and no matter what, they're just gonna go for it. Maybe now he's wiser and he sees that, yead he didn't exactly change the world, but he did leave an impact on his fanbase and it's for them and his passion for creating music that keeps that flame lit. "Shoot The Moon" was originally written by the band Face To Face and appears on their 2002 album "How To Ruin Everything". My song of the week is a cover of that song by the band Avenues.
AVENUES DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2021 - We're All Doomed (Wiretap Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON AVENUES:
Avenues formed as a band back in 2006, hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It took them six years before they had an official release, being the 2012 EP "NoHo". The band dropped two more EP's, 2013's "Postcards From Ann Arbor" and 2015's "Creep Show". In 2021, some 15 years after they formed, Avenues finally dropped their debut full length album, "We're All Doomed". Avenues is a melodic punk rock band. Being from the midwest, they are often compared to bands like The Lawrence Arms and Alkaline Trio. Avenues cut their teeth by supporting acts like Rise Against, Strung Out, Less Than Jake, 88 Fingers Louie, Pulley, The Gamits and Red City Radio over the years. They're still out playing shows supporting their "We're All Doomed" album. This is a pretty F'n good punk band. Hopefully these guys start putting out more music though! One full length in 17 years?!! Come on boys! I know you got it in ya!
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Harker
Timeshares
Face To Face
Dillinger Four
I Against I
TEN AVENUES SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Lights Out
2. Devious
3. Blood On The Moon
4. Shoot The Moon (Face To Face cover)
5. Rad Rad Ebola
6. Hipster 101
7. Messin' Around
8. Transistor Radio
9. Drag You Down
10. Thrasher
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