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Agony & Irony
Rock · 2008 · 12 tracks · 42m

Agony & Irony

Alkaline Trio

Polished, anthemic rock with a gothic heart. High-gloss production meets the band's signature macabre lyricism for their most accessible and expansive sound.

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It's the Trio's big, shiny arena-rock record that still keeps all the skeletons in the closet.

A polished, high-energy collision of gothic morbidity and anthemic pop-rock optimism.

Agony & Irony · vs · Alkaline Trio
Death Mortality+1.4σ

The writing leans notably further into death mortality than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 42m
01
Calling All Skeletons
3:19
02
Help Me
3:45
03
In Vein
3:56
04
Over and Out
3:14
05
I Found Away
4:01
06
Do You Wanna Know?
3:37
07
Live Young, Die Fast
4:14
08
Love Love, Kiss Kiss
3:25
09
Lost and Rendered
3:23
10
Ruin It
3:36
11
Into the Night
3:22
12
Love Love, Kiss Kiss (acoustic)
3:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The driving, propulsive bass line that kicks off Calling All Skeletons with immediate urgency.
The soaring, radio-ready chorus of Help Me that trades the band's usual grit for pure melodic power.
The haunting, slower build of Over and Out that showcases the band's ability to handle space and atmosphere.
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