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This Addiction
Punk · 2010 · 11 tracks · 34m

This Addiction

Alkaline Trio

A gritty return to Chicago roots. Stripped of arena-rock polish, these tracks trade synth-layers for raw, driving punk and macabre tales of heartbreak.

February 19, 2010 · Epitaph

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A gritty, urgent confrontation with personal demons set against a backdrop of dark, melodic punk.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 34m
01
This Addiction
2:35
02
Dine, Dine My Darling
2:58
03
Lead Poisoning
2:37
04
Dead on the Floor
4:20
05
The American Scream
3:00
06
Off the Map
3:16
07
Draculina
3:34
08
Eating Me Alive
2:53
09
Piss and Vinegar
2:28
10
Dorothy
3:32
11
Fine
3:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The frantic, driving opening riff of the title track that signals a sharp pivot away from their previous polished arena sound.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does This Addiction sound next to the rest of Alkaline Trio's catalogue?

Stripped Back+1.8σ

The production is pushed notably harder into stripped back than this artist usually allows.

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