SLEEP IT OFF RECORDS
2008
Gnv Fla
About This Album
Free from a major-label contract and comfortably resting at their own newly created Sleep It Off Records, Less Than Jake do what most bands in similar situations do -- reach back to their roots and prove to fans that, despite any past musical transgressions, the band they loved so much years ago is back. And in doing so, Less Than Jake have essentially created a bittersweet tribute to their hometown of Gainesville, sparing no detail in naming the album GNV FLA, stringing the liner notes together with bleak snapshots of the city, and littering song names and lyrics with nods to both the state of Florida and the beloved college town of their inception. At first glance, it might appear that they're trying just a bit too hard to shed reminders of the recent past -- the shiny pop veneer of 2006's In with the Out Crowd only produced a handful of memorable songs, after all. But thankfully, the throwbacks to Less Than Jake's past run deeper than just the Sunshine State references -- they remember to convincingly bring back the tightened and exuberant ska-punk of their Hello Rockview days; Roger and Chris seamlessly switch off on vocals as driving power chords and sunny ska riffs alternately cut through hammering drumbeats, and high-spirited horns punch their way through it all.
Track List (try tracks 2,3,4,11 and 12)

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