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Cover of New City, Same Sneakers

Album · 2021

New City, Same Sneakers

by Safety Pin Saints

A new-city record: ten songs of fog, monsoons, first shows and phone calls to old friends.

Tracks

  1. 1. New City, Same SneakersOff the train with an upside-down map and the same old shoes. We opened with it because it's every one of us.pop punk, fresh-start punk2:41
  2. 2. Twelve Years and One Phone CallTwelve years of silence and one phone call that fixed it. I almost didn't dial.punk, reunion punk2:14
  3. 3. Homesick Is a Loud WordFar from the skate park, sleeping on a lumpy couch. Homesick is a very loud word and we shouted it.punk, homesick punk2:38
  4. 4. Summit Picnic, Soggy SandwichesA backpack, a mountain road and a picnic that fell apart. It's still the best day we've had.pop punk, sunshine punk1:59
  5. 5. Sock Hop in the Parking LotShoes two sizes too tall at the school dance, in a parking lot. We're still tripping over them.pop punk, bubblegum punk2:05
  6. 6. Fog on the Bike Path, Bell Ringing AnywayCan't see the pond, can't see my hands, ringing the bell anyway. A tiny anthem for the clueless.punk, skate punk2:58
  7. 7. Monsoon Mixtape in the Bus ShelterTen of us squeezed in a bus shelter making a racket while the monsoon came down. Best band practice we ever had.pop punk, sing-along punk2:20
  8. 8. Gran Next Door Waves Through the FogOur gran next door waves through the fog, hair like a haystack. She comes to every show and sings the wrong words.pop punk, family punk2:46
  9. 9. Twenty Minutes Early, Hands Won't Stop ShakingTwenty minutes early to the first show of my life and my hands wouldn't stop shaking. Still true.punk, first-show punk2:22
  10. 10. Mom's Reading Glasses on Top of Her HeadMom's glasses are on her head and she's looking everywhere. The closer, because everybody needs a laugh to leave on.pop punk, family punk1:38

Liner notes

We came back from a long break with soggy sandwiches, a stack of old phone numbers and something to prove. Some of us had moved cities, so these songs are about finding your sneakers in a place with no map. We tracked the whole thing in two rooms over a rainy month and left the bus-shelter noise on the monsoon track. It's still three chords, but the chords know more now.

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