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Album · 2019

Everyone Gets a Trophy

by Safety Pin Saints

Twelve songs of road-trip jokes and showing up, the loudest record they'd made so far.

Tracks

  1. 1. I Said I'd Be There, So I'm HereI said I'd be there, and I was, flat tire and all. This is our promise to every person who ever waited for us.punk, anthemic punk2:37
  2. 2. Thanks for Showing Up to Our Terrible ShowSeven people in the room and two of them were lost. Thank you anyway, you are the whole show.pop punk, sing-along punk2:36
  3. 3. Room Fourteen, Broken Air ConditionerA rusty van, an empty land and an air conditioner that never worked. We wrote it sweating.pop punk, tour-van punk2:33
  4. 4. Who's Got the Van Key, We're on a FerryCheese puffs, a ferry and a missing key. The most chaotic day of our lives, now in three minutes.pop punk, novelty punk2:17
  5. 5. Back Seat Confessions, Meter RunningA late-night cab confession with the meter running. Our bassist says every word is true.punk, storytelling punk2:02
  6. 6. Number Forty-Two, Last Bowl StandingStalls are closing, the uncle wipes down the counter and we are the last ones standing. The warmest chorus we ever wrote.pop punk, hawker-centre punk2:30
  7. 7. Case Open on the Corner, Somebody StopGuitar case open, nobody cares. We used to play for change on that corner.punk, busker punk2:32
  8. 8. Climbed Up the Fire Escape to Catch the SunThree of us climbing up in the dark to catch a sunrise. The last chorus is all of us out of breath.punk, sunrise punk2:41
  9. 9. My Watch Says Late and I Believe ItA broken watch, stuck at quarter past, and a perfect excuse. We've used it more than once.pop punk, bubblegum punk2:31
  10. 10. Your Number's Still in My Old PhoneA dead phone in a drawer and your number still in it. Fast and sad, the way we do it.punk, nostalgic punk2:32
  11. 11. Grandma Said a Pinch, I Said How BigA pinch of what, Grandma? We never got the exact recipe but we got the feeling.pop punk, family punk2:24
  12. 12. Corner Shop Closes at Nine, I Run at Eight Fifty-NineFive to nine and I'm sprinting for the milk. If you're ever late, this is your theme tune.pop punk, bubblegum punk2:41

Liner notes

After years of playing for seven people we figured everyone in the room deserves a trophy, including us. We toured on a ferry, in a van with a dead air conditioner and once on a borrowed bus. The songs got faster and the jokes got meaner, but the honest ones got louder too. We recorded it in a week and shouted the last chorus until our voices cracked.

Safety Pin Saints