The Hum Goes on Forever – The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years are a band that just keep getting better. The previous album, Sister Cities shifted a bit from their signature pop-punk to painting sonic landscapes (witness “We Look Like Lightning”). There are a handful of moments on this album that reflect that growth (“You’re the Reason I Don’t Want The World to End”), but overall this feels like a return to form; for instance, the intro to “Old Friends Like Lost Teeth” will never fail to get me pumped the same way “Local Man Ruins Everything” does.