In with the Out Crowd

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In with the Out Crowd is an album by punk-ska band Less Than Jake, released on May 23 2006. Sixteen songs were recorded during the studio session; however, the album only has twelve songs. Five of the songs have been confirmed by Vinnie Fiorello, the band's drummer, as being two tone-era influenced ska but only three were on the album. Art for the album is a photo collage of embarrassing pictures sent in by fans. The first single to be taken from the album is a double A-side, "Overrated (Everything Is)"/"A Still Life Franchise", and was released in the U.K. on May 8 2006.

Tracklisting

"Soundtrack of My Life" –2:59
"A Still Life Franchise" –3:28
"Overrated (Everything Is)" –3:10
"Fall Apart" –3:09
"In-dependence Day" –2:48
"Don't Fall Asleep on the Subway" –3:16
"Land Mines and Landslides" –2:58
"The Rest of My Life" –3:33
"Mostly Memories" –3:13
"Let Her Go" –2:23
"Hopeless Case" –3:58
"P.S. Shock the World" –4:06

There is also a special edition version of this album with three discs:

CD
DVD — twenty minutes of funny studio footage.
Data disc — CDR of 319 photos, twenty-six MP3s of live songs, thirteen live videos (MP4s/Quicktime Files), four buddy icons, four wallpapers, and a screensaver

Tracks that did not make the album

"Negative Sides of Optimistic Eyes"
"We, the Uninspired"
"Only Human"
(currently unnamed)

The first two songs, "Negative Sides of Optimistic Eyes" and "We, the Uninspired", can be found on Absolution for Idiots and Addicts, along with "Overrated (Everything Is)" and "The Rest of My Life". "Only Human" was released as a B-side to the "Overrated (Everything Is)" single, as its own single on the iTunes Music Store, and as a bonus track on IWTOC's Japanese version. The fourth song is currently unnamed. Vinnie Fiorello's blog indicates that there were at least three other songs recorded as demos.

Known demos are:

"A Song for Everyone That Survived the Season"
"Misfits and Malcontents"
"Even Trophy Boys and Girls Sing the Blues"

According to Vinnie's blog, the song "The Rest of My Life" was originally called "An Open Letter from Asbury Park".

External links

[Videos of the band recording the album]

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