Together In Lonesome, the third album from Canadian outfit Youth Fountain, sees the act fully embrace the aggressive, fast-paced pop-punk stylings present throughout previous works, hone in on the project’s trademark emotional lyrical content, and refine the equally impactful vocal delivery that expertly conveys the wide array of heavy and dark feelings discussed.

A concise encapsulation of a band’s twenty-plus year-long tenure is hard to achieve, but Taking Back Sunday’s eighth album 152 seems to have accomplished just this. The most signature elements cherry-picked from their entire discography are found within, from the angst-ridden vocal performances of their earliest works to the driving rock ‘n’ roll of their more recent releases. This album sums everything quintessential and identifiable about Taking Back Sunday into a single listen. 

In the current wake of a nostalgia-ridden emo resurgence, it would have been quite simple for a band like Boys Like Girls to reunite with a record of throwback-inspired pop-punk music, play cuts like “Love Drunk” and “The Great Escape” on tours and festivals worldwide, and cash in on the legacy of their heyday. Instead, Sunday at Foxwoods is a fresh and inspired compilation of songs that presents a renewed sense of energy within the group, feeling more like a youthful up-and-comer’s debut than a seasoned veteran’s reintroduction. Sunday at Foxwoods evokes the exhilaration of a windows-down late-night drive, with many cuts feeling right at home on the soundtrack to an 80’s coming-of-age film.