Turf War – Years Of Living Dangerously (Old Flame)

Somewhere in between Hunx And His Punx and Nobunny, there is this Turf War. The Georgia quintet carves out some territory of their own with Years Of Living Dangerously. With simple arrangements and song structures, the band offers eleven listener-friendly tracks that grow on you as you progress through the album. YOLD piqued my interest at the start and never waned. In fact, the album only picks up steam. Too many bands throw their stand out tracks at the beginning of the record and fill the rest in with, well, filler. While the standout track in this case might be opener, “For The Last Time”, the album never really dips. If anything, it really gains momentum with tracks 7 & 8, “Back Home,” and “Enemies,”. While some of the lyrics could recall those of John Mellencamp, there is no sonic element as lame as that. Years can easily be interpreted as a chronicling of regular life of person in their twenties (or thirties), complete with ups and downs, traveling around only to realize that you’re most comfortable where you started from, making mistakes and making amends, and you coming to grips with the fact that you didn’t know as much as you thought you did. It’s accessible and relatable because who hasn’t had a few years of living dangerously.

Cheers To The Years