Waking up later and later has become my (Will) forte. Today was no different than yesterday. This is especially true since the internet works up until the point where my laptop is summoned. Then it decides, nah, how about you wait. So as I waited for that stubborn box to cool down, I listened to Look Alive’s Mistakes & Milestones and it seemed just as angry as the little box of WiFi, except I liked their attitude way more as it was covered in hardened pop punk.
“Anchored” got me thinking I could just compare the whole record to The Story So Far since it had that same style of stoic delivery. Then things started to take on a shape of their own for Look Alive and I found myself in two songs and I’d like to tell you more about them. “Farewell” has this line about money that I won’t spoil because I want you to actually go and listen on your own, but it involved Monopoly and after staying up till 2am watching Zenon on Disney, I can only say it was stellar major. Now on to “The Way I See It.” My friend and I recently had a chat about never wanting those “real jobs” because we’re content with the lack of responsibility and as long as we have enough for shows and such, we’ll be fine. This song isn’t about our lack of adultness, but rather the idea of living the type of life you want, no matter the outcome. This trumps the rest of Mistakes & Milestones by, well, miles.
I’ve won the latest battle with the WiFi and have been won over by at least one track from Look Alive. Their harsh take on pop punk makes them more for people who like Title Fight and Basement. You can check out Mistakes & Milestones when it drops July 2nd on Autumn + Colour Records.
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