Self-Made Mess, by Six Going On Seven

Self-Made Mess

by Six Going On Seven

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1.	Sexy Like the Titanic 02:44	buy track
2.	Endurance 03:17	buy track
3.	Getaway Car 03:49	buy track
4.	Flu Season 03:36	buy track
5.	Sincerely 04:09	buy track
6.	Deadpan Cool 03:16	buy track
7.	Lampwick 03:31	buy track
8.	New Faith in Loss 02:52	buy track
9.	Method Actor 03:59	buy track
10.	Everybody's Got a Hobby 03:25	buy track

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Self-Made Mess is the debut album from Boston's indie rock/emo band Six Going On Seven. Out of print for over 25 years, this highly influential album helped define a genre that bridged the gap between hardcore influenced emo and indie-rock, with its complex bass and guitar harmonies and sincere vocals. Often referred to as a “band’s band”, Six Going on Seven came up alongside many of the household names we still discuss from the era: Jimmy Eat World, Hot Water Music, The Get Up Kids, sharing the stage with them and many others. Originally released on Some Records in 1997 and produced by Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studio, it is being presented on a limited-edition vinyl pressing with all new artwork and remastered by Jack Shirley (Quicksand, Joyce Manor) at The Atomic Garden.

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released October 27, 2023

Six Going on Seven: Will Bartlett, James Brantford, and J. English.
Recorded at Salad Days 1997 by Brian McTernan.
Remastered 2023 by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden.
Catalog # IOD-40

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