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While Asphalt Meadows is by no means perfect, it serves as proof that Death Cab for Cutie is here to stay.

The Linda Lindas may be young, ranging from 12 to 17 years old, but the tight-knit group has already made a meaningful mark on the music scene.

Although the album is characteristically outlandish in its vocal ranges, Punk offers a raw vulnerability that Young Thug has not revealed before.

The album is a major departure from the band’s past work, leaning away from its punk rock roots into more soft bedroom rock territory.

But apart from the love from its fans, Ceremony highlighted its musical chops with Farrar’s singing and Anzaldo’s multi-instrumental talent.

The songs capture many of the same themes of songs written by high school bands, such as rebellion and love, but do so with a more mature, realistic lens.

A 44-minute piece of unrequited poetry released Aug. 9, the album shows a delicate side of the Los Angeles punk rock band.

Crowd surfing has been around for almost 50 years in the communities of any edgy genre you can think of — rock, punk, metal, ska, post-hardcore and the like. If you’ve ever been toward the front of the crowd at one of those concerts, you’ve probably been kicked in the head by more than a few pairs of Dr. Martens.