Explains It All

Explains It All
Studio album by
Four Year Strong
ReleasedJuly 21, 2009 (2009-07-21)
GenreMelodic hardcore, pop punk[1]
Length33:22
LabelI Surrender, Decaydance
ProducerMachine
Four Year Strong chronology
Rise or Die Trying
(2007) 		Explains It All
(2009) 		Enemy of the World
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Punknews.org[4]
Ultimate Guitar8/10[1]

Explains It All is the third studio album by American rock band Four Year Strong. It is a cover album and acts as a tribute to the band's influences from the 1990s. It features a guest appearance from Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, among others. The album was released July 21, 2009 through I Surrender Records/Decaydance Records.[5] By October 2009, the album's sales stood at 10,000.[6]

Release

On May 20, 2009, Explains It All was announced for release in two months' time.[7] On June 3, 2009, the album's track listing was posted online.[8] On July 8, 2009, "Semi-Charmed Life" was posted on the and's Myspace profile.[9] In July and August 2009, the band went on a co-headlining US tour with Set Your Goals; main support came from Fireworks, while the Swellers, Grave Maker, Drive A and A Loss for Words appeared on select shows.[10] Following this, they went on an East Coast tour with Fireworks, Crime in Stereo and A Loss for Words.[11] In October and November, the band toured Europe as part of The Eastpak Antidote Tour.[12] It was re-pressed on vinyl in June 2016.[13]

There are multiple versions of this album, with notable differences being the arrangement of the "Fly" cover by featuring Travis McCoy, and the "Spider Webs" cover, which fades out on one version and does a straight cut on another.

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal artist (year)Length
1."So Much for the Afterglow"Everclear (1997)2:50
2."Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"Nine Days (2000)2:55
3."Ironic"Alanis Morissette (1996)2:48
4."Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (featuring Keith Buckley)The Smashing Pumpkins (1995)3:04
5."Semi-Charmed Life"Third Eye Blind (1997)3:29
6."Spiderwebs/This Love"No Doubt/Pantera (1995)/(1992)3:03
7."Roll to Me"Del Amitri (1995)2:26
8."Fly" (featuring Travie McCoy)Sugar Ray (1997)3:48
9."In Bloom"Nirvana (1991)3:34
10."She Really Loved You" (featuring Peter "JR" Wasilewski & Buddy "Goldfinger" Schaub)Reach the Sky (1999)2:00
11."She's So High"Tal Bachman (1999)3:20[14]

Notes

The end of the song, "Spiderwebs" is taken from the song, "This Love" by Pantera.

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b UG Team (September 2, 2009). "Explains It All | Four Year Strong | Compact Discs | Reviews". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Review: Explains It All". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Reviews". Alternative Press. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ Punknews.org review
  5. ^ "Four Year Strong Track Listing". Alternative Press website. Retrieved on June 9, 2009.
  6. ^ Bell; Harding 2009, p. 57
  7. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 20, 2009). "Four Year Strong plan 90s covers album, 'Explains It All'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 3, 2009). "Four Year Strong detail 90s cover album 'Explains It All'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  9. ^ Paul, Aubin (July 8, 2009). "Four Year Strong: 'Semi-Charmed Life (Third Eye Blind)'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 20, 2009). "Set Your Goals / Four Year Strong / Fireworks with Polar Bear Club, the Swellers". Punknews.org. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 28, 2009). "Four Year Strong / Crime in Stereo / Fireworks / A Loss for Words". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "Big raffle for the Eastpak Antidote Tour with Anti-Flag". Ox-Fanzine (in German). September 10, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  13. ^ Oliver, Maax (April 21, 2016). "NEWS: Four Year Strong announce vinyl reissue of 'Explains It All'!". Dead Press!. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Explains It All: Four Year Strong: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
Sources
  • Bell, Crystal; Harding, Cortney (October 10, 2009). "Dance of Days". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 39. Prometheus Global Media. ISSN 0006-2510.