Railer (album)

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Railer
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
StudioMaple, Santa Ana, California
GenreSkate punk[1]
Length35:50
LabelFat Wreck Chords
ProducerCameron Webb
Lagwagon chronology
Hang
(2014)
Railer
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted Sound Magazine[1]
Punk Rock Theory[2]
Discovered Magazine[3]

Railer is the ninth studio album by American skate punk band Lagwagon, released on 4 October 2019 by Fat Wreck Chords on CD and LP. It's their first studio album in five years since Hang, which was released in 2014.

Background[edit]

The album was announced on 29 July 2019, and a new song of the album called "Bubble" was released. A tour with Face to Face to support the upcoming album was simultaneously announced.[4] A second song, called "Surviving California", was released on 4 September.[5] A music video for this song was released in November 2019.[6] The entire album was made available for streaming on 2 October, before being released two days later.[7]

Track listing[edit]

All songs are written by Joey Cape, unless noted otherwise.

  1. "Stealing Light" - 2:35
  2. "Surviving California" (Joe Raposo/Joey Cape) - 2:51
  3. "Jini" - 2:53
  4. "Parable" - 2:59
  5. "Dangerous Animal" - 2:21
  6. "Bubble" - 3:25
  7. "The Suffering" - 4:34
  8. "Dark Matter" - 2:37
  9. "Fan Fiction" - 3:25
  10. "Pray for Them" - 2:53
  11. "Auf Wiedersehen" - 2:38
  12. "Faithfully" (Jonathan Cain) (Journey cover) - 2:45

Performers[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 12

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Leaver, Elliot (October 5, 2019). "ALBUM REVIEW: Railer – Lagwagon". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "ALBUM REVIEWS - LAGWAGON: Railer". Punk Rock Theory. October 3, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Cosgrove, Jo (October 21, 2019). "UNDER REVIEW: LAGWAGON – RAILER". Discovered Magazine. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Sacher, Andrew (July 29, 2019). "Lagwagon announce new album & tour with Face to Face, share "Bubble"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Hereth, Simon (September 4, 2019). "LAGWAGON VERÖFFENTLICHEN NEUEN SONG "SURVIVING CALIFORNIA"". Away from Life (in German). Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "LAGWAGON - "Surviving California" Videoclip". Burn Your Ears (in German). November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (October 2, 2019). "LAGWAGON REMAIN PUNK'S SKATE PARK PHILOSOPHERS ON THEIR THOUGHTFUL NEW ALBUM". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Lagwagon Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2019.