(Pop Punk) The Offseason - Коллекция [2] (Goin' For Broke [EP] - 2010, Pride And Progress / Goin' For Broke) - 2010-2011, MP3, 320 kbps

Delving into the EP doesn't change your mind, either. Opener "Livin' The Dream" is catchy and has a rocking edge to it, but it's predictable and somewhat heavily laundered. Meaning that it went through the washing machine of other bands a couple of times. Regardless, the song is as catchy as Gatorade is delicious, and the matching vocal and guitar hooks will stay in your head for hours. The main hook, which features Ian Bergeson belting out, "I just don't wanna grow up this year, I just don't wanna grow old," shows an assumed angst and pent-up passion. Like I said, it's not anything knew and you've heard it before. That doesn't mean it's not worth a listen, because The Offseason shows slightly more impressive musicianship than most of its unsigned peers, especially in Andy Paonessa's guitar work.
"Frank White" and "I'm Not As Stupid As You" both carry on the band's tendency to write very memorable melodies, but they're nothing to get your panties in a bunch about. "Dirt Nap" carries perhaps the best melody, as the chorus of, "These are the roads we never wanted to know / These are the roads, but that's the way that we'll go / 'Cause there's no such thing as a happy ending," is both catchy and capable of carrying some emotional weight. This song and the entire EP as a whole is very well produced, especially for an unsigned band like this one.
Closer "Fifteen Minutes of Lame", which is actually just over six minutes in length, is by far the standout here. The bulk of the song by itself would be better than the other four tracks on "Goin' For Broke", but after it apparently ends, the band picks things up again with an acoustic guitar, hand claps, and gang vocals, singing the chorus. Eventually the acoustic guitar fades and the EP ends with hand claps and repeated calls of, "Put that gold record on, and sing those stupid songs / Just to make that beat on every street go on / We've got a war to wage / Because it's all the rage to forget yourself for the chance at being great."
It's presumably about selling out to write music that sells tons of records, which (again) is something you've heard before, but (again) I don't care. The end of that song is nothing short of phenomenal and I promise that if this band ever goes on to become somewhat famous and furthermore proceeds to attract fans who know the words to their songs, "Fifteen Minutes of Lame" will be the last and best song that they play at every live show.
Goin' For Broke is a solid EP release for The Offseason, and I'd be interested to see what happens to this band. It isn't easy being a DIY band and self-releasing your work, but I really want to hear more stuff where "Fifteen Minutes of Lame" came from. It's the kind of song that makes you want to make some girl a mixtape, makes you want to go bro-hug some bro at a pop punk show, or makes you want to do a cartwheel or something.