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Released 20 years ago

Dead American Radio

Left Alone · 2006

43 min · 16 tracks · punk rock

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

55 /100
Lowland
Higher than 4% of albums we've rated

A direct, tuneful punk set with recurring ska accents; its long sequence has a pointed closing stretch but little variation to deepen repeat plays.

What we noticed

  • The 16-track sequence saves “Dead American Radio” for track 14, then closes with “No One Likes Us” and “I Hate Emo.”
  • “La Pregunta” sits fifth in an otherwise English-titled run, while “New York City” and “4 Weeks” arrive back to back at tracks 8 and 9.
  • The songs lean on brisk punk tempos, rough-edged lead vocals and ska-style offbeat guitar accents rather than long instrumental passages.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 The Sinner 2:51
  • 2 City to City 3:14
  • 3 Every Night 3:29
  • 4 Done Wrong 2:14
  • 5 La Pregunta 2:57
  • 6 Waiting for You 3:35
  • 7 Drunk Again 2:29
  • 8 New York City 2:18
  • 9 4 Weeks 2:50
  • 10 She’s the Only One 2:56
  • 11 Wash Away 2:06
  • 12 Bastard Son 2:06
  • 13 Justino 3:29
  • 14 Dead American Radio 3:03
  • 15 No One Likes Us 2:38
  • 16 I Hate Emo 1:34

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata