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.

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]

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.