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Released in 2000, third wave ska band Less Than Jake took the bold steps on Borders and Boundaries. With producer Steve Kravac at helm, the album leans into skate-pop punk more than any previous album. A polarizing release initially (some critics wrote about wanting more horns and "major label” sellouts). Punknews called the album “underrated.” Though Canada’s Chart Attack & Germanys’ Rock Hard & Ox-Fanzine would disagree. As would UK’s Downed in Sound giving the album a perfect 10/10 and writing ”every song is so darn catchy”
25 years later, Borders and Boundaries is now is the band’s best selling and most popular release. The 25th Anniversary edition includes five previously unreleased demos and new mix of “Is this Thing on?”
Tracklist
Magnetic North
Kehoe
Suburban Myth
Look What Happened
Hell Looks A Lot Like L.A.
Mr. Chevy Celebrity
Gainesville Rock City
Malt Liquor Tastes Better When You've Got Problems
Bad Scene And A Basement Show
Is This Thing On?
Pete Jackson Is Getting Married
1989
Last Hour Of The Last Day Of Work
Bigger Picture
Faction
Is This Thing on? (demo)
Pete Jackson's Getting Married (demo)
1989 (demo)
Gainesville Rock City (demo)
Look What Happened (demo)
Is This Thing on? (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)