20 Punk Rock Albums Turning 20 In 2020
2. Alkaline Trio - Maybe I'll Catch Fire
Maybe I'll Catch Fire is Alkaline Trio's second full length and a fitting augur for the budding careers of the influential rock band. Much like The Anniversary, Alkaline jumped on the emo pop punk train early with the sophomore album serving as a shining example for how to do the genre correctly.
At the time of release Alkaline Trio was on a small DIY label based out of California called Asian Man Records. This was the second and final record put out by that label before moving on to the larger Vagrant Records.
The record was a declaration that the band had no interest in playing it safe. Despite the success of their debut album, Goddamit, each song sounded exclusive to Maybe I'll Catch Fire" via their strong contrast to the breakthrough album.
It never lived up to their first offering, however it did sell 85,000 records. In addition to being a great listen from start to finish it also generated arguably the band's most popular song.
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