Ecstatic Ephemera: (I've Found) The Cure to Growing Older

And mid-2000s era Fall Out Boy makes me feel half-grown.

Okay, ignore that intentionally misleading title. I was just trying on that trope of annoying and unnecessary parentheses usage. (As it turns out, it still fits.) And as my increasingly grey hair will attest, I have, in fact, not found the cure to growing older. However, what I have found is the impulse to return to old Fall Out Boy. Or, perhaps more specifically, an era of Fall Out Boy.

This was a time when Patrick’s sideburns were angular and his fun little hats were fun and not so little. Where Pete was firmly in dick pic good behaviour jail and Joe was spin, spin, spinning his heart out on stage and screen. Oh, and Andy? He was chill. He’s always been chill. He was probably listening to Earth Crisis or something.

Anyway, this list is full of deep cuts and old favourites from the band’s earliest (and best) records. It makes me feel like a young adult all over again. And yes, I know nostalgia is seductive and dangerous in large (over)doses. (See? Look how easy that is?) But I couldn’t help myself. These songs make me smile. Enjoy!