''Stay Down'' is the fifth
studio album
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by the American,
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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pop punk
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group,
Smoking Popes
Smoking Popes is an American pop punk band from the northwest suburbs of Chicago. They are composed of brothers Matt Caterer (bass), Josh Caterer (lead vocals/guitar) and Eli Caterer (guitar/backing vocals) and Mike Felumlee (drums).
History ...
. Released on
Curb Appeal Records
Curb Appeal Records was an American record label founded in Kansas City, Missouri by The Get Up Kids guitarist and Blackpool Lights frontman Jim Suptic.
History
In July 2005, The Get Up Kids split up, leaving the members to pursue their own side- ...
on August 5, 2008, it was the band's first studio album since their 2005 reunion and their first album of original material since 1997's ''
Destination Failure
''Destination Failure'' is the third album by the Chicago-based pop punk band the Smoking Popes, released August 26, 1997 by Capitol Records. It was their second, and final, album for Capitol and their last before their nearly seven-year hiatus; th ...
''. It's the only Smoking Popes album to feature drummer Ryan Chavez, who joined the band in 2006.
Release
On May 16, 2008, "If You Don't Care" was posed on the band's
Myspace profile. Between June and August 2008, the band went on a US tour. Shortly after the release of the album Curb Appeal Records folded and the album went out of print. The album's troubled release influenced the band's decision to find an established label and tour heavily behind their follow-up album, 2011's ''This Is Only A Test.''
In 2011, the album was scheduled for rerelease, alongside ''
Get Fired
''Get Fired'' is the debut album by the Chicago-based pop punk band the Smoking Popes, released in 1993 by Johann's Face Records. It was recorded in 1993 at Sonic Iguana Studios in Lafayette, Indiana with recording engineer Mass Giorgini. The raw ...
'' and ''
Born to Quit
''Born to Quit'' is the second album by the Chicago-based pop punk band the Smoking Popes, originally released in 1994 by Johann's Face Records and re-released in 1995 through Capitol Records. It became their only release to chart, reaching #37 ...
'', on
Asian Man Records
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. By 2012, the release had been removed from the schedule and the band had moved on to
SideOneDummy Records
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.
Track listing
References
2008 albums
Smoking Popes albums
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