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It was released by

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in June 1999. This is the first d.b.s. recording to feature new bassist Ryan Angus, who replaced Dhani Borges. The album marks a turning point in the band's development, and had some

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influence. Tracks such as "...And Then I Awoke" and "Past Friendships" included acoustic guitar; these tracks have been likened to the sound of

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and Jawbreaker, respectively. The album also received comparisons to some emo hardcore bands on

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, such as Lifetime and Kid Dynamite, as well as

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. For the final five minutes of "A Foundation for Positive Change", there is heavy

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, a piano playing a repeated theme, and fuzzy

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voice clips—resulting in a more experimental sound than the band's earlier recordings, and presaging the sampled music that band member

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would later compose.

Track listing

# "Set Your Clock Back an Hour" – 1:34 # "Your Apathy Is Killing Both of Us" – 3:10 # "Starboard" – 3:54 # "Dear Diary" – 0:29 # "The Sun Went All the Way Down" – 2:59 # "...And Then I Awoke" – 3:55 # "Aspirations" – 2:15 # "My Life as a Book (Chapter Two)" – 3:24 # "Apology" – 2:54 # "Kitchen Noise" – 4:04 # "Past Friendships" – 4:56 # "A Foundation for Positive Change" – 5:54

Personnel

– guitar, backing vocals * Jesse Gander – vocals * Paul Patko – drums, backing vocals * Ryan "Nordburg" Angus – bass guitar

References

D.b.s. albums 1999 albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub